Victorious on Saturday in the flagship stage at the top of the Col du Turini, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), second this Sunday, did not miss the opportunity to put his name on the Paris-Nice prize list for the first time. on the occasion of the 80th edition.
In difficult conditions, the Slovenian, far from being sovereign, managed to master this tough last stage.
On the Promenade des Anglais, it was Simon Yates (BikeExchange), his overall runner-up, who won after a superb attack in the Col d'Eze, while Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), took third place after having worked for its leader.
Yates wins on the Promenade des Anglais!
The last stage for the Briton, and the general classification of #ParisNice for Roglic đź‘Ź #LesRP pic.twitter.com/F6ztU1UJcp
– Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) March 13, 2022
On the other side of the border, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), Roglic's compatriot, had already killed all suspense about the identity of the winner for a long time.
After having dominated the Italian week of the head and the pedals, the double winner of the Tour won for the second consecutive year on Tirreno Adriatico.
Confirming an almost too thunderous start to the season.
The new Cannibal of the peloton, who has won his last eight stage races since the 2020 Tour, already has seven successes in 2022 after having shone in the UAE Tour (two stages and the final victory) and literally soaring on the gravel paths of the “Strade bianche”.
"I'm not far from the form of the Tour"
Tadej Pogacar
Pogacar, 23, retained his crown with mastery and panache, both solid during the inaugural time trial (3rd) and unrivaled to win the two most difficult stages, Thursday at Bellante then Saturday on the slopes of Monte Carpegna where Eddy Merckx shone during the Tour of Italy in 1973.
Like last year, Tadej Pogacar won #TirrenoAdriatico in the wake of the UAE Tour.
The Slovenian, who already has 7 wins, is ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Mikel Landa.
For the first time since the Dauphiné 2020, Thibaut Pinot joins the top 10 of a WT stage race.
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– The Gruppetto (@LeGruppetto) March 13, 2022
On Saturday, the one who is being compared more and more to the Belgian legend had downright disgusted the competition by relegating in particular to more than 4 minutes his main rival Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), ejected from the final Top 10 after having nevertheless remained in the wheel of the Slovenian until this penultimate stage.
“We did a great job as a team, I'm very happy to win.
I'm not far from Tour form, but not quite.
It's always hard to progress, maybe I could still lose a kilo, we have to see,” summed up the lucky recipient of a new Neptune trident to put in his trophy cabinet.
The spirit already turned towards Milan-San Remo on Saturday March 19.
"I can't wait, although obviously it's going to be a very different race," he says enviously.
A race where Julian Alaphilippe, winner in 2019, should show another face.
The world champion, who arrived with some pain after his spectacular fall on the "Strade bianche", mainly rode for Evenepoel during these seven days in Italy.
