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Tadej Pogačar
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipSlovenia Edit
Country for sportSlovenia Edit
Name in native languageTadej Pogačar Edit
Name wey dem give amTadej Edit
Family namePogačar Edit
Ein date of birth21 September 1998 Edit
Place dem born amKlanec Edit
Unmarried partnerUrška Žigart Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signSlovene, English, Italian Edit
Ein occupationsport cyclist Edit
Ein field of workroad bicycle racing Edit
Member give sports teamPogi Team Gusto Ljubljana, UAE Team Emirates XRG Edit
Sportroad bicycle racing Edit
Sports discipline competed inroad bicycle racing Edit
Award e receiveVélo d'Or, Q21466322, Golden Order of Merit Edit
Dema official websitehttps://tadejpogacar.com/ Edit

Tadej Pogačar (Slovene: [taˈdɛ́ːj pɔˈɡáːtʃaɾ]; born 21 September 1998), dem nickname "Pogi", be a Slovenian professional cyclist wey dey ride give UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG.[1] Ein victories dey include five Tours de France (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 den 2026), de 2024 Giro d'Italia, den thirteen one-day Monuments (Milan–San Remo once, Tour of Flanders three times, Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times den Giro di Lombardia five times), as well as de World Championship Road Race twice.[2] Comfortable insyd time-trialing, one-day classic riding den grand-tour climbing, na he be compared to all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx den Bernard Hinault. Despite ein youth, he be considered one of de greatest cyclists of all time.[3]

Na Pogačar be successful as a junior rider, winning de 2018 Tour de l'Avenir. Insyd 2019, he cam be de youngest cyclist at 20, to win a UCI World Tour race at de Tour of California.[4] Insyd both ein 2020 debut at de Tour de France den de next year, he win three stages den de general, mountains, den young-rider classifications, wey he cam be de only rider to win dese three classifications simultaneously.[5][6] 2021 sanso see Pogačar ein first successes insyd de Monument one-day races, at de Giro di Lombardia den Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Subsequent seasons see further wins insyd dese, plus dem sanso add de Tour of Flanders insyd 2023. Meanwhile, insyd de Grand Tours, Pogačar get consecutive second-place finishes insyd de Tour de France to Jonas Vingegaard, plus whom ein rivalry be considered to be one of de greatest of all time.[7][8] Dis run end insyd 2024 wen he plete de first Giro d'Italia den Tour de France double since 1998, wey he win 12 stages across both races,[9] wey he add de World Championship to become only de third to achieve de Triple Crown of Cycling. Insyd 2025, he cam be de first rider to retain both de Tour de France den de World Championship. Insyd 2026, Pogačar cam be de 5th person to win de Tour de France 5 times.

Pogačar be praised for ein attacking riding style,[10] an approach wich Pogačar einself jokingly refer to as a "stupid instinct"[11] during a time wen chaw odas ride more conservatively to manage energy levels.[12] Ein aim to be competitive across both de Monuments den Grand Tours be labelled as a return to "classic" bike racing of de 1960s–1980s,[10] den dis success across multiple fronts lead to am being de UCI road racing world No.1 for a record total number of weeks den record number of consecutive weeks.

Career

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Early career

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Pogačar follow ein older bro Tilen insyd joining de Rog Ljubljana club at de age of nine.[13] Insyd 2011 he cam to de attention of Road World Championship medalist Andrej Hauptman, wey later cam be ein coach, den head coach & selector give de Slovenian national cycling team. Hauptman watch Pogačar dey pursue a group of much older teenagers from 100 meters behind. He dey think say na Pogačar dey struggle to keep up plus de older riders, he tell de race organisers say dem for provide some assistance to Pogačar: de organisers explain say de younger rider in fact be about to lap de group wey na he dey chase.[14][15] Hauptman subsequently manage Pogačar as an under-23 rider plus de Rog–Ljubljana team, before he join UAE Team Emirates as a directeur sportif insyd May 2019, after Pogačar join de team.[13]

