Tadej Pogacar's rainbow jersey illuminated the finish line of the Tour of Flanders, and for the second time, the Slovenian has conquered the Ronde. After getting rid of the last competitors, Pogacar rode the final kilometers alone, thus winning his second Tour of Flanders, after his 2023 victory.

"It's incredible! We never gave up and somehow managed to execute our plan." The UAE Emirates team did not have an easy race today, but in the end, the victory came with Pogacar, thanks to a decisive show of strength on the final passage of the Oude Kwaremont.

"I truly don't know how to describe all this. The goal was to win, but I can't believe it happened. And winning with this jersey makes it even more incredible."

Before the Ronde, Tadej Pogacar was among the top favorites for success, but everyone knew he would have to deal with Mathieu van der Poel, who has already won this race three times. In the end, however, the world champion prevailed over everyone and, after demonstrating his superiority, broke away in the last 16 kilometers from all other riders, including Van der Poel, Van Aert, and Pedersen.

"I'm proud of the team and how we managed the race, even though we had some bad luck. The plan was to take the lead on the second passage of the Oude Kwaremont, but we had quite a few problems. Fortunately, we still managed to complete our project, even though we lost Tim Wellens and Jonny Narvaez. Only Florian Vermeersch and Nils Politt managed to get back after their incident. I really must congratulate them. We never gave up, and my teammates did everything to make our plan work."

Tadej Pogacar triumphed at the Tour of Flanders with the world champion jersey, and wearing the rainbow during a victory always makes that moment more emotional. The Flanders race is now over, and Pogacar looks forward to what will happen next Sunday, when for the first time, he will be at the start of Paris-Roubaix.

"Paris-Roubaix will be a completely different race, but I'll do my best. It's a challenge I gladly accept. It will be a tough race, not for nothing is it called the Hell of the North, but with this form, I'll try to win it and can't wait to race it."