Pogacar falls badly, Evenepoel wins and shows compassion

Evenepoel only briefly celebrated his impressive Ardennes show in the famous rainbow jersey; the world champion's thoughts quickly turned to his great rival Tadej Pogacar. “There was a terrible noise behind me. I knew immediately that someone had fallen badly. I wish Tadej a speedy recovery. I know such moments from my career,” said Evenepoel after his triumph in the classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Instead of the hoped-for summit meeting, it was the Belgian prodigy's second solo triumph on Sunday in the rainy Ardennes. Evenepoel had been working towards success in the world champion's jersey for a long time. “Winning in this jersey is magical. I wanted a photo to hang on the wall. I did that,” said the 23-year-old. Meanwhile, Pogacar was in hospital in Genk after falling after just 84 of the 258,1-kilometer race with XNUMX difficult climbs.

Pogacar suffered several broken bones Pogacars Team UAE announced that the two-time Tour winner had, among other things, broken his scaphoid bone. It is not yet clear how long the 24-year-old will be out. “It's too early to say. Not just one bone was broken, but several. That could make it complicated,” says UAE team boss Mauro Gianetti. Behind Evenepoel, the Briton Thomas Pidock and the Colombian Santiago Buitrago took the podium.

For Pogacar, the dream of the famous Ardennes triple was shattered. The Slovenian could have been only the third driver after the former Gerolsteiner professional Davide Rebellin (2004) and Philippe Gilbert (2011) to complete the triple of Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Liège. It is now important for Pogacar to get fit again quickly so that he can begin preparing for the Tour de France, which begins on July 1st.

But his rival Evenepoel delivered – and how! On the Côte de la Redoute, which is up to 22 percent steep, the 23-year-old made his first attack, which only Pidcock could follow. Three kilometers later, the mountain bike Olympic champion was also left behind. “C'est le TGV,” the Belgian commentator shouted into the microphone. The Evenepoel high-speed train rolled inexorably towards Liège. The lead quickly grew to over a minute. Evenepoel's dream came true: he drove to Liège in the world champion's rainbow jersey.

Vollering gets the triple What Pogacar missed, Demi Vollering managed for the women. The Dutchwoman also triumphed in Liège after her victories at the Amstel Gold Race and the Flèche Wallonne. After 142,8 kilometers, Vollering relegated the Italian Elisa Longo Borghini to second place.

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Pogacar falls badly, Evenepoel wins and shows compassion

Tadej Pogacar has to give up his dream of the Ardennes triple after a bad fall. As in the previous year, world champion Remco Evenepoel won the classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

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