Tadej Pogačar Explained

Tadej Pogačar
Fullname:Tadej Pogačar
Nickname:Pogi[1]
Birth Date:21 September 1998
Birth Place:Komenda, Slovenia
Height:[2]
Weight:66kg (146lb)
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:All-rounder
Proyears1:2017–2018
Proyears2:2019–
Proteam2:[3] [4]
Majorwins:Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

General classification (2024)

Mountains classification (2024)

6 individual stages (2024)

Tour de France

Mountains classification (2020, 2021)

Young rider classification (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

17 individual stages (20202024)

Vuelta a España

Young rider classification (2019)

3 individual stages (2019)Monuments

Tour of Flanders (2023)

Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2021, 2024)

Giro di Lombardia (2021, 2022, 2023)Stage races

UCI World Tour

UAE Tour (2021, 2022)

Paris–Nice (2023)

Tirreno–Adriatico (2021, 2022)

Volta a Catalunya (2024)

Tour of California (2019)

UCI ProSeries

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2020)

Volta ao Algarve (2019)

Vuelta a Andalucía (2023)

Tour of Slovenia (2021, 2022)One-day races and Classics

UCI World Tour

Strade Bianche (2022, 2024)

Amstel Gold Race (2023)

La Flèche Wallonne (2023)

GP de Montréal (2022)

UCI ProSeries

Tre Valli Varesine (2022)Championships

National Time Trial Championships
(2019, 2020, 2023)Other

UCI World Ranking (2021, 2022, 2023)

Vélo d'Or (2021)

Tadej Pogačar (in Slovenian pronounced as /taˈdɛ́ːj pɔˈɡáːtʃaɾ/; born 21 September 1998), also known as Pogi, is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[5] His victories include three Tours de France (2020, 2021 and 2024), the 2024 Giro d'Italia, and six one-day Monuments (Tour of Flanders once, Liège–Bastogne–Liège twice and Giro di Lombardia three times).[6] Comfortable in time-trialing, one-day classic riding and grand-tour climbing, he has been compared to legendary all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault as one of the sport's greatest.[7]

Born in Komenda, Slovenia, Pogačar was a successful junior rider, winning the 2018 Tour de l'Avenir. Aged 20 in 2019, he became the youngest cyclist to win a UCI World Tour race at the Tour of California,[8] and won three stages of the Vuelta a España en route to an overall third-place finish and the young rider title.[9] [10] In both his 2020 debut at the Tour de France and the following year, he won three stages and the race overall, as well as the mountains and young-rider classifications, becoming the only rider to win these three classifications simultaneously.[11] [12] 2021 also saw Pogačar's first successes in the major Monument one day races, at the Giro di Lombardia and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Subsequent seasons saw further wins in these, with the Tour of Flanders also added to his palmarès in 2023. Meanwhile in the Grand Tours, Pogačar had consecutive 2nd place finishes in the Tour de France to Jonas Vingegaard, with whom his rivalry is considered to be one of the greatest of all time.[13] [14] This run ended in 2024 when he completed the first Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double since 1998, winning 12 stages across both races.[15]

Pogačar has been praised for his attacking riding style,[16] an approach which Pogačar himself has jokingly referred to as a "stupid instinct"[17] during a time when many others have ridden more conservatively to manage energy levels.[18] His aim to be competitive across both the Monuments and Grand Tours has been labelled as a return to "classic" bike racing of the 1960s–1980s, and this success across multiple fronts has led to him being the UCI road racing world No.1 for a record total number of weeks and record number of consecutive weeks.

Career

Early career

Pogačar followed his older brother Tilen in joining the Rog Ljubljana club at the age of nine. In 2011 he came to the attention of Road World Championship medallist Andrej Hauptman, who is, as of 2021, his coach and head coach and selector for the Slovenian national cycling team. Hauptman watched Pogačar pursuing a group of much older teenagers from 100 meters behind. Thinking that Pogačar was struggling to keep up with the older riders, he told the race organisers that they should provide some assistance to Pogačar: the organisers explained that the younger rider was in fact about to lap the group he was chasing.[19] [20] Hauptman subsequently managed Pogačar as an under-23 rider with the team, before joining UAE Team Emirates as a directeur sportif in May 2019, after Pogačar joined the team.

UAE Team Emirates (2019–present)

2019

Pogačar joined from the 2019 season, a deal that was made ahead of the 2018 Tour de l'Avenir, which he won. He made his debut for the team at the Tour Down Under, where he finished 13th overall. He went on to win the Volta ao Algarve, taking the race lead after winning the second stage.[21] He also placed sixth at the Tour of the Basque Country. In May 2019, he won the Tour of California, becoming the youngest rider to win a UCI WorldTour stage race. He took the race lead after winning the queen stage to Mount Baldy on stage 6.[22] In June, Pogačar won the Slovenian national time trial championship after beating Matej Mohorič by 29 seconds.[23]

In August, Pogačar was named in the team's start list for the Vuelta a España, his debut in a Grand Tour.[24] In the first week, he performed strongly, placing himself in the top ten on GC (General Classification) before winning his first Grand Tour stage on the rain-soaked stage to Cortals d'Encamp.[25] The win allowed him to move inside the top five on GC. On stage 13, which finished on the steep climb of Los Machucos, he was the only rider to stay with the race leader and his compatriot, Primož Roglič. Pogačar ended up winning his second stage to move up to third overall,[26] where he stayed heading into the second rest day. After losing time on stage 18, he dropped down to fifth on GC.[27] On the penultimate stage, with one last chance to move up the standings, Pogačar launched an attack, going on an almost 40km (30miles) solo breakaway. He eventually took his third stage win, winning by more than a minute and a half over the rest of the contenders. The win allowed him to finish the Vuelta in third overall, the final podium position, and giving him the victory in the young rider classification.[28] [29]

