In Zurich, Tadej Pogacar became the world cycling champion with the flight of ideas – Libération

2024-09-29 15:15:06

The Slovenian won the road race at the World Cycling Championship in Zurich on Sunday, September 29. After a Dantesque season and his victories in the Giro and Tour de France, he succeeded Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, for the title your first world.

Tadej Pogacar flew away. After the historic Giro-Tour de France double – the first from Pantani in 1998 – this summer, the Slovenian won the World Cup cycling race this Sunday, September 29 in Zurich (Switzerland). He succeeded Mathieu Van der Poel as world champion and won the rainbow jersey for the first time in his career, after more than 270 kilometers of racing between Winterthur and Zurich.

The leader of the UAE team completed the 100 kilometer campaign. After returning to the race, Pogi rolled out his number. The new world representative now led the team in the ascent of the Zürichbergstrasse – one of the difficulties of a course with more than 4,400 meters of elevation gain – accompanied by his teammate, the Frenchman Pavel Sivakov (UAE). 50 kilometers from the finish, Pogacar let go of the Franco-Russian. In pain, marked by effort, under pressure from Remco Evenepoel, Mathieu Van der Poel or Ben O’Connor, he maintained a lead of around forty seconds over his pursuers until the end of the race. The Australian from Decathlon-AG2R finished second, and the Dutch champion, third.

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