Tadej Pogačar proved that he can just about win in any situation on Thursday as he won stage two of the Tour of Romandie in a reduced bunch sprint.
The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider was part of a significant 32-rider group which made it to the finish after a lumpy stage and timed his sprint to perfection to beat Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers). Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) finished third.
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“We knew the final lap, we did it three times, and I knew the sprint was going to be tough because of the climbs before,” Pogačar said on TV post-stage. “It was indeed, a super-fast climb with a tailwind. The sprint was pretty much headwind and quite downhill, so you couldn’t be too much in front. I was, the last corner, too much in front, and suddenly some guys came, and they were too early, and that was an advantage for me.”
