{"id":640795,"date":"2026-05-01T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/640795\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:00:12","slug":"i-knew-the-sprint-was-going-to-be-tough-because-of-the-climbs-before-tadej-pogacar-wins-reduced-bunch-sprint-to-take-stage-2-of-tour-de-romandie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/640795\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I knew the sprint was going to be tough because of the climbs before’ \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar wins reduced bunch sprint to take stage 2 of Tour de Romandie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tadej Poga\u010dar <\/a>proved that he can just about win in any situation on Thursday as he won stage two of the Tour of Romandie in a reduced bunch sprint.<\/p>\n

The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider was part of a significant 32-rider group which made it to the finish after a lumpy stage and timed his sprint to perfection to beat Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers<\/a>). Finn Fisher-Black (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe<\/a>) finished third.<\/p>\n

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He had survived as riders put in attacks on the final climb, including from Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe).<\/p>\n

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It was the second victory in a row for Poga\u010dar<\/a>, who extended his lead in the yellow jersey as a result. Three stages remain of the race, with the odds of the Slovenian winning every stage now shortened. While Poga\u010dar winning a sprint seems remarkable, it was a front group made up of mostly climbers, in a race almost without any sprinters of not, apart from Godon, who was beaten into second.<\/p>\n

“We knew the final lap, we did it three times, and I knew the sprint was going to be tough because of the climbs before,” Poga\u010dar said on TV post-stage. “It was indeed, a super-fast climb with a tailwind. The sprint was pretty much headwind and quite downhill, so you couldn’t be too much in front. I was, the last corner, too much in front, and suddenly some guys came, and they were too early, and that was an advantage for me.”<\/p>\n

Asked if the final climb of Vuillens, which they had ascended thrice, was decisive, he said: “To make the difference in time gaps no, but it makes the difference in the legs. If you go over the limit then for sure it’s hard to do a good sprint. Luckily for me it was under control and I could still do a good sprint.”<\/p>\n

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