Insyd 2018, Pogačar win de Tour de l'Avenir (an under-23 race similar to de Tour de France), he dey ride give de Slovenian national team.[16]

UAE Team Emirates (2019–present)

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2019 – UCI WorldTour win den Grand Tour debut

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2019 Tour of California

Insyd August 2018, UAE Team Emirates announce dem sign Pogačar for de 2019 season, wey dey describe am as a "very talented young Slovenian cyclist".[17] Insyd 2019, Pogačar make ein debut give de team at de Tour Down Under, wer he fini 13th overall. He go on to win de Volta ao Algarve, taking de race lead after winning de second stage.[18] He sanso place sixth at de Tour of the Basque Country.[13] Insyd May 2019, he win de Tour of California, wey he cam be at dis time de youngest rider to win a UCI WorldTour stage race.[14] He take de race lead after winning de queen stage to Mount Baldy on stage 6.[19] Insyd June, Pogačar win de Slovenian national time trial championship after beating Matej Mohorič by 29 seconds.[20]

2020 – first Tour win

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Insyd 2020, Pogačar win de Slovenian National Time Trial Championships for de second year in succession.

Before de season start, Pogačar announce say he dey make ein debut at de Tour de France, wer he plan on riding in support of Fabio Aru.[21] He make ein season debut at de Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, wer he win two stages on ein way to winning de race.[22] At de curtailed UAE Tour, he win de fifth stage, wich he finish atop de Jebel Hafeet,[23] wey he fini second to Adam Yates on GC. Insyd March, na cycling events be among those dem postpone by de COVID-19 pandemic. Wen de season resume, he take fourth overall insyd de Critérium du Dauphiné. Insyd de Slovenian national championships, he fini second to Primož Roglič insyd de road race[24] before he defeat am insyd de time trial, defending ein title.[25]

Insyd de Tour de France, Pogačar quickly demonstrate say na he be insyd better form dan Aru, ein team ein initial leader, after finishing second to Roglič on stage four, wich he fini atop de climb of Orcières-Merlette.[26] He loose almost a minute den a half on stage 7, wich be affected by crosswinds.[27] De next day, he begin to claw back time wen he attack on de Col de Peyresourde, gaining back 38 seconds over de rest of de contenders.[28] After Aru withdrqw on stage 9, Pogačar win de stage to Laruns, ein first Tour stage win, by outsprinting Egan Bernal den Roglič, who take de maillot jaune, as well as Marc Hirschi, wey na he be on an 80-kilometre (50 mi) solo breakaway.[29] On stage 13, wich he fini atop de steep climb of Puy Mary, na he be de only rider to stay plus Roglič den dey move up to second overall at 44 seconds down.[30] He sanso take de lead insyd de young rider classification insyd de process. Two days later, he outsprint Roglič at de top of de Col du Grand Colombier to take ein second stage of de race.[31]

Pogačar during de decisive stage 20 time trial at de 2020 Tour de France

At de beginning of de third week, Pogačar sit insyd second overall at 40 seconds behind Roglič. On stage 17, de queen stage, wich he fini atop de Col de la Loze, he struggle to follow Roglič, eventually dey loose 17 seconds.[32] Ahead of de penultimate stage, a 36.2-kilometre (22.5 mi) time trial finishing at La Planche des Belles Filles, Pogačar face a 57-second deficit to Roglič. He begin to claw back time from ein compatriot, wey he head into de final climb plus a lead of 36 seconds insyd de stage den a deficit of 21 seconds on de virtual GC. Pogačar gain time on de climb before he go into de virtual maillot jaune plus 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) left. He take de stage victory, ein third of de race, almost a minute den a half ahead of Tom Dumoulin while Roglič fini almost two minutes down. De result mean he take de maillot jaune plus a lead of 59 seconds on Roglič den de lead insyd de mountain classification.[33][34] De next day, he fini safely insyd de peloton to officially win de Tour, wey he cam be de first Slovenian winner of de race.[35] At de age of 21, he sanso cam be de second youngest winner of de Tour, just behind Henri Cornet, wey win de Tour insyd 1904 at de age of 19. In addition to winning de Tour, he sanso win de young rider classification as well as de mountains classification.[36] Na de previous rider to win three jerseys be Eddy Merckx insyd 1972. He cam be de twelfth rider to win de Tour de France on ein first attempt, den de first since 1983.[37]

