At the door of history again. At 24 years old, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar will try again to curl the loop in a test elusive to date, which denied him the glory -his best result was 9th in the 2020 edition- and the one that will come like a storm after being shown in Amstel Gold Race and with more hunger knowing that he could become the third cyclist in history to win the three classics that make up the Ardennes Triptychafter the 2004 victory David Rebellin and in 2011 Philippe Gilbert.
After reigning in ‘Classic Beer, Pogacar had to measure his efforts very well in a special classic and it had his crumb. A test of 194.2 kilometers, which in addition to three climbs to Chemin des Chapelles (1300m at 9.6%), crowned respectively 75 and 37 kilometers from the end, present two other levels that are common to the last circuit. is ereffe (2.1 km at 5%) and, above all, the Cherave, a very long straight of 1300m at 8.1% crowned for the last time less than six kilometers from the end, before the decisive Wall of Huyshort but very explosive, reserved only for the best: 1.3 kilometers at 9.6%, with the advantage of repeating it up to three times before reaching the finish line, for a total of eleven climbs.
Again without two of Pogacar’s greatest rivals, the Belgian wout van aert and the dutch Mathieu Van der Poel, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar returns to focus all eyes and resumes the role of favorite, knocking again on the doors of history. Among the rivals of ‘Pogi’, it is worth highlighting the presence of the Mallorcan enric mas and from Alava Michael Landawhich Arrow never treats well, as well as the face that can be planted by Pidcock, Healy, Powless, Gaudu, Bardet, Chaves or Higuita shift; rely on the impossible ramps of the Wall of Huy -also known as Chemin des Chapellesfor the seven chapels that have been on their way and welcomed the arrival of Flec ha Wallona since 1983- with slopes of up to 26% as decisive in the fate of the second round of the Ardennes Triptych.
A day in which, as happened in the Amstel Gold Race, the 26th edition of the Women’s Arrow was also held, where the world champion Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar) will try to remove the bad taste in his mouth that left him in 2nd place in the last edition, behind the Italian Martha Cavalli.
Source: La Verdad
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