Tadej Pogacar returned to competition this Thursday, sixty days after fell to Liège-Bastogne-Liège which left him with no chance to complete the Ardennes Triptych and that, above all, he was sent to the operating room to undergo surgery for a broken wrist. After several days of training, the UAE Emirates star began his search for rhythm for the Tour de France in contention with Slovenian Time Trial Championship.
In a trial with minimal participation, Pogacar has no problem sweeping and take the victory. Less than a dozen riders into the run, Pogacar set a time of 29:43 seconds, leaving Marko Pavlic (mebloJOGI, 5:14 behind the winner) and Anze Skok (Ljubljana Gusto Santic, 6:30 behind) far behind. . ).
Despite the lack of important rivals, Pogacar began his search for rhythm in front of his great goal, the Tour. By the way, he added his national time trial title to the achievements in 2019 and 2020 and, in the first change after his fall, he extended his record sheet this season to thirteen victories for a total of fifty-nine as a professional.
This was, after all, only a first contact for Pogacar in his preparations for the Tour. On Sunday he plans for that second step to come, with a online test of this Slovenian National where more important rivals for him are glimpsed. His positive reading is that the sensations seem to accompany him in the competition after showing improvement in training in recent weeks.
Source: La Verdad
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