Punch.
In 2024, just one day of racing was enough to make an impression.
The solo rider (81 km of solo breakaway) during the Strade Bianche, on March 2, pushed observers to dust off the archives to find traces of comparable strokes of brilliance, to summon Coppi, Merckx or Hinault.
A high-flying number that sparked cheers and raised questions.
Those which regularly overshadow the incredible performances.
At 25, Tadej Pogacar follows in the footsteps of the greatest, escorted by the mistrust that caps a discipline that has been disfigured by scandals.
The Slovenian, already winner of three of the five “Monuments” of cycling (Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2021, the Tour of Lombardy 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Tour of Flanders 2023), is racing this Saturday after a first prestigious success on the Via Roma in San Remo.
He who was 12th in 2020, 5th in 2022, 4th in 2023 (15 seconds behind Mathieu Van der Poel) in the “Classissima”.
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