This week, in Spain, there was Tadej Pogacar and the others. Faced with a modest field, the Slovenian was merciless in the Tour of Catalonia, winning the overall with a 3′41″ lead, as well as four of the seven stages… Including the last, this Sunday in Barcelona: never satisfied, the Slovenian actually sprinted to win ahead of the French Dorian Godon and Guillaume Martin.
The double winner of the Tour de France had, however, until then been more discreet than usual, barely holding out his luck on the hill of Montjuic, where Martin showed him his good intentions. But when his teammate Joao Almeida was taken back to the Red Flame, he played his personal card, to finally win in power. Discouraging the competition a little more.
“Not the original plan”
“I’m happy to win. This was not the original plan, he assured Eurosport. I tried to stay in front, to follow the wheels. Joao made a great attack on the last climb, I wish he could have done it but I’m happy to have done it. » Already winner of the Strade Bianche at the beginning of March, then on the attack on Milan-San Remo, Pogacar thus confirms his good form, while he is far from his peak form, a priori planned for the Giro (from 4 to 26 may).
Overall, he is ahead of the Spaniard Mikel Landa and the Colombian Egan Bernal, who is getting closer to his best level, a little more than two years after his dramatic fall in training. First Frenchman, Lenny Martinez finished in seventh position.
