It was a repeat of last year’s second stage he is on Tadej Pogačar showed all his mastery, as he attacked a good 20 km before the finish line on the ascent to Svetina (5.6 km, 7.5 percent of the average slope). There was a very similar outcome this year as well, when Pogi attacked in the same place, the only difference being that he was followed by his teammate and leader until this stage. Rafal Majka.

Mezgec is fourthThey both descended carefully on the slippery road, as they did not want to risk anything before the Tour, so they were caught by an Italian. Nicola Conci. But when it came to the last 1600 meters, Pogi struck one last time and was sovereignly looking forward to his second victory on the home loop. The mother eventually won second place. He took a real surprise with the fourth place Luka Mezgec.

In the overall standings, Pogi now has a seven-second advantage over Majka, still in an excellent third place Domen Novak (+0: 55).

On Saturday, the 152.1 km long royal stage from Laško to Velika Planina is on the agenda.

The coronavirus also struck the Slovenian ribbon

In the UAE, he tested positive for coronavirus Mikkel Bjerg, who has already finished the race. The management of the team decided preventively that his roommate would also finish the race Vegard Stake Laengen. The UAE has similar problems at the Race of Switzerland, where Marc Hirschi was positive, and his roommate Joel Suter also left the race. At least one of the Bjerg / Laengen pair was scheduled to perform on the Tour.