Tadej Pogacar targets E3 Saxo Classic but opts out of Dwars door Vlaanderen

 Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) congratulates Milan-San Remo winner Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) after the race finish
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) congratulates Milan-San Remo winner Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) after the race finish (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar has made another change to his spring schedule, dropping next Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen Classic from his calendar, to give him more time to recover between races. His race calendar extends late into April and includes the Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. 

Friday’s E3 Saxo Classic remains on the plan, with Pogačar already in Belgium for what is considered a vital test for the Tour de Flanders.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.