Tour of Slovenia - Tadej Pogacar takes race lead with stunning Stage 3 win, Rafal Majka 11 seconds behind

Tadej Pogacar put in a dominant performance to win Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia and take the overall lead. The Tour de France champion showed why he's the overwhelming favourite to defend the yellow jersey after flying into the lead through the uphill finish at Celje to clock 3'27«09. Ad/> UAE Team Emirates team-mate Rafal Majka crossed the line 11 seconds later, handing over the green vest to Pogacar.

Tour de FranceRoglic: Pogacar rivalry is special for fans and pushes us both13/06/2022 AT 12:30 And Alpecin-Fenix's Nicola Conci — the team's latest signing, who led the stage ahead of the uphill charge — completed the podium 14 seconds back. In Stage 4, Pogacar will race through his hometown of Komenda. He holds a seven-second lead over Majka, 55 seconds ahead of Damen Novak.

The home favourite bided his time before forcing the issue on the final climb, with Majka the only rider able to keep pace as the two opened up a 30 second lead. On the descent, Bahrain Victorious duo Novak and Matej Mohoric slipped into the chasing group. Most exciting Giro Donne in years — Spratt Covid sweeps across peloton as Tour de Suisse and Tour of Slovenia hit by withdrawals And only Conci was able to muster an attack and get across the duo, only to fall away 2km from the final line as he was unable to match the Slovenian's acceleration.