Tadej Pogacar aiming for rare hat-trick Sunday in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The feat was achieved by only two men in the entire history of cycling, in 2011 by the Belgian Philippe Gilbert.
Only one other rider, the Italian Davide Rebellin, has achieved this in history, in 2004. Defending champion, Belgian Dylan Teuns, who is ill, withdrew on Tuesday. Julian Alaphilippe, winner in 2018, 2019 and 2021, is injured in the knee.