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After four stages of this year's Tour, Edvald Boasson Hagen had until then had to be careful to have a caretaker role for Mark Cavendish. However, Lorient's stop at Quimper from 204.5 kilometers on Wednesday bears the name of the Redsbygd boy.
– Of course. We must of course see how the other team is attacking the scene and perhaps trying to control it, but that certainly corresponds to the qualities of Edvard, "Dimension's sports director Rolf Aldag told NTB
The tip is of the medium and mountainous variety with five categorized increases. Aldag is aware that Boasson Hagen receives all the help he needs in the quest for victory
– He will have the support of the entire team. At the same time, of course, we must be right in our expectations. Of course, you also have Peter Sagan, who is the reigning world champion and super strong, but our best chance is definitely Edvald, says the athletic director.
Difficult working conditions
The season was difficult for Boasson Hagen. The disease has created problems for the 31 year old man. Aldag, at the same time, does not mean that the Norwegian is under the radar of competitors.
– Quite the contrary! That's what makes it so difficult. Whatever the rider he comes to, he is considered a threat because he is so strong. His results do not always reflect, but his strength is strong and everyone is afraid of him, says Alta at NTB, and develops:
– It scares people up and makes them think "it's safe" flee, we will never succeed in the world to bring it back. "That's what we see in every spring classic.
The Tour de France last year, Boasson Hagen scored a goal in the 19th stage after a cruel arrival. Achievements because they help make the work of the boy Rudsbygd difficult, believes Aldag.
– If he tries to get up early in a stage, people will not let him go. They panic and join him. That makes everything so terribly difficult. It can pass under the radar among the spectators, but not among the runners. That makes it so scary to get results, he repeats.
– It frightens people and makes them think "If it leaves, we will never enter the world to take it back". That's what we see in every spring classic.
At the Tour de France last year, Boasson Hagen scored a goal in the 19th stage after a cruel end to the season. Achievements because they help make the work of the boy Rudsbygd difficult, believes Aldag.
– If he tries to get up early in a stage, people will not let him go. They panic and join him. That makes everything so terribly difficult. It can pass under the radar among the spectators, but not among the runners.