After de Tour, Pogačar compete insyd de men's road race at de World Championships, wer he support Roglič, wey fini insyd sixth place.[38] Three days later, he compete at La Flèche Wallonne wer he fini insyd ninth place. He end ein season at Liège–Bastogne–Liège, wer he originally fini insyd fourth place before he move up to third following Julian Alaphilippe ein relegation.[39]

2021 – second Tour win den Monument success

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Pogacar on de podium after winning de 2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Pogačar start de 2021 season by winning de UAE Tour, Tirreno–Adriatico, Liège–Bastogne–Liège – ein first win insyd a monument[13] den de Tour of Slovenia.

Pogačar begin de 2021 Tour de France as one of de pre-race favorites along plus Primož Roglič, Geraint Thomas den Richard Carapaz. On stage one he fini plus de group of favorites eight seconds behind stage winner Julian Alaphilippe wey he take de lead insyd de white jersey classification. Pogačar win de fifth stage, de race ein first time trial, wey he fini 18 seconds ahead of Stefan Küng wey he take significant time out of ein GC rivals.[40]

Pogačar dey wear de race leader ein yellow jersey during stage 14 of de 2021 Tour de France
Pogačar at de 2023 Tour de France

2024 – Triple Crown of Cycling

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Pogačar announce a challenging racing schedule for 2024, wey dey aim for a Giro d'Italia den Tour de France double, alongside competing at de Summer Olympics den UCI World Championships.[41] Dis program place am in contention for de Triple Crown of Cycling, de feat of winning de Giro, Tour, den world championship road race insyd a single year, wich be called "cycling ein most elite club".[42] De Giro-Tour double alone, wey last Marco Pantani plete insyd 1998, be considered "near-impossible" by cycling commentators.[43]

On 2 March, Pogačar open ein season by winning Strade Bianche. He attack plus 81 km (50 mi) to de finish, riding solo den winning by over two minutes ahead of second-place Toms Skujiņš.[44] At Milan-San Remo, Pogačar set a record time up de Poggio climb buh he fail to distance de field, finishing third insyd a bunch sprint.[45] Pogačar ein next race be de Volta a Catalunya, wer he win de general, points, den mountain classifications. He win four of de seven stages, finishing de race nearly four minutes ahead of runner-up Mikel Landa.[46]

Insyd April, Pogačar win Liège–Bastogne–Liège plus a solo attack from 35 km (22 mi), eim second victory at de race. He fini plus a lead of one minute den 39 seconds, de largest winning margin since 1980. Na e be ein sixth career Monument victory, he tie plus Mathieu van der Poel for de most by an active rider at de time.[47]

Pogačar begin de Giro d'Italia as de heavy favorite to win de overall general classification.[48] On stage 2, he attack on de final climb to Santuario di Oropa, wey he win de stage solo den dey take de pink jersey.[49] Pogačar win de individual time trial on stage 7 ahead of former world champion den stage favorite Filippo Ganna, before he san win de next day insyd an uphill sprint.[50] Pogačar san win back-to-back on stages 15 den 16: first attacking solo den closing a gap of almost three minutes to de breakaway to win de queen stage to Livigno, then dey win on de summit finish of de rain-shortened stage 16.[51][52] On de penultimate stage 20, he attack on de Monte Grappa wey he plete a 36 km (22 mi) solo to win ein sixth stage of de race.[53] Pogačar fini de race insyd Rome, winning both de mountains den general classifications. Na ein margin of nearly 10 minutes ahead of runner-up Daniel Martínez be de largest since 1965.[54]

