The race of Three Valleys Varésines ultimately could not take place. Due to catastrophic weather in Lombardy, with a lot of rain since the start of the day, the race was interrupted just over 100 kilometers from the finish, then definitively canceled. As a reminder, the organizers had already decided to remove two laps of the circuit before the start, reducing the event from 200 to 168 kilometers. “We couldn’t see where we were going.” declared Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), satisfied with the decision of the organizers and riders.
Video – Pogacar agrees with the organizers’ decision
“It was heavy for the boss… He had tears in his eyes”
“At the start neutralized, there were already 7 punctures and a few broken wheels. We tried to race, but on the descent of the last lap I was in second position behind Covi, but we couldn’t see where we were going.” declared Tadej Pogacar has Cycling Pro Net.“Everyone wanted to stop. It was just a matter of knowing what trick someone was going to fall into. These are the worst falls when you lose the handlebars. I know a lot of friends from the Peloton who have had concussions this year. This is something we need to be more careful about in the peloton.” he added.
“When you can’t run, you can’t…”
The Slovenian wanted to thank the organizers: “We understand that the organizers want a race, but in the end the runners made the right decision. We are sad that the race cannot take place, but it is what it is. Fortunately, everyone was reasonable. I could see how heavy it was for the head of the organization. He had tears in his eyes. This race means a lot to them, but when you can’t run, you can’t. understood immediately. I’m really grateful to them.”
THE Three Varesine Valleys had already decided to remove 2 laps of the circuit before the start…
The 103rd edition of Three Valleys Varésines will not come to an end! Due to catastrophic weather in Lombardy, with a lot of rain since the start of the day, the Italian race was interrupted just over 100 kilometers from the finish, then definitively canceled, the safety of the runners not being not guaranteed. As a reminder, the organizers of the Three Varesine Valleys had already decided to remove two laps of the circuit before the start, reducing the event from 200 to 168 kilometers. Contested a few hours earlier and in equally terrible conditions, the women’s event was able to come to an end, and it was the Frenchwoman Cédrine Kerbaol (CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling) which won in Varèse.
Romain Bardet and Enric Mas were notably at the front
At the time of the interruption, a nice breakaway of six riders had a lead of almost 3 minutes over the peloton. In this one, we found the Germans Felix Engelhardt (Team Jayco AlUla) et Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost), le Français Romain Bardet (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), l’Espagnol Enrique Mas (Movistar Team), l’Italien Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ) and the Norwegian Tobias Foss (INEOS Grenadiers). Winner in 2023, Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal Quick-Step) will therefore remain the title holder for one more year… and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) will have to wait a few more days to try to achieve their twenty-fifth victory of the season.
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