In 2023, Pogačar returned to theSpring Classicsand put in a stunning performance to win the Tour of Flanders, dropping Mathieu van der Poel on the Oude Kwaremont and soloing in for the win. He then went on to win the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne before targeting the Ardenn...
If Pogačar’s hot weather struggles return in this year’s race, and are more than just a soundbite, then the third week’s Pyrenees could be a problem if the heatwave resurges. The combination of cloying heat, zero wind and exposed sunburnt turns of, say, the Hautacam would put many...