Insyd June, Pogačar start de Tour de France; na e be ein first time riding two Grand Tours insyd de same year.[55] He wear de maillot jaune after stage 2, then he hold am from stage 4 til de end of de race. In total, Pogačar win six stages—4, 14, 15, 19, 20, den 21 (ITT)—wey dey include a victory on stage 15 to Plateau de Beille, wer he beat Marco Pantani ein climbing record by over three minutes, a feat multiple analysts dem call de greatest climbing performance insyd cycling history.[56][57] Pogačar einself call am de best performance of ein career.[58] By winning stages 19–21 he cam be de first non-sprinter since 1938 to win three consecutive stages at de Tour. Across both Grand Tours, he wear de leader ein jersey after 39 stages (20 insyd de Giro, 19 insyd de Tour), an all-time record ahead of Eddy Merckx plus 37 insyd 1970 den Chris Froome plus 34 insyd 2017.[59] De day after dem conclude de Tour, Pogačar withdraw from de Slovenia team for de Paris Olympics secof "extreme fatigue";[60][61] na ein decision sanso be swayed by de Slovenian Olympic Committee, wich no select ein fiancé Urška Žigart to compete at de Olympic Games – despite Žigart be de Slovenian national champion insyd de road race den time trial.[62][63] After media speculation he go ride three consecutive Grand Tours, Pogačar sanso decide he no go compete insyd de Vuelta a España.[64][65]

After a nearly two-month break from racing, Pogačar return at de Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, wer he place 7th after attacking wey he be caught by de peloton insyd de closing kilometers.[66] At de Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, Pogačar win after a 23 km (14 mi) solo attack, winning by a margin of 24 seconds.[67] Pogačar continue on to de UCI World Championships, wer he win de road race ahead of Ben O'Connor den defending champion Mathieu van der Poel.[68] Pogačar be a heavy pre-race favorite, buh de manner insyd wich he win shock both commentators den ein fellow racers: attacking plus over 100 km (62 mi) left insyd de racer den riding solo for de final 50 kilometres to ein first world champion title.[69][70][71] Dis make am de third male cyclist to plete de Triple Crown of Cycling, after Eddy Merckx insyd 1974 den Stephen Roche insyd 1987.[72]

Insyd October, Pogačar race de Italian autumn classics, wey dey start plus de Giro dell'Emilia. Plus 37 km (23 mi) to go, Pogačar respond to an attack from Remco Evenepoel, then he counterattack den ride solo for de remainder of de race, winning by a margin of nearly two minutes.[73] Pogačar ride Tre Valli Varesine, buh na dem cancel de race secof bad weather after three laps.[74][75] Insyd Il Lombardia, de final Monument of de cycling calendar, Pogačar attack from 48 km (30 mi) out, wey he ride solo to win by over 3 minutes ahead of runner-up Remco Evenepoel.[76] Na dis be de largest winning margin at de race since Eddy Merckx insyd 1971. E sanso mark Pogačar's fourth Il Lombardia title, a feat dem no see since Fausto Coppi over 75 years earlier.[77]

At de end of October, UAE Team Emirates announce say dem sign a contract extension plus Pogačar til 2030,[78] plus media reporting say de deal go net am €50 million over 5 years, no dey include bonuses.[79] Media report say de contract include a €200 million buyout clause to prevent Pogačar moving to anoda team.[79] Pogačar fini de 2024 season plus 25 wins, 24 of dem at de WorldTour level. Compatriot Primož Roglič follow insyd de WorldTour victories wey dey rank plus 8 wins, wey Tim Merlier follow insyd de professional victories wey dey rank plus 16 wins.[80] For de fourth consecutive year, Pogačar fini first insyd de Individual UCI World Rankings plus a record 11655 points.[81] Ein 2024 season be widely regarded as de greatest ever.[82][83][84]

