Gold and silver at the Worlds. Only beaten by the best rider of this generation who is well on his way to becoming the best rider in the history of the sport.
He should be very proud of his achievements.
His 8th medal at the Worlds (recordholder) and 10th medal at the Worlds and Olympics combined (recordholder together with Cancellara). He truly is a Championship rider.
But to me as a fan, there's also still a small 'What if?'-story about the mechanicals. I agree that Pogacar was the strongest and the most likely scenario is that he gets dropped later in the race but I am convinced that without the mechanical he could have followed on Mont Kigali and we get a different race. It wouldn't be the first time Remco has cooked very strong riders on his wheel when they relayed with him but in this case we're talking about Pogacar so chances are small it would have affected him and judging by the time gaps and the fact that Pogacar rode solo for a very long time, it would have likely been the other way around. It's still a shame though we couldn't see a more straight up fight between them.
Now on to the Euro's. One can hope for some decompression and too many parties for Pogacar so he actually has a shot at the Road Race?
Only difference in the race would have been far fewer finishers as most of the field would have been lapped and eliminated had Remco went with Pog
 
				
		 
			 
	 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
						
					 
		
		 
		
		 
 
		 
 
		 
		
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		
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