The Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, victim of a fall on Sunday April 23 during the classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège, estimated on Monday to have had ” chance “to suffer only a fractured wrist after the” crazy accident which forced him to quit. The double winner of the Tour de France, who suffered fractures to the left scaphoid and the semilunar bone of the left hand, was operated on in stride in Belgium. “ I hope to see you all again very soon “said Pogacar, without further details on the duration of his recovery. The abandonment of the 24-year-old Slovenian rider, who was aiming for a hat-trick in the Ardennes classics after winning the Amstel Gold Race and the Flèche wallonne, deprived the race of a long-awaited explanation with the Belgian Remco Evenepoel, who is imposed on Liège for the second consecutive year. “ Kudos to Remco for the win, our battle will wait until next time “said Tadej Pogacar. This injury comes just over two months before the start of the Tour de France that Pogacar, sparkling since the start of the season, hopes to regain after finishing second behind Dane Jonas Vingegaard in 2022.