Again na der be suspicions of doping, to wich he reply at de press conference dey follow ein win at de Tour: "Der always go be jealousy".[85]

2025 – fourth Tour win, Flanders-Liège-Lombardia triple

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Insyd January, Pogačar den ein team announce ein planned race schedule for 2025: wey dey focus first on de spring classics, wey dey include Milan–San Remo den de Tour of Flanders, before climbing-focused training wey dey lead into de Tour de France den world championships.[86] Media commentators sanso forecast say Pogačar go attempt de Tour-Vuelta a España double, as de Vuelta a España be de only Grand Tour missing from ein palmarès as of 2025.[87]

Pogačar begin ein season at de UAE Tour. On stage 3 to de summit of Jebel Jais, he outsprint a small group to take de stage win den overall leader ein jersey.[88] On stage 7 to de summit of Jebel Hafeet, Pogačar win after a 7.5 km (4.7 mi) solo effort, wey dey seal ein general classification victory.[89] Insyd March, Pogačar begin ein spring classics campaign at Strade Bianche. After forming a breakaway plus Tom Pidcock, Pogačar suffer a high-speed crash on de descent from Monteaperti plus 50 km (31 mi) to de finish. Pogačar avoid serious injury, den after a second stop to change ein bike, he rejoin Pidcock. Plus 19 km (12 mi) to go, Pogačar drop Pidcock to defend ein title, tying Fabian Cancellara ein record plus three victories insyd de race.[90] At Milan—San Remo, Pogačar attack several times on de Cipressa den de Poggio, dey drop everybro buh Mathieu van der Poel den Filippo Ganna, both of whom be able to out-sprint am for de top two podium positions, respectively.[91] Insyd March, Pogačar announce say he go enter Paris–Roubaix for de first time.[92]

Pogačar dey lead de race on de Oude Kwaremont at de 2025 Tour of Flanders

Insyd April, Pogačar race de Tour of Flanders, wey na dem consider am one of de top pre-race favorites alongside Mathieu van der Poel. During de race, Pogačar attack repeatedly, finally dey distance van der Poel on de final ascent of de Oude Kwaremont den soloing de final 19 km to win ein second Tour of Flanders title.[93] A week later, insyd ein Paris-Roubaix debut, Pogačar manage to form a two-man lead group plus van der Poel wey go deep into de race. However, on sector 9 plus 38 km (24 mi) to go, Pogačar crash on a right-hand turn, wey dey force am to change ein bike den dey leave van der Poel at de front. He try to cam back buh he be forced to change ein bike again dey follow a puncture. He end up finishing second, more dan a minute behind van der Poel.[94]

Pogačar conclude ein first part of de season at de Ardennes classics. He first race de Amstel Gold Race wer, after following an attack by Alaphilippe on de Kruisberg, Evenepoel den Skjelmose catch am, den ultimately sprinted to a second place.[95] At La Flèche Wallonne, he attack on de last passage on de Mur de Huy, winning plus a margin of 10 seconds, de biggest at La Flèche Wallonne since Igor Astarloa insyd 2003.[96] Finally, he secure a win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège by attacking for de second consecutive year on de La Redoute den soloing to victory.[97]

Pogačar on de final podium at de 2025 Tour de France

Pogačar return to racing insyd June at de Critérium du Dauphiné, wer he face off against Vingegaard for de first time dis season. On stage 1, Pogačar win de stage insyd a sprint after featuring insyd a late breakaway plus van der Poel, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, den Santiago Buitrago.[98] After losing time to both Evenepoel den Vingegaard during de individual time trial on stage 4,[99] he bounce back on de first mountain stage on stage 6. Pogačar drop everybro on de final climb dey follow a hard leadout from Jhonatan Narváez before soloing to de finish by a minute over Vingegaard, wey dey take de yellow jersey in de process.[100] He sanso proceed to win de queen stage de following day[101] before holding off an attack from Vingegaard on de final stage to confirm ein victory insyd de race.[102]