2020

Before the season started, Pogačar announced that he was making his debut at the Tour de France, where he planned on riding in support of Fabio Aru.[30] He made his season debut at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, where he won two stages on his way to winning the race.[31] At the curtailed UAE Tour, he won the fifth stage, which finished atop the Jebel Hafeet,[32] and finishing second to Adam Yates on GC. In March, cycling events were among those postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. When the season resumed, he took fourth overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné. In the Slovenian national championships, he finished second to Primož Roglič in the road race[33] before defeating him in the time trial, defending his title.[34]

In the Tour de France, Pogačar quickly demonstrated that he was in better form than Aru, his team's initial leader, after finishing second to Roglič on stage four, which finished atop the climb of Orcières-Merlette.[35] He lost almost a minute and a half on stage 7, which was affected by crosswinds.[36] The next day, he began to claw back time when he attacked on the Col de Peyresourde, gaining back 38 seconds over the rest of the contenders.[37] After Aru withdrew on stage 9, Pogacar won the stage to Laruns, his first Tour stage win, by outsprinting Egan Bernal and Roglič, who took the maillot jaune, as well as Marc Hirschi, who had been on an 80km (50miles) solo breakaway.[38] On stage 13, which finished atop the steep climb of Puy Mary, he was the only rider to stay with Roglič and moving up to second overall at 44 seconds down.[39] He also took the lead in the young rider classification in the process. Two days later, he outsprinted Roglič at the top of the Col du Grand Colombier to take his second stage of the race.[40]

At the beginning of the third week, Pogačar sat in second overall at 40 seconds behind Roglič. On stage 17, the queen stage, which finished atop the Col de la Loze, he struggled to follow Roglič, eventually losing 17 seconds.[41] Ahead of the penultimate stage, a 36.2km (22.5miles) time trial finishing at La Planche des Belles Filles, Pogačar faced a 57 second deficit to Roglič. At the first time check, he had already managed to claw back 13 seconds from his compatriot. He headed into the final climb with a lead of 36 seconds and a deficit of 21 seconds on the virtual GC. Pogačar gradually gained time on the climb before going into the virtual maillot jaune with left. He eventually took the stage victory, his third of the race, almost a minute and a half ahead of Tom Dumoulin while Roglič finished almost two minutes down. The result meant he took the maillot jaune with a lead of 59 seconds on Roglič and the lead in the mountain classification.[42] [43] The next day, he finished safely in the peloton to officially win the Tour, becoming the first Slovenian winner of the race.[44] At the age of 21, he also became the second youngest winner of the Tour, just behind Henri Cornet, who won the Tour in 1904 at the age of 19. In addition to winning the Tour, he also won the young rider classification as well as the mountains classification.[45] The previous rider to win three jerseys was Eddy Merckx in 1972. He became the twelfth rider to win the Tour de France on his first attempt, and the first since 1983.[46]

After the Tour, Pogačar competed in the men's road race at the World Championships, where he supported Roglič, who eventually finished in sixth place.[47] Three days later, he competed at La Flèche Wallonne where he finished in ninth place. He ended his season at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, where he originally finished in fourth place before moving up to third following Julian Alaphilippe's relegation.[48]

2021

Pogačar started the 2021 season by winning the UAE Tour, Tirreno–Adriatico, Liège–Bastogne–Liège – his first win in a monument and the Tour of Slovenia.

Pogačar began the 2021 Tour de France as one of the pre-race favorites along with Primož Roglič, Geraint Thomas and Richard Carapaz. On stage one he finished with the group of favorites eight seconds behind stage winner Julian Alaphilippe and took the lead in the white jersey classification. Pogačar won the fifth stage, the race's first time trial, finishing 18 seconds ahead of Stefan Küng and taking significant time out of his GC rivals.[49] On stage eight he launched an attack, from more than six minutes behind the breakaway, taking over the yellow jersey with a lead of over four and a half minutes on those considered to be contenders for the overall victory.[50] Pogačar extended his GC lead on the ninth stage to Tignes, responding to an attack by Carapaz on the final climb from the finish and dropping his rivals in the main group, emerging with an overall lead of over two minutes over second placed Ben O'Connor, who had moved up the order after winning the stage from the breakaway.[51] Following stage eleven, which included a double ascent of Mont Ventoux, the closest rivals to Pogačar included Rigoberto Urán, Jonas Vingegaard and Carapaz, but all them remained more than five minutes behind. Pogačar had temporarily lost some time to Vingegaard on the final ascent of Ventoux before catching him on the descent to the finish alongside Carapaz and Uran.[52] Pogačar extended his lead further with wins on stages 17 (to the Col de Portet)[53] and 18 (in Luz Ardiden), by which point he had a lead of 5' 45" over Vingegaard and an unassailable lead in the polka dot jersey classification.[54] On the penultimate 20th stage, a time trial between Libourne and Saint-Émilion, Pogačar conceded half a minute to Vingegaard but retained a lead of over five minutes going into the final stage to Champs-Élysées in Paris.[55]

Pogačar's win made him the youngest cyclist to win consecutive Tours. This was also the second year in a row that he won three distinctive jerseys. Both during and at the end of the Tour there were accusations of doping on social media and in the press due to the dominance Pogačar displayed.[56] When asked about it he answered, "For sure I am not angry about it. They are uncomfortable questions because the [cycling] history was really bad. I totally understand why there are all of these questions."[57]

