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Tadej Pogačar made a positive return to racing with victory at the Slovenian time-trial championships from Zgornje Gorje to Pokljuka (15.7km).
The 24 year old who is gearing up for the Tour de France put in a strong ride to clock a time of 29:43 with an average speed of 31.6kmph on the mountainous parcours, beating his previous course record from 2020 by a minute and a half.
Pogačar: “It’s a nice confirmation that the condition is pretty good. We’ve been working really well over the past months with the team to build up to these important next few weeks so I’m glad it’s going in the right direction.The road race on Sunday will be another nice outing in the build up up to the Tour.”
Pogačar will also take part in the road race on Sunday.
Results
1.Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 29:43
2.Marko Pavlic (mebloJOGI pro concrete) +5’14”
3.Anze Skok (Ljubjana Gusto) +6’30”
Photo: Aleš Fevžer
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