Tadej Popagar won the United Arab Emirates Tour After an amazing -a wonderful exhibition in the final stage, played this Sunday at Jebel Hafeet.
The Slovenian, who came as the leader on the decisive day and was crowned as the champion of this trial in stages in 2021 and in 2022, Attacked united in the absence of seven and a half kilometers to reach the end line.
There is no opposition, He opened the space and eventually he finished imposing himself within 32 seconds of margin at Ciccionewhich is faster sprined than the pello bilbao (Bahrain-Victorius). In addition, Iván Romeo and Pablo Castrillo, the late and both of the Movistar team, were fourth and sixteen respectively, with Ondley between the same.
“Now it’s very fast because many climbs want to run. In the blowing wind, I ran to lead because it was what I wanted“Three -time won the tour de france.
“I was tied soon, 7.8 km, when I realized that there were still many climbers by my side and that my colleagues were away. I don’t want them to be surprised from behind. I would rather expect“He explained after having more than 30 seconds on his main rivals at the top of Jabel Hafeet.
The only suspense is in the fight for the second place: Italian Giulio Ciccone, 2th on stage, climbed into the second drawer of the podium, while Pello Bilbao completed the final Top 3, noticed that “Against Tadej, we played a second place.”
In this way, Pogacar raised his individual note after finishing With a global advantage of 1:14 “in Ciccione and 1:19” in Bilbao. Behind them appeared Romeo, who in his fourth place increases recognition as ‘best kids’.
This is, with only 26 years, Victory Number 90 for the man who will change in classic mode today, “he told the organizers.
“I will not participate in many careers in stages from here to Dauphiné (June 8-15). Until then, I am in classic mode. I was in the departure of most of them, “he continued, leaving the doubt if he would participate in Paris-Rubaix (April 13).
Before, he will look for his first success in Milan-San Remo (March 22)One of the two monuments that had to win (including the hell of the north) and, until March 8, another success in Strade Bianche.
Source: La Verdad
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