Based on the numbers he has accumulated this season Tadej Pogacar (25 years old)the Slovenian is the great favorite to win this Sunday at Zürich (Switzerland) world road champion. The course has been going well for him and he has shown excellent form so far this season, winning all but two of the races he has competed in.
In addition, he came to the World Cup event after sweeping Montreal, in an attempt to draw a similar route, albeit with less mileage and hardness and no rivals it will have on Sunday, than the Swiss profile.
But it was in Switzerland that things started to go wrong around Pogacar and the Slovenian team. First, Primoz Roglic He said he was still not entirely sure if he would put himself in Pogacar’s command because the route was going well for him too, then he saw how Luka Mezgec He was run over while preparing for Sunday’s World Cup event, a priori he should start 29th even with a bruised body.
His fate was even worse Matej Mohoric. The corridor of Flood Victorius announced that he will be permanently out of Slovenia’s lineup on Sunday because he has not recovered in time from injuries he sustained while training in preparation for Sea Otter gravel trial in Girona.
A serious setback for Pogacar due to Mohoric’s qualities, although Matej will somehow defend the title of gravel world champion on October 6 in Leuven, Belgium.
Source: La Verdad
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