Jonathan Vaughters, the Directeur Sportif of one of the teams who had a GC rider competing against Pogačar, Team, offered an explanation for how Pogačar was able to be so successful on stage eight. He explained that the twin factors of uncharacteristic weather conditions and chaotic, uncontrolled racing dynamics played a part.[58] In addition to this in previous years there was usually a dominant team who would contain the attacks of any riders considered a threat for victory, whether it was Team Ineos, Team Jumbo-Visma or Movistar Team. During the 2021 Tour teams Ineos and Jumbo had both suffered from the first week crashes and Movistar was not as strong as they had been in years past. As such by the time Pogačar launched his attack late in the stage, there were no teams remaining who were strong enough to keep him in check. Vaughters also stated, "Simply put, the race was so aggressive all day long, along with really the race as a whole on the flats, that basically by the time the peloton was taking in the climbs, they were cooked. This was further exacerbated by the wet conditions."[58]

After the Tour de France, Pogačar won the bronze medal in the men's road race at the Olympic Games after finishing behind Wout van Aert in the sprint for the silver medal.[59] At the end of July, UAE Team Emirates announced that they had agreed a one-year extension to his contract, committing him to the team up to the end of 2027.[60] Pogačar took a break from racing following the Olympics, returning to competition at the Bretagne Classic Ouest–France at the end of August,[61] where he initially managed to follow an attack by Alaphilippe on a gravelled climb 60 km from the finish along with Mikkel Frølich Honoré and Benoît Cosnefroy, but was dropped by the other escapees who went on to take the podium places.[62]

In September he competed at the European Road Championships in Trentino: in the road race, after a number of breakaways had emerged and been caught by the peloton, he followed an attack by Matteo Trentin to form part of a lead group which expanded to include ten riders. He did not keep pace with a further attack from this group 23 km from the end of the race, with a three-man selection of Remco Evenepoel, Sonny Colbrelli and Cosnefroy dropping their rivals and securing the medals.[63] At the Road World Championships in Flanders later that month, Pogačar finished 37th in the road race.He then moved on to Italy in October to compete in the autumn classics held there: although he failed to finish the Giro dell'Emilia, he made an impression at Tre Valli Varesine, animating the race with a long-race attack from 120 km: although he lost contact with the head of the race due to a puncture he won the sprint in the chase group to finish third.[64] At Milano–Torino, Pogačar managed to keep pace with the other favourites for most of the day, emerging from the peloton's fragmentation in crosswinds 65 km from the end as part of a front group which absorbed the day's early breakaway, and remaining in contention for the win until losing contact with Adam Yates and Roglič in the closing kilometres of the final climb up Superga: he subsequently lost the two-up sprint for third place to João Almeida.[65]

A few days later, Pogačar won his second monument at Il Lombardia, responding to an attack by Vincenzo Nibali by dropping the Italian and the rest of the lead group 30 km from the finish: although he was subsequently joined at the front of the race by Fausto Masnada, Pogačar won the resulting two-man sprint at the finish line. He became the third rider after Fausto Coppi and Eddy Merckx to win two monuments and the Tour in the same year[66] and just fourth rider to win the Tour de France and the Tour of Lombardy in the same season, after Coppi, Merckx and Bernard Hinault, and the first to do so in 42 years.[67]

2022

Pogačar started the season off by defending his title at the UAE Tour, winning both mountaintop finishes in the process.[68] Afterward, he went to Italy for an Italian block of racing, starting with the Strade Bianche. Despite getting involved in a crash with around 100 kilometres to go, Pogačar attacked on the longest sector of the race, the Monte Santa Marie, with around 50 kilometres remaining. Pogačar gradually built his advantage to more than a minute before holding off the chasers to win the race solo.[69] Two days later, Pogačar started his title defense at Tirreno-Adriatico. He won the uphill finish on stage four before dominating the queen stage. Pogačar won the general classification by almost two minutes over Jonas Vingegaard as well as winning the points and young rider classifications.[70] A week later, Pogačar rode Milan-San Remo, where he attacked several times on the Poggio before finishing in fifth.[71]

A few days later, Pogačar rode his first cobbled classic, the Dwars door Vlaanderen. He was caught in a bad position when the winning group escaped from the peloton and despite his attempts to bridge up to the lead group, he was unable to do so and he finished in tenth.[72] Afterward, he rode the Tour of Flanders, his debut at a cobbled Monument. Pogačar attacked on the second ascent of Oude Kwaremont and the Koppenberg to pull ahead of the peloton with a select group of riders. He accelerated twice more on the final ascent of Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg and only Mathieu van der Poel was able to go with him. The duo rode slowly inside the final kilometre as they prepared for the sprint but this action allowed Dylan van Baarle and Valentin Madouas to come back in the final few hundred metres. Pogačar ended up getting boxed in during the sprint, causing him to finish fourth as van der Poel took the win.[73] Following the race, Pogačar shifted his focus to the Ardennes classics starting with the Flèche Wallonne, where he finished twelfth.[74] Pogačar was supposed to defend his title at Liège–Bastogne–Liège but he skipped it after the death of his fiancée, Urška Žigart's, mother.[75] Pogačar returned to competition at the Tour of Slovenia, his final race before the Tour. He and Rafał Majka dominated the race, winning two stages each with Pogačar winning the general classification ahead of Majka.[76]

