Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates): “A perfect Classics campaign”

April 27 ^th 2025 - 17:15

“It feels great to finish the first part of the season like this. It all went perfect so far. I didn’t really plan to attack at La Redoute. The pace was hard before and I saw that some of my rivals didn’t have many teammates anymore. I decided to test my legs and then assess at the top, depending on the gap, if I would keep going or not. I committed because I had the legs. I felt good also on the climb after La Redoute, so I was able to continue all the way to the finish.”

“At first, Soudal Quick-Step was controlling the race. They were racing on the front all day. And at one point, they disappeared from the front. I didn’t know why. I was thinking that they may be saving energy for La Redoute, but then I looked around and [Remco Evenepoel] was not there anymore. That was also a good motivation to attack at that point.”

“I’m not here to write any books, I just enjoy bike racing. I can be happy and humble that I’m so good at it. For sure, the victories are the best but the experience in Roubaix was something I never imagined I could do. We created a lot of nice memories this spring. It’s a perfect Classics campaign and I’m just super happy. We can be proud of what we’ve achieved.”