For one thing, he had been corralling his remaining Slovenian teammates on the front for some time. Afterward, his UAE Team Emirates colleague Tim Wellens revealed that the pair were recently on a training ride in Monaco where Pogacar confided his intention to attack early. I thought he was joking, Wellens admitted.
Everyone's thinking it's too much... There are more than 100km remaining in Zurich and the rational consensus in the peloton is that the world's greatest cyclist has just blown his chance at the rainbow jersey.
Was it spontaneous? Was it premeditated? Is there even a meaningful distinction between the two? So first you have the tactical mind games, the theatre, the thespian flourish. But the moment itself: that comes from pure racing instinct.
For all the puzzled faces he leaves in his wake, the shock and disbelief that will materialise when he rolls over the finish line in first place several hours later.
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