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Tadej Pogacar breezed to a second consecutive victory to take the third stage of the Tour of Catalonia on Wednesday and widen his benefit as race chief.
The 2-time Tour de France winner adopted Spaniard Mikel Landa’s assault with underneath eight kilometres to go after which flew previous him in one other present of power after his dominant efficiency to assert stage two.
It was one other mountainous Pyrenees route from Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Port Aine over 176.7 kilometres and the Slovenian UAE Staff Emirates rider capitalised by placing almost a minute into Landa.
The Soudal Fast-Step rider got here in second and can also be second total, with Italian Antonio Tiberi third over the road.
“It undoubtedly wasn’t straightforward, it is a actually arduous climb,” Pogacar informed Teledeporte.
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“(There was) not sufficient oxygen, it was tremendous arduous. As soon as once more, an excellent good stage from us, from the staff, and I am joyful to take the win.”
Regardless of his robust efficiency, Pogacar stated he was drained within the last kilometres.
“It was Mikel who attacked first, I went over him, I noticed he already made the hole and I used to be pondering perhaps it is too early however I discovered a very good rhythm and till the final two kilometres I may nonetheless push good,” he added.
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“The final two was a bit powerful however I nonetheless managed to complete effectively.”
Pogacar prolonged his lead on the prime of the final classification to just about two-and-a-half minutes, and is agency favorite to win the race forward of an formidable tilt at a 2024 Giro-Tour double.
Thursday’s stage 4, a 169km run from Kind to Lleida, is anticipated to finish in a bunch dash with the second half of the race nearly totally on flat terrain.
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