Pogačar started the Tour with a third place in the first stage's short individual time trial, gaining time on his rivals for the general classification.[77] On stage 5, which featured cobbles as part of the route, Pogačar rode an aggressive race to gain 13 seconds on the rest of the favorites.[78] The following day, Pogačar won the uphill sprint to Longwy to move into the yellow jersey.[79] On stage 7, which featured the race's first summit finish at La Planche des Belles Filles, Pogačar attacked inside the final kilometre. In the final few hundred metres, Jonas Vingegaard put in an acceleration that was only followed by the Slovenian. Pogačar moved past Vingegaard near the line to win his second successive stage, extending his lead to 35 seconds over the Dane.[80] The next stage, Pogačar finished third in another uphill sprint to gain four more bonus seconds, extending his lead to 39 seconds over Vingegaard.[81]

On stage 11, the race headed to the high mountains with a stage featuring the Télégraphe-Galibier combo before a summit finish at Col du Granon. On the Col du Télégraphe and on the lower slopes of Col du Galibier, Primož Roglič and Vingegaard began to repeatedly attack Pogačar but the Slovene was able to respond each time. Pogačar responded by attacking toward the top of Galibier, bringing only Vingegaard with him. After the rest of the reduced peloton caught the duo on the descent, Vingegaard attacked on the Col du Granon with four kilometres left. Pogačar was unable to respond as he cracked on the climb, losing three minutes and the yellow jersey to Vingegaard, who won the stage.[82] Over the next five stages, Pogačar repeatedly attacked Vingegaard but the Dane was able to respond each time. The race headed to the Pyrenees with Pogačar facing a deficit of almost two and a half minutes to Vingegaard.

The seventeenth stage featured four climbs including a summit finish at Peyragudes. Mikkel Bjerg set a fast pace on the second climb before Brandon McNulty set a furious pace on the third climb, dropping everyone but Pogačar and Vingegaard. On the final climb to Peyragudes, McNulty continued to set the pace before the top two on GC battled it out in a sprint. Pogačar was able to outsprint Vingegaard to win his third stage in the race but the Dane still retained a lead of 2' 18" at the end of the day.[83] The next stage, the race's final mountain stage to Hautacam, Pogačar attacked multiple times on the penultimate climb, the Col du Spandelles, but Vingegaard was able to respond each time. On the descent of the Spandelles, Pogačar crashed but he was able to quickly get back up. Vingegaard waited for Pogačar, with the two shaking hands once Pogačar had caught up.[84] On the final climb to Hautacam, Pogačar was dropped by Vingegaard, with the help of Wout van Aert who was in the breakaway. Pogačar lost more than a minute to Vingegaard, who won the stage to consolidate his yellow jersey.[85] On the penultimate day individual time trial, Pogačar finished third to consolidate his second place on GC before the final stage to Champs-Élysées.[86] Pogačar finished the stage safely to officially finish second on GC as well as taking the young rider classification in the process.[87]

After the Tour, It was confirmed by Javier Guillén, the director of Vuelta a España, that Pogačar elected to skip the 2022 edition of the race.[88] Pogačar returned to racing at the Clásica de San Sebastián, where he was unable to keep up with the pace before climbing off.[89] After a one month break, Pogačar rode at the Bretagne Classic and GP Québec, with the Slovene being unable to battle for the win in both races.[90] [91] At the GP Montréal, Pogačar was part of the five-man lead group that contested for the win. At the finish, Pogačar outsprinted van Aert to take his fourteenth win of the season.[92] Afterward, he travelled to Australia to compete at the World Championships. Pogačar finished sixth in the individual time trial before crossing the line in 19th at the road race.[93] [94]

To finish the season, Pogačar went to Italy for the autumn classics. At the Giro dell'Emilia, Pogačar finished second after he was dropped by Enric Mas on the final climb of San Luca.[95] As his final preparation for his title defense at Il Lombardia, Pogačar rode at the Tre Valli Varesine, where he outsprinted the lead group to win the race, his fifteenth of the season.[96] Pogačar ended his season at the Il Lombardia, the final Monument of the year. After his team controlled the majority of the race, Pogačar attacked on the climb of Civiglio with around 20 kilometres left. The only ones who were able to follow his move were Mas and Mikel Landa. On the final climb, the San Fermo della Battaglia, Pogačar and Mas dropped Landa before contesting the win in a two-up sprint. At the line, Pogačar outsprinted Mas to successfully defend his Il Lombardia title.[97] With 16 wins, Pogačar ended the season by being the rider with the most wins in the 2022 season in the men's peloton.

2023

Pogačar started off the 2023 season with a win at the Jaén Paraiso Interior, before winning both the overall in the Vuelta a Andalucía and the Paris-Nice.[98] He continued his domination in the Classics with a further three wins in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne.[99]

At the start of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pogačar crashed with Mikkel Honore, which left him with a fractured wrist, bringing an end to his race.[100] His wrist was successfully operated on and Pogačar was able to return to training on the indoor bike a few weeks after, before joining his team at their training camp in Sierra Nevada.[101] This injury occurred only months away from the Tour de France, casting doubts on whether he would be fit to race or be in the form he needed to compete in the General Classification and he had only two race days to get in shape before the Tour de France.[102] [103] Pogačar won Stage 6[104] of the Tour de France 2023 from Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque, and Stage 20 from Belfort to Le Markstein. He came second overall in the general classification and has won the white jersey a record fourth time. He also set the record of days in white jersey at 75 days in total.

