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Paris – Nice: Primoz Roglic finally wins
Despite three stage victories, Primoz Roglic allowed the 2021 edition of Paris-Nice to escape his grasp. This time, the Slovenian did not give anyone else the chance to win the 80th edition of the event. After beating the competition on the Col de Turini on Saturday, the Jumbo-Visma rider contained the attacks of his opponents in the last stage on Sunday, expertly assisted by his teammate Wout van Aert. In difficulty on the ascent of the Col d’Eze, the triple winner of the Vuelta a Espana managed to maintain his lead in the general classification and won an overall victory which was particularly close to his heart: “It always ends with a little suspense,” commented the winner by referring to his crash in 2021 on the ultimate day. “It was a super difficult last stage, but I must say that I am much happier than last year. Wout Van Aert can do it all. I was not strong enough to do it alone, I really suffered to fight on the last climb. Luckily, I knew Wout was having a great day.”
The results: 1. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), 2. Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange-Jayco), 3. Daniel Martinez (Inoes Grenadiers)…
Stages won by: Christophe Laporte (Jumbo Visma), Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Brandon McNulty (UEA Team Emirates), Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies), Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange-Jayco).
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Tirreno-Adriatico: Tadej Pogacar crushes the competition
Absolutely nothing can resist Tadej Pogacar at the start of this season. Already the winner of the UAE Tour at the end of February and of the Strade Bianche at the beginning of March, the double winner of the Tour de France has once again shown his dominance at the Tirreno-Adriatico. As he did in 2021, the Slovenian put his name on the Italian event and left his mark on the start of the year: “When you win, you can only be happy. I may look unbeatable but I’m not. So far, everything is going well. I look at each next race as a new challenge.”
The rider from the UAE Team Emirates will try to continue his domination this Saturday, March 19th, at Milano – Sanremo.
The rider who finished in second place at the last Tour de France, the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, also climbed onto the second step of the podium in this race.
The results: 1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), 2. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), 3. Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious)…
Stages won by: Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix), Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious).
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Races to come:
Danilith Nokere Koerse 16/03 www.nokerekoerse.be
Milano-Torino 16/03 www.milanotorino.it
Grand Prix de Denain Porte du Hainaut 17/03 www.gpdenain.fr
Bredene Koksijde Classic 18/03 www.bredenekoksijdeclassic.be
Milano-Sanremo 19/03 www.milanosanremo.it
Tour of Hainan 20-27/03
Cholet Pays de la Loire 20/03 www.choletpaysdelaloire.fr
Grand Prix Criquielion 20/03 www.ententecyclisteacrenoise.be
Trofeo Alfredo Binda Comune di Cittiglio 20/03 www.cyclingsportpromotion.com