Here, an isolated example, like Amstel, was used, but he was also failing on the climbs. When you're cooked, you
And I think that in shorter races, Pogacar is also good on the flat. Always talking about a road race on a road bike.
Honestly, I think Pogacar isn't dropeed by Remco like Madouas and most other cyclists. And not all of them drop out because they're not as good on the flat; it's more a matter of physical exhaustion. Pogacar, riding on Remco's wheel wouldn't have so many problems in a road race.
In fact, it's very significant that, despite he was coocked in Amstel, Pogacar wasn't dropped and was fighting for the win. It's very difficult to drop Pogacar on the flat, not even on one of his worst days of the year did they dropped him.