The World Championships in Zurich came to an end today with the men's road race. Almost 274 kilometers had to be covered on the difficult course around Zurich. Ten riders from Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe competed for their nations.
Already in the first half of the race, Florian Lipowitz showed that the course suited him. Around 120 kilometers before the finish, the German was in a strong group that caught up with the race leaders and tactically positioned itself for the second part of the race. Shortly afterwards, the Slovenian team around Primož Roglič got serious. Tadej Pogačar rode out of the peloton and closed the gap to the Lipowitz group. Shortly after, he accelerated from the front with 80 kilometers to go. A selection was made in the peloton and a new group, which included Lipowitz, Jai Hindley, Frederik Wandahl and Roger Adrià, set off in pursuit of the Tour de France winner. The remaining laps were characterized by an attractive race full of attacks. But nobody was able to get in the way of Pogačar's solo victory.
Roger Adrià achieved his personal best placing at a world championship with 11th place. After winning the Grand Prix de Wallonie and the top result at the Super 8 Classic last week, the Spaniard is proving to be in strong form. Jai Hindley reaches the finish line in 18th place, Frederik Wandahl in 23rd.
