There is an enormous difference between what was and what could have been, when dreams evaporated due to an unexpected stumble on a road in Valencia. This seems to be the central theme that runs through the narrative about Tadej Pogacar and the UAE team.
Matxin, director of the UAE team, finds himself in a hotel in Lorca having a coffee, which is nothing more than a way to prolong breakfast. The image presented is that of a man alone with his thoughts and with a face marked by sadness, affected by what happened.
The hotel employees bid him farewell with words of encouragement, wishing him "good luck on the stage", precisely the stage that was missing on the way to Xeraco, suggesting that the incident prevented him from competing or from achieving a different result.
