Tadej Pogacar made the difference in Liège-Bastogne-Liège with an acceleration on La Redoute. He seemed to steal the top time from a Belgian top talent.
The 18-year-old Belgian top talent Jarno Widar (Lotto Dstny) had the fastest time on Strava at La Redoute since last year. He did this during a reconnaissance of ‘La Philippe Gilbert Juniors’, a stage race that he also won.
Widar is one of the greatest Belgian talents. In 2023 he won, among other things, the Tour of Flanders for juniors and then also the Belgian championship. This year, Widar already made his professional debut in the Trofeo Laigueglia.
During Liège-Bastogne-Liège, he did one second better on La Redoute on Sunday. Although there is another segment in which Widar is still one second faster. Although Widar puts it all into perspective.
Pogacar example for Widar
“Still, I realize that it is only a segment. So it doesn’t really matter to me,” he says The newspapaer. He saw Pogacar win on Sunday from his seat. “But certainly not full of excitement about whether or not they would drive faster over La Redoute.”
Widar wants to focus on the classics and stage races in the future. “Tadej Pogacar is a very good example that the combination is possible.” And at Lotto Dstny, Widar believes he is in the right place to develop in the coming years.
