Lance Armstrong compares his superiority to that of Tadej Pogacar: "I've been there, I've run them over when I wanted to."

Tadej Pogacar 's dominance of the 2025 Tour de France has unleashed a genuine earthquake in the world of cycling. A long list of experts and analysts, including the legendary Lance Armstrong , have shared their views on the events of the last stage in Hautacam, where the Slovenian cyclist launched a devastating attack on reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard to pave his way to a new yellow jersey.

Armstrong, in addition to heaping praise on Pogacar after his 20th victory in the French Grand Prix, harshly criticized the Visma team's tactics and issued a strong statement for failing to anticipate Tadej's "attack. " "They should have known Pogacar was going to destroy them," the American added on his podcast , The Move.

This scene, curiously, was familiar to the Texan due to the absolute control he had over the other competitors during his years as a professional cyclist: "I've been in the same place as Pogacar... whenever I wanted, I'd run over them, I'd go over them. Thank you very much for your help."

Armstrong, who dominated the Tour between 1999 and 2005, said the Dutch team is working with "great aggression" that ends up "wearing down" its own riders, while the UAE is "relaxed" and ready to "launch their leader": "They've done all the work for the UAE, while they were relaxed."