Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) took third place at the 71st Coppa Sabatini race around Peccioli (198.9 km). His teammate, Swiss Marc Hirschi, won, while Frenchman Pavel Sivakov (Ineos Grenadiers) came second.
On a circular route with many short climbs, Pogačar found himself in the front with the strongest cyclists in the race 50 km before the finish, and his team dictated the rhythm of the group. With a good 37 km to go, Hirschi attacked and took only the middle winner of the Tour of Tuscany with him Sivakova. The group with Pogačar, who was once again unable to follow the leaders, was increasingly thinned out, but it quickly became clear that the two riders at the front had a large enough advantage over the pursuers.
Due to his teammate in the front, Pogačar had no motivation to chase the leaders together with the four riders, and the others also did not cut into their advantage, as a result of which the Swiss and French in the last two rounds of competition for victory. Sprint uphill to the finish line Sivakov he had no chance against the explosive Swiss, who was celebrating the 13th victory of his career. French of Russian roots was three seconds behind. Pogačar won the sprint for third place, but was 18 seconds behind. He stood on the podium for the 25th time this year.
A 24-year-old cyclist from Klanac pri Komenda, who was on Wednesday at Racing fourth after Toscana, has three more one-day races until the end of the season. First the Race around Emilia (September 30), then the test of the three valleys Varese (October 3) and finally a monument across Lombardy, which will be on October 7. He celebrated there in 2021 and 2022.
Source: Rtvslo
