In case anyone is still in doubt: Pogacar shows Tour form in Slovenia and gives victory to Majka

Where Roglic chose Dauphiné, the Tour of Slovenia is the dress rehearsal of the Tour of Pogacar. La Ronde’s center of gravity did not allow it to grow, if not until the weekend.

On the first serious climb of the opening stage from Nova Gorica to Postojna, Pogacar and Majka unleashed their demons together. Only Pogacar’s compatriot Domen Novak (Bahrain) survived.

At the top of the climb, the trio was almost a minute ahead of Matej Mohoric (Bahrain) and American Sean Bennett (Chinese formation China Glory led by Maarten Tjallingii).

Meesterdaler Mohoric closed the gap in the descent and looked behind the three leaders in the valley, but had to do all the work alone and decided to chase his wheel size. The Slovenian champion was unable to close the gap on his own and was overtaken by the peloton minutes later.

Majka loves team play

On the final climb, Pogacar and Majka’s lead only increased, but the two UAE teammates were unable to save Novak. In the final kilometers at Postojna, two teammates played smart: Pogacar attacked first, saw Majka Novak close the lead and then opened the decisive lead.

Source: NOS

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