The Slovenian Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates), who described as “incredible” his third consecutive victory in IL Lombardia, which was complicated by the cramps he suffered in the last kilometers and could fail his goal of reaching the finish line in Bergamo alone .
“Winning for the third time in my third participation and for the second time in Bergamo is a dream come true.. I really enjoyed the last kilometers, although my legs hurt a lot. First I had cramps in my right leg, then in my left. For a moment I thought: it’s all over,” said Pogacar at the finish line.
The leader of the UAE, now included 5 monuments in his recordI chose to use less power and focus more on aerodynamics”, but in the end he achieved “the dream of reaching Bergamo alone”.
The 25-year-old phenomenon from Komenda attacked the descent of the Passo di Ganda, about 30 km from the finish line, an important decision. “I chose my moment by intuition. I was more aware of the descent than two years ago, which allowed me to extend my lead. It was very difficult to reach the finish line but look, I did it. It’s a dream to be here alone,” Pogacar emphasized.
The UAE leader wanted to win on his own, but thought so Alexander Vlasov it can be complicated. “At the time I had a bit of a gap I did better on the way down than I did two years ago. I got cramps in my right leg and thought I was done, but I kept going. “It’s incredible!” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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