
To be described by Tadej Pogačar as "an amazing rider" is a compliment anybody in the current peloton would be more than happy to accept, but for a rising talent like Denmark's Albert Philipsen it surely mattered even more.
The 19-year-old Lidl-Trek racer received that particular praise from Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) after taking second in Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday behind the victorious Slovenian star, when the Dane outsprinted Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling) for the runner's up spot at the front of the chasing peloton.