Tadej Pogačar Eases to Romandie Win for 1st Stage-Race Title After Stellar Run in One-Day Classics
Pogačar added a fourth stage win and finished 42 seconds ahead of Florian Lipowitz in an early Tour de France test.
- On Sunday, Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar secured his first overall victory at the six-day Tour de Romandie in Switzerland, clinching the title with his fourth stage win on the final climb to Leysin.
- Coming off a win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège last Sunday, the 27-year-old Pogačar continued his dominant European spring season, securing his third title in four coveted Monuments.
- Pogačar finished with an overall lead over rival Florian Lipowitz, while French rider Lenny Martinez finished in third place overall, trailing by 2 minutes, 44 seconds.
- Serving as an early-season trial for the Tour de France, the Romandie victory positions Pogačar to potentially complete the double achieved previously by Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins, and Chris Froome.
- Pogačar's performance demonstrates his versatility across race formats, with recent wins at Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders, plus a runner-up finish at Paris-Roubaix behind Wout van Aert.
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Although he won four out of five stages, Tadej Pogacar did not outclass his opponents in the climbs where he usually appears stratospheric. A weight problem, recognizes the quadruple winner of the...
At the end of the Tour de Romandie Florian Lipowitz and superstar Tadej Pogacar separate only 42 seconds. The shape curve of the German shows steeply upwards. What does this mean for the Tour de France?
Only Tadej Pogacar is still too big for Florian Lipowitz. The 25-year-old finished the Tour de Romandie as well as the final stage in second place.
The final stage of the Tour de Romandie in Switzerland was dominated by Slovenian cycling star Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who also secured the overall victory on his debut.
Tadej Pogačar also won the final stage in Romandie during the joint celebration, while Roglič finished third in the stage.
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