Tadej Pogacar responded to expectations and was crowned world road cycling champion this Sunday after starting 100 kilometers from the finish line in Zurich, Switzerland, in one of the exhibitions with which he confirmed that he is the best runner of the season.
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The silver medal went to the Australian Ben’ O’Connor and the bronze for last year’s champion, the Dutchman, Mathieu van der Poel.
From another planet
Pogacar (6 h, 27 min 09 s) did not wait for anything, he did not want surprises and 100 km from the finish he changed his relationship and went in search of the group of leaders, who at that moment had a difference of more than a minute .
The Slovenian runner, as he has done several times this year, managed to catch up with the escapees and kilometers later he quickened his pace to leave with Pavel Sivakov in search of gold.
A 26-year-old cyclist, Pogacar achieved his 86th victory of his sporting career and his 23rd of the season, thus consecrated himself by obtaining his first rainbow jersey.
Belonging to the team UAE EmiratesTadej Pogacar achieved the ‘triple crown’, winning in a single year of the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship on the road.
This feat had only been achieved in history Eddy Merkcx and Stephen Roche, so the name of the Slovenian rider already has an important place at that point.
It was impressive what Pogacar did this Sunday to devour the 273 kilometers of the tough World Cup route, but it corresponded to the runner that he is: unbeatable, offensive and ambitious.
“I can’t believe what has happened. The pressure came from the team and from me to be champion. “I am impressed by what I have done this season.”said the gold.
“I have gone to my feelings. I attacked at 100 kilometers, but I didn’t know what was happening because of the radio. “It is the first time that I have fought for the World Cup, that I had this goal and I achieved it,” he said.
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