Tadej Pogacar creates more history after dominant victory at Amstel Gold Race

Tadej Pogacar continued his remarkable season with his latest victory on Sunday when the UAE Team Emirates rider dominated his rivals to win the prestigious Amstel Gold Race.

The 24-year-old Slovenian, after powering clear of his rivals with 30km to go, finished first on the Dutch classic in six hours 01min 02sec, ahead of Ireland's disappointed Ben Healy of EF Education-EasyPost. British rider Pidcock clung on to third place.

Pogacar had changed bikes just ahead of the climb where his trademark climb-kick left the others standing.

"We didn't have cars for such a long time but we managed to get the bike just in time before the final climbs," said Pogacar, who later explained fellow rider Mathieu van der Poel had tipped him off to the tactic.

"He told me I should go on the Keutenberg and it is the hardest climb and it suits me the most. He told me that three days ago, he sent me a message. I will thank him for the advice," he said.

The lead trio went clear as part of a large attack with 90km to go on the 253.6km race over relentless hills on an overcast day run between Maastricht and Valkenburg.

"It's unbelievable," said Pogacar. "I did not expect that we'd go in the breakaway so early.

"I was on a sort of flat tyre for many kilometres in the front and I was doubting I could come to the finish solo. In the end I squeezed as much as possible to come to the finish line and I made it."

The ease with which Pogacar later shot away from an in-form Pidcock on the upper reaches of the Keutenberg hill showed why the double Tour de France winner added to his Tour of Flanders triumph earlier this month.

The victory added more history to a stunning season so far for Pogacar, who became just the fourth rider to win both the Tour of