Pogacar destroyed Pidcock and his rivals and won the Amstel Gold Race in another exhibition

He pulled the rope so tight that it snapped. the slovenian Tadej Pogacar (24 years old) started as a clear favorite in the 57th edition of the Amstel Gold Racecontested over a distance of 253.6 kilometers dotted with 33 hills, in the absence of two colossi and direct rivals such as the Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel and the Belgians wout van aertand the Slovenian made good on all predictions.

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After more than six hours on the bike at an average of 42.1 km/h, Tadej Pogacar clenched his fist in victory after crossing the finish line in a new display of the runner of klanecpreceded by Irish Ben Healy and from british Thomas Pidcocksecond and third respectively.

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This luxury trio is only about 30 kilometers from the finish line, at the gates of the coronation at Keutenberg (with a slope that went from 6.7% to 14%), after being the most persistent of a leading group made up of 11 cyclists, which were also runners of stature like crown either Lutsenkowhich is shown only in Tour of Sicily.

Pogacar knew that the Keutenberg ramps were the best scenario to force the engine, although a puncture nearly ruined his plans. He rolled without enough pressure in his tires for several kilometers, the result of which was too much effort. He was not comfortable, but his team car, UAE Team EmiratesI can’t reach his height. Fortunately, he did so in time, giving Pogacar the necessary tools to attack the ‘Classic Beer’.

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And less than 30 kilometers from the finish line, on a ramp that brought them to him, and based on the blows of the shoes, Pogacar accelerated the pace in a very good way. Ben Healy stayed and pidcock he held on as long as he could, until he was exhausted and let the Slovenian phenomenon, that except for a mechanical problem or a fall, victory was within reach.

At the front, less than 30 kilometers of the ‘time trial’ he negotiated the solvency to achieve the ninth victory of the season, the second in a row after last April 2 in tour of flanderswaiting for what you can do with Feight milk on Wednesday. A race in which he has never risen to great heights, nor has he done so until this Sunday at Amstel Gold Racebecause in 2019 he couldn’t finish.

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“This victory is incredible. I did not expect to escape so early. I reached the finish line, and I gave everything I had until the end of the race. I jumped and I found myself in a very good situation” , pointed to a Pogacar with a tired face but a marked smile on his face.

RANKINGS

1. Tadej Pogacar (Esl/UAE Team Emirates), 6h02’02”
2. Ben Healy (Irl/Ef Education First), at 38″
3. Thomas Pidcock (Gbr/Ineos Grenadiers), 2’14”
4. Andreas Kron (Bel/Lotto Dstny), id.
5. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Astana), id.
31. Alex Aranburu (ESP/Movistar), 4’06”