'Almost perfect' - Tadej Pogacar rates 2022 season after defending Il Lombardia title with stunning win

09.10.2022 - 00:31 eurosport.com

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) considers his season to have gone «almost» perfectly, as he finishes 2022 with a second victory in Il Lombardia «It's really amazing to come back and repeat the victory,» said Pogacar after ending his racing season with a successful defence of his Il Lombardia title.

Ad It makes him not only the first rider since Joaquim Rodríguez to defend the title, but the first rider ever to win the race from his first two appearances.

Il LombardiaPogacar doubles up at Lombardia as Valverde signs off in style7 HOURS AGO Pogacar paid tribute to his team-mates.

Alessandro Covi and Diego Ulissi enjoyed long spells on the front of the peloton in the first half of the race, while Rafa Majka, Davide Formolo, Marc Hirschi and Joao Almeida were all very visible when it entered its final phase and took on the decisive climbs around Lake Como. «The teamwork today,» said Pogacar, «I cannot say how grateful I am.

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