The Slovenian bike owner Tadej Pogacar prevailed within the final stage and was proclaimed champion of the Paris-Good in his first participation towards the French David Gaudu who managed to insert himself within the duel for the highest between the Slovenian and the Danish Jonas Vingegaard.
The Slovenian bike owner Tadej Pogacar prevailed within the final stage and was proclaimed champion of the Paris-Good in his first participation towards the French David Gaudu who managed to insert himself within the duel for the highest between the Slovenian and the Danish Jonas Vingegaard.
With the yellow jersey on his again, he flew over the Col d'Eze, the final ascent of this 81st version, to say his third solo stage victory, 33 seconds forward of Vingegaard and Gaudu.
Within the normal classification, he completed 53 seconds forward of Gaudu and 1 min 38 sec forward of Vingegaard who had dethroned him within the Tour de France final yr.
"I had by no means participated on this race earlier than. It has at all times been my aim to win Paris-Good, it was even a dream, so it is unbelievable," he commented after crossing the end line whereas bowing to the general public.
“The extent was very excessive. So sharing the rostrum with Gaudu and Vingegaard may be very particular, they're two glorious riders. If I do not win something till the tip of the season, it'll nonetheless be successful, ”he added. .
Irresistible because the begin of the season, "Pogi" now has 9 successes in 13 days of racing in 2023, together with two normal classifications with additionally a victory within the Tour of Andalusia.
Twelve seconds forward of Gaudu on the morning of the eighth and closing stage, he asserted his dominance by stepping on the pedals on the steepest a part of the Col d'Eze, the trail of the Vinaigriers, 4 kilometers from the summit and a few twenty terminals of arrival. .
Nobody managed to comply with him and he shortly elevated a distance of virtually a minute on this final quick (118 km) and nervous stage, filled with slopes and never a meter of flatness, coated below a summer time solar.
Behind us we discover the identical protagonists that because the starting of the week with Gaudu and Vingegaard, accompanied within the looking group by the American Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) and the British Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla).
However even with 4, they solely managed to make up for a part of the delay within the lengthy descent to Good and the arrival on the Promenade des Anglais the place Vingegaard sprinted the small group.
"Assault is the very best protection. I do know these paths by coronary heart, I usually practice right here, I knew the climbs, I knew what I needed to do to get to the highest on my own," concluded Pogacar, who is predicated in Monaco.
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