Cycling-Brutal Pogacar takes second Fleche Wallonne title

Cycling - Tour de France - UAE Team Emirates Practice - Koge, Denmark - June 29, 2022 UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar during practice REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/ File Photo

(Reuters) -Tadej Pogacar bounced back in style after his Paris-Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race heartbreaks as he claimed a second Fleche Wallonne title with an early attack in the finale on Wednesday.

The world champion attacked some 400 metres from the finish in the steep Mur de Huy and never looked back, prevailing over France's Kevin Vauquelin and third-placed Tom Pidcock of Britain.