Pogačar after winning de European road race championship insyd 2025

Insyd July, Pogačar win de Tour de France for de fourth time, beating Vingegaard by over 4 minutes. Ein advantage begin to grow after winning de fourth stage to Rouen, wer he outsprint van der Poel to take ein 100th career victory.[103] He place second insyd de first individual time trial de following day, dey take more dan a minute on Vingegaard.[104] After winning de seventh stage to Mûr-de-Bretagne,[105] Pogačar solidify ein advantage insyd de Pyrenees insyd de second week. On de first mountain stage to Hautacam, Pogačar drop Vingegaard plus 12 kilometres to go after anoda hard leadout from Narváez, winning de stage by more dan two minutes.[106] De following day, on de mountain time trial to Peyragudes, Pogačar take ein second successive stage, beating Vingegaard by 36 seconds.[107] Insyd de final week, he ride defensively, holding off attacks from oda general classification contenders to secure de yellow jersey.[108] On de final stage to Champs-Élysées, wich na recently dem change to feature three ascents of de cobbled climb to Montmartre, Pogačar light up de race insyd de rain, accelerating on de last two ascents of Montmartre. However, he be unable to drop Wout van Aert, wey counterattack to win de stage.[109] In de end, Pogačar win four stages, taking ein career total of stage wins at de Tour to 21.[110] A few days after ein Tour victory, ein team announce say na he dey go skip de Vuelta, dey cite fatigue as de reason for dis decision.[111] Insyd de autumn of 2025, Pogačar reveal he develop a knee injury insyd de final week of de Tour,[112] wey ein teammate Wellens reveal say Pogačar consider abandoning.[113][114]

At de UCI Road World Championships insyd Kigali, na dem select Pogačar to represent Slovenia insyd both de time trial den road race. He fini fourth insyd de time trial, just one second off de podium, before winning ein second consecutive road race title de following week.[115][116] During de race, Pogačar first attack from de peloton plus 104 km (65 mi) to go, dey ride de final 67 km (42 mi) solo to finish over a minute ahead of runner-up Remco Evenepoel.[116][117] After defending ein world title, Pogačar win de European road race title for de first time plus a 75-kilometre (47 mi) solo[118] before winning de Tre Valli Varesine for a second time.[119]

At Il Lombardia, he attack plus 36 km (22 mi) to go before soloing to ein 20th victory of de season. Na e be Pogačar ein fifth consecutive victory at Il Lombardia, equalling de record of Fausto Coppi den becoming de first rider to win a Monument five consecutive times. He sanso make history by becoming de first rider to stand on de podium insyd all 5 Monuments insyd de same season.[120]

2026

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Pogačar dey lead Tom Pidcock den Mathieu van der Poel at de 2026 Milan–San Remo

Insyd 2026, Pogačar opt for a later start to ein season at de Strade Bianche. A few days before de race, na dem dedicate de Colle Pinzuto sector to Pogačar following ein third victory at de race insyd 2025.[121] During de race einself, Pogačar attack on de Monte Sante Marie gravel sector plus 78 km (48 mi) left, dropping everybro to solo to a record fourth victory insyd de race.[122] A few weeks later, he set ein sights on anoda attempt at winning Milan-San Remo. Plus 32.5 km (20.2 mi) left, just a few kilometres before de foot of de Cipressa, Pogačar go down insyd a crash, togeda plus oda favourites like Mathieu van der Poel den Wout van Aert. He quickly get back up den managed to make am back to de peloton at de foot of de Cipressa plus de help of Florian Vermeersch den Felix Großschartner. Dey follow a leadout from Brandon McNulty den Isaac Del Toro, he attack plus 2.5 km (1.6 mi) left from de top of de climb den 24.2 km (15.0 mi) left from de finish, wey dey bring Mathieu van der Poel den Tom Pidcock plus am. De trio work togeda to maintain a 10 second lead over de peloton at de foot of de Poggio. A few hundred meters from de start of de climb, Pogačar accelerate, dey drop van der Poel insyd de process. He accelerate a few more times buh Pidcock hold on, wey de duo dey hold a 20 second lead over de peloton at de top of de climb. In de sprint on de Via Roma, Pogačar start ein sprint plus 200 m (660 ft) left, dey hold off Pidcock by half a wheel to win de race for de first time. De victory mark ein eleventh Monument win, dey tie Roger De Vlaeminck ein tally for de second-most Monument wins.[123][124]

