Pogacar holds off Van der Poel to win record-equalling third Tour of Flanders

• Slovenian secures second Monument victory this season

• Remco Evenepoel finishes third; Wout van Aert fourth

Tadej Pogacar won a record-equalling third Tour of Flanders on Sunday after the world champion dropped his main rival Mathieu van der Poel with 18km to ride.

Van der Poel was himself aiming for a record fourth victory in the second Monument of the season, but instead Pogacar made it two from two in the prestigious one-day classics having won Milan-San Remo last month.