Tadej Pogacar: "I’m full of emotion"

April 21 ^st 2024 - 17:40

“Two years ago just before Liège Urska’s mother passed away and last year I broke my hand, so the last two years were really difficult. I was riding for Urska’s mother today and I’m really happy that finally I can again win in this beautiful race. Thanks to all the team that worked for me today, because it was amazing teamwork and I couldn’t have done it without them. I’m full of emotion. We rode hard on the climbs and safe on the downhills and on La Redoute we did exactly what we’d said. From then on it was suffering to the finish. After these kind of long races it’s really special to come home solo, also with my national champion’s jersey it’s beautiful to come like this to the finish.”