Pogačar return to racing at de Tour of Flanders wer he aim to be cam de eighth person to win de race for a record third time. Ein team open de race on de Molenberg plus just over 100 km (62 mi) remaining, wey dey bring an elite group of favorites clear from de peloton. Like insyd previous years, Pogačar accelerate on de second ascent of Oude Kwaremont plus 55 km (34 mi) left, dey drop everybro buh van der Poel den Remco Evenepoel. Anoda acceleration from de Slovenian proceed to drop Evenepoel on de Paterberg. Pogačar den van der Poel remain clear til de final ascent of Oude Kwaremont wer Pogačar successfully drop van der Poel. Although na ein lead be only six seconds at de top of de climb, Pogačar gradually extend ein lead to de finish to win de race for a third time.[125] A week later, Pogačar return to Paris-Roubaix, trying to be cam only de fourth rider insyd history to win all five Monuments insyd dema career. Plus 120 km (75 mi) left, a puncture den two subsequent bike changes force de Slovenian to chase for more dan 20 km (12 mi) before he make am back to de group of favorites before de Trouée d'Arenberg. He find einself insyd a seven-man lead group after de Arenberg plus van der Poel more dan two minutes behind after suffering a mechanical. After anoda bike change, Pogačar attack on de Mons-en-Pévèle plus just under 50 km (31 mi) left, wey dey bring only Wout van Aert plus am. De two stay clear til de velodrome wer Pogačar be outsprinted by van Aert, narrowly dey miss out on de victory.[126]

At de last spring classic Liège–Bastogne–Liège Pogačar win ein third monument dis season. Paul Seixas den Remco Evenepoel be considered de main contenders for victory. A crash at de start of de race cause de peloton to split, wey dey result in a leading group of 52 riders, wich include Evenepol. De group build up a maximum lead of three den a half minutes wey he eventually catch up plus 95 km to go. On de Côte de la Redoute, Pogačar launch ein attack, plus only Seixas able to keep up. Together, dem steadily build up a lead. Na ebe only on de final climb, de Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons, wey dem drop Seixas finally, wey Pogačar win plus a 45-second lead. Third place go to Evenepoel, wey win de sprint insyd de chasing group, 1 minute den 42 seconds behind.[127]

At de 2026 Tour de France, Pogačar win stage 19 atop Alpe d'Huez. Reuters time ein ascent at 35 minutes den 27 seconds, wey dey describe am as a record den more dan a minute faster dan Marco Pantani ein previous mark.[128]

Rivalries

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Pogačar (left) den Mathieu van der Poel (right) on de podium of de 2024 UCI World Championships road race

Jonas Vingegaard

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Pogačar ein rivalry plus Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard be considered de defining narrative of de Tour de France insyd de 2020s, den one of de greatest cycling rivalries of all time.[129][130][131] Pogačar den Vingegaard fini first den second at five consecutive Tours from 2021 to 2025: Pogačar winning insyd 2021, 2024, den 2025; Vingegaard winning insyd 2022 den 2023. Thru out dese tours na dem place first den second at 15 stages as well as insyd de 2021 young rider classification den 2025 mountains classification. Na dem sanso face off at oda high-profile stage races like de 2022 Tirreno–Adriatico, 2023 Paris-Nice, den de 2025 Critérium du Dauphiné. Pogačar den Vingegaard be described by analysts as "lightyears ahead of de rest" of de men's peloton insyd general classification competition.[132]

