It’s okay to play away from home. That must have thought Tadej Pogacarwho has been without winning too much. The Slovenian has decided that he had to remind his rivals that No one can compete with him on the hardest ramps. Uae took him in volandas to the best possible position for Huy’s murmur, and there ‘Pogi’ was in charge of bursting the race where others had no strength.
The challenge was capital For all runners in a very open valona arrow. After seeing the Pogacar more humanized After two second consecutive positions, to Evenepoel most surprising after having returned in full shape of your injury, to Skjelmose with the highest moral After his victory at the Amstel Gold Race … There were many favorites, but only one could cross first The goal on the Huy wall. And touched Tadej. Evenepoel ended in ninth place, unable to follow him. Vauquelin, surprisingly, was the second. Pidcock, third.
As for the Spaniards, Alex Aranburu and Enric Más were picking up from the front of the platoon During the second round to the circuit, when there were 40 kilometers left for the end, before facing the Mur de Huy for the second time, but gave them time to re -fall. The best classified Spanish ended up being Raúl García leg, 31.1’22 “of the winner. The second, Marcel Camprubí33.º, with the same time.
Very early rising escape
The first leak of the day was swift. When the squad had traveled just three kilometers, five runners threw themselves into the adventure: Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa-B & B Hotels), Artem Shmidt (Ineos Grenodiers), Ceriel Desal (Wagner Bazin WB), Tom Paquot (Intermarceé-Wanty) y Siebe Deweirdt (Flanders-Baloise). A Ellos Se Unieron Stannard Y Foss Para Conformar The Insical Escape. DEWEIRT SE DIFLUGó EN EL Ascense a la côte de petite sums y, en la entreda at the final circuit, They reached the race head two brave from one-x: Andreas Leknessund Y Frederik Dversnes.
The rain marked the route from the beginning to the endand, yet, there were not too many abandonments or accidents. What was seen very often was To the runners going down to cars to catch showerswhich allowed to protect themselves to some extent from the water, not too abundant, but constant throughout the race. That did not discourage fanswhich occupied all the sidewalks of Mur de Huy to accompany the cyclists in the hardest climbs.
Epic adventure of three Norwegians
After Pogacar failure in his solo adventure at the Amstel Gold Race, Everything pointed to the squad would wait to absorb the escape and that the race would be decided at the last climb in Huy. Of the escapes were falling corridors in the ascents of the final circuit until only three men left. Then the real pressure began behind. Vervaeke, closely followed by Evenepoel, put several more marches in the second climb to Cherave. Although the head group was reduced, the favorites did not reach the escapes.
A squad’s head drop ended Skjelmose’s options And of several of his companions of the Lidl, and the Danish ended up leaving, leaving practically only his partner Thibau Nys. Both UAE and Soudal-Quick Step Pecaron de Conservatorbecause they did not want to be the first to attack and that the rival would reach them. The leak, finally, was neutralized seven kilometers from the finish line, after a honorable performance by three Norwegians: Dversnes, Leknessund and Foss. Until Pogacar said it was enough. And he ended up with everyone in his specialty, on the climb, in the most difficult yet. A cyclist from another planet.
This is how the 2025 Vallea arrow is over.
