Tadej Pogacar takes aim at Amstel Gold Race as focus turns to Ardennes Classics

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 02 Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 107th Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour des Flandres 2023 Mens Elite a 2734km one day race from Brugge to Oudenaarde UCIWT on April 02 2023 in Brugge Belgium Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Tadej Pogacar wins the Tour of Flanders (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar has confirmed his participation at Amstel Gold Race on Sunday and the Slovenian is also expected to line out at Flèche Wallonne before he completes his spring Classics campaign at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Pogačar abandoned Amstel Gold Race on his lone previous appearance as a neo-professional in 2019, but four years on he lines up in Maastricht as the obvious favourite for 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.