Yesterday the Three Valleys Varésines took place, a race which served as a warm-up for the Tour of Lombardy on Saturday. But this race finally ended quickly as after 1h15, the organizers decided to stop the race due to weather conditions. Tadej Pogacar, who was present and at the front of the peloton, spoke after the race was stopped, welcoming the organizers’ decision. “We tried to race, but on the descent on the last lap I was in second position behind Covi, but we couldn’t see where we were going. 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“, Pogacar told the press. Except that the Slovenian lost big yesterday.
Pogacar lost big
Because the very recent world champion is on cloud nine in the year 2024. Author of an insane season, the Slovenian has already raised his arms 24 times and he intended to do it a 25th time yesterday. This would have allowed him to equal Alessando Petacchi, who raised his arms 25 times in 2005. And Pogacar could have taken the record alone on Saturday, in the Tour of Lombardy, if successful. Except that with the cancellation of this race yesterday, the winner of the Giro and the Tour de France will only be able to match Petacchi on Saturday… He may therefore have a little regret after this decision by the organizers, even if health comes first. All.
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Yesterday the Three Valleys Varésines took place, a race which served as a warm-up for the Tour of Lombardy on Saturday. But this race finally ended quickly as after 1h15, the organizers decided to stop the race due to weather conditions.
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