Pogacar fired as an arrow and won the rainy arden (video)

New race, new victory! Tadej Pogacar He is the big winner of the Walloon Arrow (Ciney-Huy, 205.2 km). At the target climb on the infamous Mur de Huy (average slope of 10 %, maximum 17 %), called the « wall », no one was able to cope with, neither Remco Evenepoel. This is the sixth victory of the season for UAE Emirates star. He chased the Frenchman for ten seconds Kevin Vauquelin and for 12 British Thomas Pidcock. Evenepoel was ninth.

The best cyclist in the world attacked about 400 meters ahead of the finish line and sovereignly knocked the competition and raised his hands in the triumph. The race in the Belgian Ardenen, the spring classic, passed in rainy and cold weather, which, however, did not live alive from the Komenda hill. He will also perform on Sunday on the Liege-Bastogne-Liega monument.

On Sunday, the world champion had to admit defeat At the amstel Gold racewhere he beat him Mattias Skjelmose. On the Walloon arrow, barely a 26-year-old Slovenian won the second time after 2023.

“It’s really nice to win here again. It was a difficult conclusion, a wonderful slope, but not so beautiful for the cyclist. The weather was bad, so the race was even harder. Winning means a lot to me. The team worked well and adhered to the plan. The boys have good feet. I am looking forward to a new victory, « said the frozen Pogi, who wore a hat after the race.

In very challenging weather, there were several falls in the rain, including the Skjelmose Danec, who later resigned due to injuries and abrasions, the STA reported.

This is 94 for Pogacar. He wins his career and sixth this year, after celebrating two stages of victories and winning the total of the race after the UAE, then the best was on the one -day classics of Strada Bianche and on the monument around the flandria. Two more Slovenians competed in the race: Gal glivar (Alpecin-Deceunck) was 30. (+1: 21), Domen Novak But he was an assistant to Pogacar.

On Sunday, for the late spring season of one-day classics, there will be a fourth Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Pogacar will be hunting for the third victory after the celebration in 2021 and last year.

Outcomes, 89. Walloon arrow: CineY – Huy (205.1 km):

1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAE TEAM EMIRATES -XRG) 4:50:15

2. Kevin Vauquelin (Fra/Arkea-B & B Hotels) + 0:10

3. Thomas Pidcock (VBR/Q36.5) 0:12

4. Lenny Martinez (Fra/Bahrain-Victorious) 0:13

5. Ben Healy (IRS/EF Education-Easypost) same time

6. Santiago Butrago (Kol/Bahrain-Victorious) 0:16

7. Romain Gregoire (Fra/Groupama-Fdj) The same time

8. Thibau Nys (white/lidl-trse)

9. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal Quick-Step)

10. Mauro Schmid (Svi/Jayco-ALULA) 0:19

30. Gal glivar (SLO/ALPECIN-DECEUNITK) 1:21

Recovery: Domen Novak (SLO/UAE Team Emirates-Xrg)