Monumental Pogacar wins Tour of Flanders for record-equaling third time

World Champion delivers another dominant solo effort against a world-class field

LONE RANGER: Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates in action on Oude Kwaremont during the men’s race of the Tour of Flanders’ UCI WorldTour one day race, 278km from Antwerp to Oudenaarde. Pic: David Pintens/Getty

Tadej Pogacar added another prestigious victory Sunday by winning the Tour of Flanders for a record-equaling third time with a dominant solo effort against a world-class field, further cementing his place in cycling lore.

Pogacar, from the UAE Team Emirates-XRG team, and his great one-day classic rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) were the strongest in the pack. They rode together at the front having dropped all other contenders along the grueling route with about 18km remaining when the world champion launched an attack in the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont.