Tadej Pogačar’s lone previous appearance at Amstel Gold Race in 2019 finished prematurely, and the Slovenian was already back at the UAE Team Emirates bus and watching on television by the time Mathieu van der Poel began a dramatic late fightback to claim victory.
“I had to stop for a nature break. I finally came to the bus just really empty and there was still 10k to the finish,” Pogačar told NOS. “I watched the last kilometres, and I must say it was worth not finishing the race so I could see this finish, it was amazing. I think it was my best experience as a viewer.”