2024

Pogačar announced a challenging 2024 racing schedule, aiming for a Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double, as well as the Olympic time trial and road race, and the World Championships road race. This pursuit brings him into contention for the prestigious Triple Crown of Cycling, a feat involving winning the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and UCI Road World Championships in a single year, an achievement considered by many to be the greatest single feat in cycling. Additionally, only seven riders have accomplished the Giro-Tour double, with Marco Pantani being the most recent in 1998.[105]

On 2 March, in his opening race of the year, Pogačar won the Strade Bianche with a long solo attack, breaking away with 81 kilometers to go and winning by over two and a half minutes ahead of second-place Toms Skujiņš.[106] On 16 March, he placed third at Milan-San Remo, after setting a record time up the Poggio but failing to distance himself enough from the field.[107] Pogačar then won the general, points, and mountain classifications at the Volta a Catalunya, held from 18 to 24 March. He secured victory in four of the seven stages, and finished the race nearly four minutes ahead of second-place finisher Mikel Landa.[108]

On 21 April, Pogačar secured his second victory at Liège–Bastogne–Liège with a solo attack from 35 kilometers out, winning his 6th career monument at just 25 years of age. He crossed the finish line with a lead of 1 minute and 39 seconds, the largest winning margin since 1980.[109]

Pogačar began the Giro d'Italia as the heavy favorite to win the overall general classification.[110] On stage 2, he launched a solo attack on the steep climb to Santuario di Oropa, winning the stage, taking the pink jersey, and securing a 45 second advantage over Geraint Thomas.[111] Pogačar won the individual time trial on stage 7 ahead of two-time ITT world champion and stage favourite Filippo Ganna, after turning a 44 second deficit at the bottom of the final climb into a 17 second advantage on the finish line. The next day, Pogačar won stage 8 by managing the race from the front and winning the final uphill sprint.[112] In the third and final week of the race, he added back-to-back wins. First with a stunning solo attack on stage 15, the queen- and hardest stage of the Giro, by closing a gap of almost three minutes to the breakaway, including Nairo Quintana, on the final climb before dropping the 2014 winner of the race. Then again after the rest day, he won on the summit finish of the rain-shortened stage 16.[113] [114] He attacked on the second ascent of Stage 20 on the Monte Grappa, once again dropping everyone before successfully completing a 36-kilometre solo and taking two more minutes on the other GC contenders.[115] [116] Pogačar would lead the 2024 Giro d'Italia into Rome with an enormous margin of nearly 10 minutes, six stage wins and the mountains classification.[117]

Pogačar entered the 2024 Tour de France with the ambition to win the GC and take the Giro-Tour double.[118] He succeeded in doing so, taking the maillot jaune after Stage 4 and continuing to wear it until the conclusion of the race. He also won six stages – 4, 14, 15, 19, 20 & 21 (ITT) – including a win in the final time trial by over a minute. By winning Stages 19–21 he became the first non-sprinter since 1938 to win three consecutive stages at the Tour. His 39 leader's jerseys in a Grand Tour in 2024 is an all time record (20 in Giro and 19 in Tour) ahead of Eddy Merckx's 37 in 1970 and Chris Froome's 34 in 2017.[119] The day after the Tour concluded, Pogačar withdrew from the Slovenia team for the Paris Olympics due to "extreme fatigue";[120] [121] his decision was also swayed by the Slovenian Olympic Committee, which had not selected his girlfriend Urška Žigart to compete at the Games.[122] He also decided not to compete in Vuelta a España.[123]

Comparisons with Eddy Merckx

While many had been hesitant to make comparisons between Pogačar and Merckx following his first Tour victory, before he even started his second Tour, Cyrille Guimard, a former rival of Merckx and a Directeur Sportif of Greg LeMond, as well as of former Tour champions Van Impe, Fignon and Hinault claimed that Pogačar was above the level of both Merckx and Hinault.[124] Then, following his performance on stage eight, former Tour de France winner Joop Zoetemelk compared the young Slovenian to Merckx.[125] By the end of the race Merckx himself said that he regarded the Slovenian as "the new Cannibal", in reference to his own nickname, also suggesting that "If nothing happens to him, he can certainly win the Tour de France more than five times".[126] After the 2021 Il Lombardia, Merckx said that he has heard plenty of cyclists called "the new Merckx", but none of them ever fulfilled the promise. In Pogačar's case he thinks it is finally true because of the races he has already won.[127] Ernesto Colnago said that, according to his experience, Pogačar will be "the only one following Eddy Merckx".[128] In 2024, the Spanish newspaper El País procalimed: "Tadej Pogacar is the Cannibal 2".[129]

Personal life

Tadej was born and grew up in Komenda, 20 km north of the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. His mother Marjeta is a teacher of French and his father Mirko formerly worked in management at a chair factory before joining Tadej's former team as part of their management team in 2021. Tadej is the third of four siblings.[130] In addition to his native Slovenian, Pogačar speaks fluent English and Italian.[131]

Pogačar lives in Monaco with his partner, fellow Slovenian professional cyclist Urška Žigart. They became engaged in September 2021.[132]

His role model is Alberto Contador. He was also an admirer of Fränk and Andy Schleck while growing up.

