'Van der Poel told me to go on the Keutenberg' - Pogacar follows advice at Amstel Gold Race

Tadej Pogacar
Tadej Pogacar drops Tom Pidcock on the Keutenberg (Image credit: Getty)

It’s doubtful that Tadej Pogačar needs much help to win a bike race these days, but he knows the value of sound advice all the same. When the man he beat to the Tour of Flanders two weeks ago reached out and offered some pointers for the Amstel Gold Race, Pogačar was smart enough to take them on board.

After winning Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix, Mathieu van der Poel opted to sit out his home classic, and so perhaps he could afford to be generous. Pogačar, for his part, made full use of the tip, soloing clear with 29km to go to claim another emphatic victory.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.