Tadej Pogacar beat Zurich and became road cycling world champion in another trademark exhibition

A trademark success. At 26 years old Tadej Pogacar is given to Slovenia in Zurich (Switzerland) the first gold in Cycling World Cup men’s road test and cycling high on the altars. As he has shown throughout the season, Pogacar won with insulting authority in a tough test of 273.9 kilometers and 4,500 meters of elevation gain, where fortunately the sun was shining and where the rain and cold were absent . He fulfilled all the predictions and achieved a victory for history, wearing the beautiful green jersey of his country and sitting at the same table as the Belgians. Eddy Merckx and the irish Stephen Roche, the only two cyclists to date have achieved what is known in cycling as the Triple Crownwin both seasons the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship.

Pogacar does not understand the middle ground. He thoroughly studied the difficult and difficult route, a constant up and down, and before leaving he recognized that one of the most suitable sections to launch an efficient attack was in one of the most difficult that section, where the Swiss Jan Christen, his partner in UAE Team Emirates, He moved on to the U23 race.

Some predicted that Pogacar would attack in two of the seven laps remaining on the 27 kilometer route, but Tadej was overcome by impatience and the desire to be the main character, that he would take the action, surprisingly given the distance. of attacking two of his main rivals, the Belgians Remco Evenepoel and the dutch Mathieu Van der Poel.

seen Pogacar that 100 kilometers from the finish there was a large group in the lead of the race with more than two minutes ahead and with his compatriot Jan Tratnik andbetween them. And so it was with 100 kilometers to go, with almost four laps to go, Pogacar launched a devastating attack, crazy for some, but brave like few. Everything and everyone is surprised head of the UAE Team Emirates.

It reached the height of Tratnik in the blink of an eye, Jan came down to wait for Pogacar and escort him upstairs. Evenepoel and Van der Poel They could not and lost in the guerilla wars, especially the Belgian, in a group where there were attacks and more attacks and the logical lack of understanding, among those Enric Mas and Roger Adriàin a fighting Spanish team and wants to be the star, after the first misfortune in retirement due to the fall of Mike Landa and Pello Bilbao and that Pablo Castrillo was the runner who actually moved in the race before any other runner.

Up front, Pogacar was let loose, doing his thing, with the boyish face he still has at the age of 26, to the delight of a dedicated fan watching live to perform what for many was the best that cyclist in the world. history, with 23 victories this season, 86 in total, and being the best cyclist in the world four years in a row, with the Frenchman also the key Pavel Sivakov, also a teammate in the UAE Team Emirates, where he led the race for several kilometers, until Sivakov lifted his foot and crashed, setting Pogacar a 51-kilometer time trial to remember.

Pogacar tackled the final kilometer with enough margin to taste gold, while behind him an exciting battle for the two remaining medals raged. The Australian Ben O’Connor He surprised his fellow workers and won the silver medal, with the bronze going to the Dutchman. Mathieu Van der Poel honoring the title he achieved last season. The Belgian Remco Evenepoel He was left without medals and the Balearic player from Artà Enric Mas completed a great performance in the 8th last place.

And if this World Cup has been tough and awesome, fasten your seatbelts, because Rwanda next year It will be one of the toughest in history, with more than 5,400 meters of altitude, where Tadej Pogacar will try to give another exhibition. The countdown has begun.