Stretching Their Advantage Z24-11
Both Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) and Pavel Sivakov (France) both look over at the timekeeper's motorcycle to see just how far back the chaser are. With 73 kilometers the duo from UAE Team Emirates were stretching out their advantage to just shy of a minute over those closest behind them. Pogacar had waited for Sivakov at the top of a climb after they escaped the breakaway. He knew that despite his strength there was still too many kilometers to try and go it alone to the finish line. However, he eventually found the Slovenian's pace just too much to stay on his wheel.