In 2018, a Dane still unknown to the general public completed the fastest segment on Strava. The KOM (King of Mountain). In 13 minutes and 02 seconds. His name? Jonas Vingegaard. Since then, many amateurs and professionals have tried to beat the two-time winner of the Tour de France on the famous Spanish climb. Last March, another Dane, Peter Oxenberg Hansen, created a sensation by improving Vingegaard's best time and becoming the first rider to exceed an average of 30km/h in the segment. His time: 12 minutes and 38 seconds.
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But that was before. Before a certain Tadej Pogacar, in a visibly playful mood, decides to take up the challenge this Friday. During a team outing, the Slovenian, who made his teammates work to be taken in the best conditions, literally broke the best mark in the Coll des Rates. His new record is now 12 minutes and 21 seconds (31.2 km/h average).
An amateur video posted this afternoon gives an idea of the speed at which Pogi and his teammates climbed the climb. Amateur cyclists in the area barely had time to blink when the UAE train had already passed.
