Tadej Pogacar will only play one race in preparation for Tour of Flanders (April 2)he GP de l’E3 in Harelbeke on Fridaywhich appears in his calendar, in front of Ghent-Wevelgem on Sunday and Through Flanders on Wednesdayas reported by the organizers of these races.
The Slovenian rider, who finished fourth in Milan-Sanremo on Saturday, he will compete in ‘le Ronde’ for the second time in his career with the ambition of winning this cycling monument, after prevailing in Liège-Bastogne-Liège (2021) and Lombardy Tour (2021 and 2022).
He UAE team leaderwho finished fourth in 2022, will hone his skills at the GP de l’E3, described as a “mini Tour of Flanders” due to the many cobbled climbs on the course of the classic race won last year by Mathieu van der Poel.
In Harelbeke, Pogacar will face the Dutch rider as well as the Belgian Wout Van Aert, who beat him in Spring last weekend.
After the Tour of Flanders, the two-time Tour de France champion will continue with the classics of the Ardennes, the Amstel Gold Race (April 16) and Liège-Bastogne-Liège (April 23), but excluding walloon arrow (April 19).
Source: La Verdad
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