I can’t choose Tadej Pogacar best case scenario for his last career before the Swiss World Cup that he Montreal Cycling Grand Prix (Canada)due to its similarity to the route of the Swiss event and the rivals in contention, although it is true that the a priori main contenders are called to discuss the world crown –Evenepoel, Roglic, Hirschi or Van der Poel– They did not travel to Canadian lands.
‘Pogi’ He put his team to work in Montreal and left his rivals as and when he wanted, achieving a trademark victory. At 25 years old, Pogacar’s numbers are from another galaxy, he already has a total of 85 wins and this season he won all the events he contested. Only two escaped him: the Quebec Cycling Grand Prix (7th) and the Milan-Sanremo (3rd).
This Sunday, the only one who can follow Pogacar’s wheel is runner of Gernika Pello Bilbaowhich ended up achieving a good second position. The member of Bahrain-Victorius He was the only one chasing Pogacar in the last 23 kilometers of the Canadian classic, a result that allows us to be optimistic for the next World Cup event.
The route of the Montreal classic and of Swiss World Cup They show some similarities, although it is true that the endurance of the World Championship is greater. First because of the mileage, it reached 273.9 kilometers, and then because although the Grand Prix of Montreal It featured 17 passes for the day’s only elevation, compared to ten in the World Cup, the latter being more difficult.
own coat, After Sunday’s second place, he is confident of his performance in Switzerland. “We are coming from a streak where nothing happens to us. This podium gives us a lot of morale at the gates of the World Cup. I enjoyed it and this result will give us great morale for the rest part of In the end, “The World Cup will be a race like this and if I am on the podium today, I hope that in the World Cup I will not be far from the medals either,” he directed on social media the microphone of Alejandro Matiz Pineapple.
Source: La Verdad
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