Visma duped in the Flanders goal
After falling: Pogacar is worried about German noble helpers
After falling: Pogacar is worried about German noble helpers
02.04.2025, 11:16 p.m.
Radprofi Nils Politt falls down during the dress rehearsal for the Tour Flanders. A year ago, Star Wout Van Aert is seriously injured on the route. In the 79th edition, he has to be annoyed again.
Rad world champion Tadej Pogacar has to worry about his German noble helper: Nils Politt fell on the dress rehearsal for the tour of the Flanders. The Cologne native from the Pogacar team UAE Emirates-XRG came down and had to be treated across Flanders around 41 kilometers before the finish, and then had to be treated, then he got out during the one-day race in Belgium.
Politt is also in the contingent of his racing team for the second monument of the year, the third year’s third of the “Ronde” is to help top star Pogacar on Sunday. The Slovenian was not at the start with across Flanders.
The American Neilson Powless (EF Education-Easypost) surprisingly secured the victory in the 79th edition, who prevailed in the sprint of a four-person escape group against Wout van Aert, Tiesj Benoot and last year’s winner Matteo Jorgenson (all Visma lease a bike).
“This is the greatest success in my life,” said Powless in the winner’s interview. The best German after 184.2 kilometers from Roselare to Wargegem including seven cobblestone sectors, John Degenkolb was 30th behind almost three and a half minutes.
The Visma team used the windy conditions and pressed the pace properly. Four drivers settled, only three others were able to follow. After a renewed tightening, only Jorgenson, van Aert, Benoot and Powless remained. Powless could not shake off the yellow three-man team, rather the 28-year-old passed Van Aert in the sprint.