Major results

Road

2015
  • 8th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors 2016
  • 1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
  • 1st Overall Giro della Lunigiana
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Stage 2b Course de la Paix Juniors
  • 3rd Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
  • 3rd Tf GD Dorigo
  • 3rd Montichiari–Roncone
  • 6th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud 7th G.P. Sportivi Sovilla-La Piccola SanRemo
  • 7th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
    2017
  • 2nd Raiffeisen Grand Prix
  • 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Hongrie
  • 4th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
  • 5th Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 5th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 7th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
  • 8th GP Laguna
  • 9th GP Capodarco
  • 9th Croatia–Slovenia
  • 10th Giro del Belvedere
    2018
  • National Under-23 Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
  • 1st Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
  • 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
  • 2nd Time trial, National Championships
  • 3rd Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
  • 4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 4th Poreč Trophy
  • 4th Raiffeisen Grand Prix
  • 5th GP Laguna
  • 7th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
  • 8th Giro del Belvedere
    2019 (8 pro wins)
  • 1st Time trial, National Championships
  • 1st Overall Tour of California
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 6
  • 1st Overall Volta ao Algarve
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 3rd Overall Vuelta a España
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 9, 13 & 20
  • 4th Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 6th GP Miguel Induráin
  • 7th Gran Premio di Lugano
    2020 (9)
  • National Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 2nd Road race
  • 1st Overall Tour de France
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 9, 15 & 20 (ITT)
  • 1st Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 2 & 4
  • 2nd Overall UAE Tour
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 5
  • 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège
  • 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
  • 9th La Flèche Wallonne
    2021 (13)
  • 1st Overall Tour de France
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 5 (ITT), 17 & 18
  • 1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 1st Overall UAE Tour
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
  • 1st Giro di Lombardia
  • 3rd Road race, Olympic Games
  • National Championships
  • 3rd Time trial
  • 5th Road race
  • 3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 3rd Tre Valli Varesine
  • 4th Milano–Torino
  • 5th Road race, UEC European Championships
  • 7th Strade Bianche
  • 10th Time trial, UCI World Championships
    2022 (16)
  • 1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 4 & 6
  • 1st Overall UAE Tour
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 4 & 7
  • 1st Overall Tour of Slovenia
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 3 & 5
  • 1st Giro di Lombardia
  • 1st Strade Bianche
  • 1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
  • 1st Tre Valli Varesine
  • 2nd Overall Tour de France
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 6, 7 & 17
  • Held after Stages 6–10
  • 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
  • 4th Tour of Flanders
  • 5th Milan–San Remo
  • 6th Time trial, UCI World Championships
  • 10th Dwars door Vlaanderen
    2023 (17)
  • National Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Overall Paris–Nice
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 4, 7 & 8
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
  • 1st Tour of Flanders
  • 1st Giro di Lombardia
  • 1st Amstel Gold Race
  • 1st La Flèche Wallonne
  • 1st Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
  • 2nd Overall Tour de France
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stages 6 & 20
  • 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
  • 3rd Road race, UCI World Championships
  • 3rd E3 Saxo Classic
  • 3rd Coppa Sabatini
  • 4th Milan–San Remo
  • 4th Giro della Toscana
  • 5th Tre Valli Varesine
    2024 (21)
  • 1st Overall Tour de France
  • 1st Stages 4, 14, 15, 19, 20 & 21 (ITT)
  • Held after Stages 11–18
  • Combativity award Stage 11
  • 1st Overall Giro d'Italia
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Stages 2, 7 (ITT), 8, 15, 16 & 20
  • 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Stages 2, 3, 6 & 7
  • 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
  • 1st Strade Bianche
  • 3rd Milan–San Remo

    General classification results timeline

    Grand Tour general classification results
    Grand Tour201920202021202220232024
    Giro d'Italia—————1
    Tour de France—11221
    Vuelta a España3—————
    Major stage race general classification results
    Race201920202021202220232024
    Paris–Nice————1—
    Tirreno–Adriatico————
    Volta a Catalunya—NH———1
    Tour of the Basque Country63—— —
    Tour de Romandie———— —
    Critérium du Dauphiné—4——— —
    Tour de Suisse—NH————

    Classics results timeline

    Monument201920202021202220232024
    Milan–San Remo—12—543
    Tour of Flanders———41—
    Paris–Roubaix—NH————
    Liège–Bastogne–Liège1831—DNF1
    Giro di Lombardia——111
    Classic201920202021202220232024
    Strade Bianche301371—1
    Milano–Torino——4———
    E3 Saxo Bank Classic—NH——3—
    Dwars door Vlaanderen—— 10— —
    Amstel Gold RaceDNF— — 1—
    La Flèche Wallonne539—121—
    Clásica de San SebastiánDNFNH—DNF——
    Bretagne Classic——DNF89——
    Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec—Not held24—
    Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal—1—
    Giro dell'Emilia——DNF22
    Tre Valli Varesine—NH315

    Major championships results timeline

    Event20172018201920202021202220232024
    Olympic GamesRoad raceNot held3Not held—
    Time trial——
    World ChampionshipsRoad race——183337193
    Time trial————10621
    European ChampionshipsRoad race————5———
    Time trial————12———
    National ChampionshipsRoad race—6725—1 —
    Time trial5211 3—1 —
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    NHNot Held
    IPIn progress

    Cyclo-cross

    2018–2019
  • 1st National Championships
    2021–2022
  • Slovenian Cup
  • 1st Ljubljana
    2022–2023
  • Slovenian Cup
  • 2nd Ljubljana

