Then in his post-race press conference, Pogacar elaborated further. "It's not a big deal," laughed the
UAE Team Emirates leader. "But Mathieu was right. We often have contact that way, then we fool around and wish each other luck for the races to come."
Amstel Gold Race director, Leo van Vliet had previously revealed that UAE Team Emirates had expressed an interest in bringing the
Alpecin-Deceuninck star to their set-up. If successful that would of course see Pogacar and van der Poel line up alongside each other instead of against each other. A scary prospect for all other riders in the peloton if it were to come to fruition.