The Van der Poel - Pogacar duel takes cycling to another dimension. Having skipped the challenge with Van Aert , the Tour of Flanders nevertheless offered a comparison between champions worthy of a film script, with an ending that was not too surprising, but worthy of the stage in question. Different stars, yet both wonderful, the Dutch and Slovenian did not betray those who awaited them; the race had to bear their signature and it did.

Pogacar attacked, pushing like a madman on the harsh Flemish walls, Van der Poel resisted and responded, honestly admitting that he had struggled: "In the race Tadej was very strong on the Oude Kwaremont and on the Paterberg - said Van der Poel right away. after the finish - I myself risked breaking away on the Paterberg. I confess that I have never done the Paterberg so hard, but I knew I had to endure the effort to get to the end. It was a very hard race, but I would do it all again. " also because in the sprint it was he who triumphed, in an almost obvious way, a bit like a few days before at Dwars door Vlaanderen .  

Pogacar , on the other hand, paid the price in the last few meters, remaining bottled at the most beautiful, but not so disappointed, at least apparently: "" All in all it was a great experience - said the Slovenian after the race - it was a race really incredible. The team was perfect, it was incredible to be on the last walls alone with Mathieu. I fell in love with this race! " We all fell in love a little bit to tell the truth, also because the beauty of the duel, not he excluded the others from the race, good at slipping into the openings left by the super favorites . talented, with a prestigious placement.  

Van Aert was missing, this is obvious: who knows how exciting this Flanders would have been even with him at the starting line; but his absence has freed up space for a new and unusual challenge. A head to head between two different but similar runners in their quest for success.  

Pogacar will bring a lot of experience with him to the next Tour de France, where the cobblestones will be a deciding factor.   Van der Poel, on the other hand, will be looking to ride the wave for at least another couple of weeks, with the Amstel Gold Race and Paris-Roubaix on the horizon. Then, he will be at the start of the Giro d'Italia and even if for a sad time he won't race, the advice is to keep him tight at the Fantacycling: “I want to come to the Giro because there will be a chance to win the pink jersey right away . This is the real reason why I decided to compete in the race ”. There are those who already see him in pink and those who lie.  

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