Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour de Suisse overall after taking victory in the race’s fifth and final stage on Sunday in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. Multiple reports say the world champion also used earlier performances to secure overall success during the week. Pogacar wins the opening stage and then adds another key result in the time trial on Saturday, where he finishes 1 second ahead of Mathieu van der Poel. On Sunday, the final stage is decided near the end of the final climb over the 151.1-kilometer route. Pogacar catches French rider Lenny Martinez with about 800 meters remaining and then accelerates to take the stage win, which also completes his overall triumph. One outlet describes the victory as a dominant performance and frames it as preparation ahead of next month’s Tour de France. Across the coverage, the central points are Pogacar’s stage wins, his narrow time-trial advantage over van der Poel, and his decisive move on the final climb to win the last stage and seal the general classification.
Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de Suisse overall with final-stage victory
Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour de Suisse overall after taking victory in the race’s fifth and final stage on Sunday in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. Multiple reports say the world champion also used ea...
- Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour de Suisse overall after winning the final (fifth) stage.
- He wins the opening stage earlier in the week.
- On Saturday, Pogacar wins the time trial by 1 second over Mathieu van der Poel.
- In the final stage, Pogacar catches Lenny Martinez about 800 meters from the end of the final climb.
- The final stage covers 151.1 kilometers and ends in Villars-sur-Ollon.
Tadej Pogacar took his third stage victory this week as the world champion sealed overall success in the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after catching French climber Lenny…
9 hours agoVILLARS-SUR-OLLON, Switzerland (AP) — Tadej Pogacar warmed up for next month's Tour de France with a dominant victory in the Tour de Suisse on Sunday, and the cycling star did so in flamboyant style by winning the fifth and final stage. Pogacar won the opening stage of the Tour de Suisse, secured a 1-second victory over rival Mathieu van der Poel in the time trial on Saturday and won stage 5 on Sunday. Pogacar caught Frenchman Lenny Martinez about 800 meters near the end of the final climb of the 151.1-kilometer (94-mile) trek to Villars-sur-Ollon.
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