"We are not afraid of Vingegaard. We are not afraid of anyone. We stick to our plan because we believe it is the right one. But we are of course aware that both Vingegaard and Evenepoel will be in top form for the Tour – but we will be too", says the UAE's sports director Andrej Hauptman to rtvslo.si.
Hauptman states that Pogacar is in excellent form, even though the Tour de France is still a month away.
"The Dauphiné will be the perfect dress rehearsal for the Tour de France. Same organizer, similar competition. Tadej will definitely be at the top level there. We are used to him being in top form all season. We see where we stand, and then we refine our form with another round of altitude training."
Vingegaard and Pogacar have not lined up in the same race since last year's Tour de France where Pogacar took the overall win.