Going from the Break! Z24-10
It only took about twenty kilometers for Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) to get off the front of the peloton through the breakaway and off the front of the race. Many tried to hold onto his wheel again, but it was only his trade teammate, Pavel Sivakov (France) who could manage to stick with the defending Tour de France champion. Perhaps doing team training sessions together helped Sivakov to understand just how Pogacar rides. With 78 kilometers left to race, it was a bit early to try to go solo, but then Pogacar did go eighty kilometers alone this year at Strade Bianche. And this time he as a guy who will work with him, for the foreseeable future at least.