Tadej Pogacar, clear favorite to win the Amstel Gold Race

Tadej Pogacar He has yet to satiate his appetite for the classics this spring. After being 3rd in E3 Classic Sax and win by giving an exhibition tour of flandershe Slovenian rider from UAE Team Emirates part this Sunday in the role of favorite in 57th edition of the Amstel Gold Racewhich this time offers a route 253.6 kilometers apart Maastricht and Berg en Terblijtdotted with 33 rugged peaks in the region of Limburgas the latter, the cauberg19 kilometers from the finish line in one of the hot spots of the test, although before the finish line the survivors of the day have to crown the height of Geulhemmerberg and Bemelerberg.

The disadvantages of Mathieu Van der Poelwinner in 2019, and wout van aertwinner in 2021, further paving the way for a Tadej Pogacar who has only played for the title once Amstel Gold Race. In 2019, in the first year of ‘Pogi’ as a World Tour rider, and the Slovenian rider did not complete a race won by Van der Poel. “I remember that the Amstel is a long and difficult race and it has many climbs”, pointed out in the preview a Tadej Pogacar who does not hide and with the face of a child who still leads him assured that “the My spring was a great success but I’m still hungry.”

Pogacar, who made great preparations to Monacobelieving he has not lost the form he showed this spring, he knows all eyes will be on the Amstel peloton, with Michal Kwiatkowski, Benoît Cosnefroy, Tiesj Benoot, Tom Pidcock, Sam Oomen, Mohoric or Alexey Lutsenkowhich comes from showing oneself to Tour of Sicily.

Movistar is the only Spanish team present in the Dutch classic in, which counts in its ranks in Rubén Guerreiro, Alex Aranburu, Gonzalo Serrano, Jorge Arcas, Gorka Izagirre, José Joaquín Rojas and Jonathan Jacobs.