Another Pogi competitor showed teeth, in Flanders it will be diverse
To Friday’s simultaneous Mathieu Van der Poela At the E3 Saxo Classic race he had Mads Pedersen The right answer is prepared, with an equally convincing performance, in the absence of the former World Champion, he got the prestigious classic Gent – Wevelgem. Only Tadej Pogacar Of the big favorites to win the Flanders race next Sunday, he has not raced at dice this weekend.
The E3 and Gent – Wevelgem race weekend is a real heating for the Flemish Holy Week as the fever is escalating before the biggest Belgian race, the famous Ronde. This year over the form of home trump card Wouta van aert They cannot be excited, Visma leader missed Sunday after a bad race, so the first three favorites are great for the form.
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Van der Poel missed the Sunday race, and Pogacar also keeps power for Ronde and Paris – Roubaix a week later, in their absence, Pedersen shone. The Danec blew away from the finish line 60 km before the finish line, and eventually easily, with more than a minute, celebrated for the second time in a row in Wevelgem. Last year he was the best in the sprint, and this year he did a solar but windy race much earlier.
On Wednesday, the Dwars Door Vlaanderen trial will be held in Flanders, where, except for Van Aert, we do not expect the biggest names on the starting list.
