Tadej Pogacar takes aim at Amstel Gold Race as focus turns to Ardennes Classics

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 02 Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 107th Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour des Flandres 2023 Mens Elite a 2734km one day race from Brugge to Oudenaarde UCIWT on April 02 2023 in Brugge Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Tadej Pogačar has confirmed his participation at Amstel Gold Race on Sunday and the Slovenian is also expected to line out at Flèche Wallonne before he completes his spring Classics campaign at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Pogačar abandoned Amstel Gold Race on his lone previous appearance as a neo-professional in 2019, but four years on he lines up in Maastricht as the obvious favourite for victory.