UAE Emirates-XRG rectifies communication error regarding strong Tour of Flanders team built around Tadej Pogacar
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Tadej Pogacar knows his teammates for the Tour of Flanders. The Slovenian favorite can count on a powerful team on Sunday. Initially, the team communicated that Florian Vermeersch would not be competing in the Tour of Flanders and that Rui Oliveira had been selected in his place, but this has since been rectified. Vermeersch will compete in the race, as we can read on their website.
Pogacar looked ahead to Sunday's race. "Flanders is an amazing race and for sure ranks as one of the most important victories in my career,” said the Slovenian. "The energy of the race and the passion for cycling in this region is something special."
In the Tour of Flanders, Pogacar will have last year's third, fourth, and fifth-placed riders, Nils Politt, Antonio Morgado, and Mikkel Bjerg, at his side. In addition, Wellens and Jhonatan Narváez will be there as strong domestiques, while Oliveira will probably have to take on a large part of the positioning and work in the first hours. "The team is very strong and I think we can give a really good showing to try and ride for the victory."
This will require beating Mathieu van der Poel, which Pogacar failed to do in Milan-Sanremo. "In Milan-Sanremo we had a great race and a good battle between the rivals, and I’m looking forward to doing it all again on Sunday, albeit in different circumstances."
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No Dwars door Vlaanderen for Pogacar
Pogacar will arrive in Belgium on Tuesday and will do his recon on Wednesday, the day that some of his teammates will be riding Dwars door Vlaanderen: Wellens, Politt, Narváez, Bjerg and Oliveira will participate, as will Filippo Baroncini and Classic Brugge-De Panne winner Juan Sebastian Molano.
For Narváez, it will be his first race since Milan-Sanremo, after he was removed from the start list for the E3 Saxo Classic and Ghent-Wevelgem for unclear reasons.
Selection UAE Emirates-XRG Tour of Flanders 2025
Tadej Pogacar
Mikkel Bjerg
Nils Politt
Tim Wellens
Jhonatan Narváez
Antonio Morgado
Florian Vermeersch
Selection UAE Emirates-XRG Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025
Filippo Baroncini
Mikkel Bjerg
Sebastian Molano
Nils Politt
Rui Oliveira
Jhonatan Narvaez
Tim Wellens
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- Such negative comments that are truly inappropriate and actually ridiculous. He sounds like an old man, bitter that he can't race anymore. Why can't he just be gracious? Or just shut up. Instead of howling for attention, in such a rude manner. Must be Dementia creeping in. We are all living in the Now. Records are there, and some are being broken, some are unapproachable. If he doesn't like it, and it makes him sick, maybe he ought start watching some other sport. Don't want the old mans health to be upset.
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- I am not sure if it is the hardest to win. In Flanders and Roubaix well before the finish the Peleton will be decimated and the race will normally be won by the best rider of the day or maybe 2nd or 3rd in case of a mechanical or unlucky break especially in case of Roubaix. In San Remo just before the finish there will still be several riders in contention and they are hard to ditch. For the best riders it is a race hard to win since it is not so selective. But if you are not a top 5 rider but still a top 10 rider this race is your best change to win. You will see more Milan San remo Winners with only 1 monument win than any other monumentsJoostmehrtens19-03-2025
- "fap fap fap oh Lance oh oh OHHHHHHH" again. Does he pay you to dredge up people with nice things to say about him? He was an giant a$$hole to people. It is a fact. Whatever his contrition about the doping, he is unapologetic about being a giant a$$hole to people. (Why yes, I do only login to complain. *I* am however only a giant a$$hole to people who laud giant a$$holes.)ericjensenridesbikes25-02-2025
- Remco is still very young. And injuries can absolutely keep you from overdoing it and getting worse. The recent Remco accident didn't keep him from being able to ride a recumbent inside. Wout's knee is a different story thoughVeganpotter23-01-2025
- Van der Poel style is winning by a half a lap and leading the race from the end of the second lap.
Barnes127420-01-2025 - If she thinks talent alone will put her there she will not see many podium finishes much less a GC finish.....work as a team utilizing tactics to consistently be at the top.Germanrazor10-01-2025