    Awards

    Notes and References

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    2. Web site: Tadej Pogačar – UAE team Emirates. . 3 July 2023. 2 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220402063831/http://www.uaeteamemirates.com/rider/tadej-pogacar/. live.
    3. Web site: UAE Team Emirates. Cyclingnews.com. 6 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106013724/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/uae-team-emirates/. 6 January 2019.
    4. News: UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa. Cyclingnews.com. 8 October 2019. 3 January 2020. 23 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191123004439/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uae-team-emirates-complete-2020-roster-with-re-signing-of-former-world-champion-rui-costa/. live.
    5. Web site: UAE Team Emirates. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279. 2 January 2021.
    6. Web site: Jiwani . Rori . LIEGE-BASTOGNE-LIEGE 2024: TADEJ POGACAR POWERS TO SECOND VICTORY IN BELGIAN MONUMENT CLASSIC ROAD CYCLING RACE . The Olympics . 22 July 2024 . 21 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421145808/https://olympics.com/en/news/liege-bastogne-liege-2024-pogacar-powers-to-second-victory . live .
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    8. Web site: Marshall-Bell. Chris. 18 May 2019. Record-breaker Tadej Pogačar wins Tour of California after Cees Bol takes stage seven. 6 September 2020. Cycling Weekly. 21 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521013041/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/record-breaker-tadej-pogacar-wins-tour-california-cees-bol-wins-stage-seven-424065. live.
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    10. Web site: Stage 9 to Pogacar, lead to Roglic: Slovenia takes it all – Tour de France 2020. 6 September 2020. letour.fr. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011161113/https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2020/stage-9/stage-9-to-pogacar-lead-to-roglic-slovenia-takes-it-all/1287010. live.
    11. Web site: Leicester. John. 20 September 2020. Vive Le Tour! With Young Winner, Thrilling Race Defies Virus. 20 September 2020. NBC Boston. 10 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110152526/https://www.nbcboston.com/news/sports/pogacar-riding-to-victory-at-covid-defying-tour-de-france/2198092/. live.
    12. Web site: Hoffmann. Martin. Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar zu gut, um sauber zu sein?. 1 December 2020. Sport1.de. 22 September 2020. de. 1 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101003529/https://www.sport1.de/radsport/tour-de-france/2020/09/tour-de-france-tadej-pogacar-zu-gut-um-sauber-zu-sein. live.
    13. Web site: It's time for round four: Is Pogačar vs Vingegaard cycling's most iconic rivalry? . 21 July 2024 . Rouleur . en . 21 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240721174001/https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/it-s-time-for-round-four-pogacar-vs-vingegaard-in-cycling-s-most-iconic-rivalry . live .
    14. Web site: tereza . 26 July 2023 . Opinion: Pogačar vs. Vingegaard Is Already the Tour's Greatest-Ever Rivalry . 21 July 2024 . We Love Cycling magazine . en-US . 3 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003204558/https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2023/07/26/opinion-pogacar-vs-vingegaard-is-already-the-tours-greatest-ever-rivalry/ . live .
    15. News: Whittle . Jeremy . Tadej Pogacar wraps up Tour de France victory to seal historic double . The Guardian . 22 July 2024 . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725223343/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/21/tadej-pogacar-wraps-up-tour-de-france-victory-to-seal-historic-double . live .
    16. Web site: Hood . Andrew . Philippe Gilbert Applauds Pogačar's Panache: 'He Wins with Style, not Like the Froome Era' . 30 April 2024 . Velo . 22 July 2024 . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725223345/https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/philippe-gilbert-applauds-pogacars-panache-he-wins-with-style-not-like-the-froome-era/ . live .
    17. Web site: Shrubsall . James . Tadej Pogačar still prone to 'stupid instinct' as his attacks continue in week three of the Tour de France . Cycling Weekly . 22 July 2024 . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718154311/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tadej-pogacar-still-prone-to-stupid-instinct-as-his-attacks-continue-in-week-three-of-the-tour-de-france . live .
    18. Web site: Jary . Rachel . THE METHOD TO HIS MADNESS: TADEJ POGAČAR IS THE TOUR DE FRANCE'S PUPPET MASTER . Rouleur . 22 July 2024 . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725223346/https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/the-method-to-his-madness-tadej-pogacar-is-the-tour-de-france-s-puppet-master . live .
    19. Web site: Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar an odd couple leading Slovenia's charge to glory . Fotheringham . William . William Fotheringham . 20 September 2020 . . 20 September 2020 . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725223358/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/sep/20/primoz-roglic-and-tadej-pogacar-an-odd-couple-leading-slovenias-charge-to-glory . live .
    20. Web site: Inside Slovenia's Astonishing Rise to the Very Top of Cycling. 2 September 2019 . Rouleur. 20 September 2020 .
    21. Web site: Volta ao Algarve: Pogacar wins stage 2. Kirsten. Frattini. CyclingNews. 22 February 2019. 22 February 2019. 25 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225064609/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ao-algarve-em-bicicleta-2019/stage-2/results/. live.
    22. Web site: Tour of California: Tadej Pogacar wins stage 6 on Mt. Baldy. CyclingNews. 18 May 2019. 18 May 2019. 19 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519191037/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-california-2019/stage-6/results/. live.
    23. Web site: Pogacar wins Slovenian time trial title. CyclingNews. 9 June 2019. 9 June 2019. 12 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190612004950/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pogacar-wins-slovenian-time-trial-title/. live.
    24. Web site: Video: UAE Team Emirates announce squad for the Vuelta España 2019. UAE Team Emirates. 19 August 2019. 19 August 2019. 21 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191021102132/http://www.uaeteamemirates.com/video-luae-team-emirates-per-la-vuelta-espana-2019/. live.
    25. Web site: Vuelta a España: Pogacar wins stage 9. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 1 September 2019. 1 September 2019. 5 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105124931/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-9/results/. live.
    26. Web site: Vuelta a España: Pogacar wins stage 13. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 6 September 2019. 6 September 2019. 4 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160904115205/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-13/results/. live.
    27. Web site: Vuelta a España: Higuita wins stage 18. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 12 September 2019. 12 September 2019. 4 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004063239/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-18/results/. live.
