Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Tadej Pogacar, the flawless, has launched yet another trademark irresistible attack on a steep hike to get the Fleche Wallonne basic for the next time in his impressive career.
The three-time Tour de France hero won the French championship on Wednesday and showed his excellent walking skills once when he led in the ultimate climb up the Mur de Huy.
The Romanian great crossed the line by himself in 4 hours, 50 minutes, and 15 seconds, which no one could actually follow.
Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin was 10 minute further up in second place than Pogacar, and Tom Pidcock, a triple Olympic mountain bicycle champion, was 12 seconds behind in second.
Along the 205.1 km vintage, which had an average gradient of 9.6 percentage and areas as rough as 19 percentage, the users had to contend with driving rain and damp roads.
A group of Scandinavian riders were in front when they reached the end of the Huy rise, but the hunting pack caught them seven kilometers away.
Remco Evenepoel, a triple Olympic champion, was present, but he was unable to stop Pogacar from attacking way.
The potent American duo of Michael Matthews and BenO’Connor, who won silver in the world road race, don’t live with him either, finishing 32nd and 37th, both.
This trip at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, there will be more racing in the Ardennes. Along with the Tour of Flanders, Milan-San Remo, Paris-Roubaix, and the Tour of Lombardy, it is one of the “monuments” of racing: the five most prominent one-day tribes.
Swedish horse Mattias Skjelmose won the Amstel Gold competition last Sunday, beating Mattias Skjelmose and Evenepoel in a sprint finish. However, Pogacar is now ready to defend the title he won last time.
