'The hunger is still there' - Pogacar looks for more at Amstel Gold Race

Tadej Pogacar
Tadej Pogacar is chasing his 11th win of 2023 at Amstel Gold Race (Image credit: Getty)

Tadej Pogačar’s lone previous appearance at Amstel Gold Race in 2019 finished prematurely, and the Slovenian was already back at the UAE Team Emirates bus and watching on television by the time Mathieu van der Poel began a dramatic late fightback to claim victory.

“I had to stop for a nature break. I finally came to the bus just really empty and there was still 10k to the finish,” Pogačar told NOS. “I watched the last kilometres, and I must say it was worth not finishing the race so I could see this finish, it was amazing. I think it was my best experience as a viewer.”

Barry Ryan
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Barry Ryan was 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.