    28. Web site: Vuelta a España: Pogacar solos to third stage win on Plataforma de Gredos. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 14 September 2019. 14 September 2019. 13 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113110313/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-20/results/. live.
    29. Web site: Vuelta a España stage 20: Tadej Pogačar takes third stage win of the race with 40km solo move. 14 September 2019. 6 September 2020. 31 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831125234/https://www.velonews.com/events/vuelta-a-espana-stage-20-tadej-pogacar-takes-third-stage-win-of-the-race-with-40km-solo-move/. live.
    30. "If Aru feels really good we'll go for the yellow jersey and I'll support him 100%." Web site: Pogacar to make Tour de France debut in 2020. Patrick. Fletcher. 17 December 2019. Cyclingnews.com. 18 February 2020. 18 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218122255/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pogacar-to-make-tour-de-france-debut-in-2020/. live.
    31. News: Valenciana: Pogačar secures overall victory. Laura. Weislo. CyclingNews. 9 February 2020. 4 April 2020. 12 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200212201351/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-a-la-comunitat-valenciana-2020/stage-5/results/. live.
    32. Web site: UAE Tour: Pogačar wins stage 5. CyclingNews. Stephen. Farrand. 27 February 2020. 27 February 2020. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227123919/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uae-tour-2020/stage-5/results/. live.
    33. Web site: Primož Roglič beats Tadej Pogačar to Slovenian national road race title. Jonny. Long. CyclingNews. 21 June 2020. 21 June 2020. 1 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200701001358/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/primoz-roglic-beats-tadej-pogacar-to-slovenian-national-road-race-title-458339. live.
    34. Web site: Tadej Pogačar beats Primož Roglič to Slovenian time trial title. Jonny. Long. CyclingNews. 28 June 2020. 28 June 2020. 29 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629195702/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tadej-pogacar-beats-primoz-roglic-to-slovenian-time-trial-title-458762. live.
    35. News: Tour de France: Roglic claims first summit finale on stage 4. Patrick. Fletcher. CyclingNews. 1 September 2020. 1 September 2020. 7 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907153328/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2020/stage-4/results/. live.
    36. News: Tour de France: Wout van Aert wins stage 7. Daniel. Benson. CyclingNews. 4 September 2020. 4 September 2020. 7 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907161206/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2020/stage-7/results/. live.
    37. News: Tour de France: Nans Peters wins stage 8. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 5 September 2020. 5 September 2020. 6 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906234541/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2020/stage-8/results/. live.
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    39. News: Tour de France: Martínez wins stage 13. Daniel. Ostanek. CyclingNews. 11 September 2020. 11 September 2020. 16 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916045314/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2020/stage-13/results/. live.
    40. News: Tour de France: Pogacar wins stage 15 atop Grand Colombier. Patrick. Fletcher. CyclingNews. 13 September 2020. 13 September 2020. 13 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913180430/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2020/stage-15/results/. live.
    41. News: Tour de France: Miguel Angel Lopez wins stage 17 atop Col de la Loze. Laura. Weislo. CyclingNews. 16 September 2020. 16 September 2020. 25 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925235026/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2020/stage-17/results/. live.
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    44. News: Tadej Pogacar wins the 2020 Tour de France. Daniel. Ostanek. Cycling News. 20 September 2020. 20 September 2020. 25 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925233406/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2020/stage-21/results/. live.
    45. Web site: Tadej Pogacar seals Tour de France triumph as Bennett wins final stage. 20 September 2020. The Guardian. 23 September 2020. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322120846/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/20/tadej-pogacar-seals-tour-de-france-triumph-as-bennett-wins-final-stage. live.
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    47. News: Julian Alaphilippe the new world champion after sensational road race victory at Imola 2020. Jonny. Long. Cycling Weekly. 27 September 2020. 27 September 2020. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022011659/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/julian-alaphilippe-takes-sensational-road-race-victory-at-imola-2020-world-championships-470469. live.
    48. News: Primoz Roglic wins Liège–Bastogne–Liège. CyclingNews. 4 October 2020. 4 October 2020. 5 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005011137/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-2020/elite-men/results/. live.
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    50. Web site: Tadej Pogacar crushes rivals on mountainous stage 8. Cycling News. 3 July 2021. 8 July 2021. 3 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703152418/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2021/stage-8/results/. live.
    51. Web site: Tour de France: Ben O'Connor moves back into contention with victory in Tignes . Ostanek . Daniel . 4 July 2021 . . 19 July 2021 . 4 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210704232015/https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2021/stage-9/results/ . live .
    52. Web site: Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar shows weakness on Mont Ventoux . Ryan . Barry . 7 July 2021 . . 19 July 2021 . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725191810/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-tadej-pogacar-shows-weakness-on-mont-ventoux/ . live .
    53. Web site: Tadej Pogačar takes step closer to Tour de France 2021 victory with stage 17 win . Windsor . Richard . 14 July 2021 . . 19 July 2021 . 14 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210714175314/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/tadej-pogacar-takes-step-closer-to-tour-de-france-2021-victory-with-stage-17-win . live .
    54. Web site: No gifts as Tadej Pogačar puts a seal on Tour de France at Luz Ardiden . Ryan . Barry . 15 July 2021 . . 19 July 2021 . 19 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210719135358/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-gifts-as-tadej-pogacar-puts-a-seal-on-tour-de-france-at-luz-ardiden/ . live .
    55. Web site: Tadej Pogačar set to retain Tour de France title after stage 20 time trial . Whittle . Jeremy . 17 July 2021 . . 19 July 2021 . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725223351/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/17/tadej-pogacar-set-to-retain-tour-de-france-title-after-stage-20-time-trial . live .
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