Mathieu van der Poel

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Pogačar primarily dey compete plus Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel at one-day classics. De two be regarded by sam journalists as de pre-eminent one-day riders of dema generation: Pogačar get thirteen victories insyd cycling ein Monuments den van der Poel get eight, totals wich place dem far ahead of any oda active cyclist in terms of Monument victories.[133][134] While de two riders frequently compete insyd de same races since 2020, media coverage of dema rivalry increase insyd 2025.[135][136][137] Na dema dominance be highlighted insyd de 2025 spring classics, wer de pair sweep all five Monuments: van der Poel won Milan–San Remo den Paris–Roubaix, wey Pogačar fini third den second respectively; Pogačar win de Tour of Flanders ahead of van der Poel, Liège–Bastogne–Liège wer van der Poel be absent,[138] den Giro di Lombardia. He sanso win de 2026 Milan–San Remo, after he drop Van der Poel on de Poggio. Former Tour de France winner Óscar Pereiro call dema competition de best cycling rivalry since de 1990s.[139]

Reputation den legacy

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Riding style

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Pogačar be considered unique insyd de modern peloton for ein attacking den improvisational riding style. Insyd an era wer chaw riders be increasingly conservative den pursue marginal gains, Pogačar be praised by media den former riders for making cycling races more entertaining.[10][12] He be known for ein "trademark long-range attacks",[140] particularly ein performances insyd de 2024 den 2025 UCI World Championships, wer he make ein first move plus over 100 kilometres (62 mi) to de finish.[141] Insyd an interview after ein 2024 world championship victory, Pogačar state "For sure na e be a stupid move, buh in de end stupid work."[142]

Comparisons plus Eddy Merckx

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Na dem make comparisons plus Eddy Merckx, wey be widely considered de most successful rider instd de history of competitive cycling,[143][144] thru out Pogačar ein career. Cyrille Guimard, a former rival of Merckx den a directeur sportif of multiple former Tour champions, say insyd 2020 dat he believe Pogačar be above de level of both Merckx den Bernard Hinault.[145] During de 2021 Tour de France, after Pogačar take de yellow jersey wey he gain over three minutes on de oda general classification contenders, former Tour winner Joop Zoetemelk compare am to Merckx.[146] By de end of de Tour, wich Pogačar win by over five minutes, Merckx einself say he regard de Slovenian as "de new Cannibal", wey he dey reference ein own nickie, wey he suggest "If nothing happens to am, [Pogačar] certainly fi win de Tour de France more dan five times."[147]

After Pogačar ein victory at de 2021 Il Lombardia, Merckx say dat while chaw cyclists be called "de new Merckx", Pogačar be de first to truly fulfill dat promise based on ein accomplishments.[148] Ernesto Colnago express similar thoughts, dey talk say insyd ein view Pogačar go be "de only one following Eddy Merckx" insyd cycling history.[149] During Pogačar ein 2024 season, na de comparisons intensify. After ein win insyd de 2024 Giro d'Italia, five-time Tour winner Bernard Hinault say "he be like me den Merckx," dey cite Pogačar ein dominance den racing style.[150] After de Tour, de Spanish newspaper El País proclaim: "Tadej Pogačar be de Cannibal 2".[151] Following de World Championships, insyd wich Pogačar go solo for de final 100 km to win, Merckx say to L'Équipe "e be obvious say he be now above me."[152][153] However, he later say na he dey refer specifically to de World Championships performance, wey he no dey believe Pogačar to be superior to am yet.[154][155] Pogačar ein 2024 season be compared favorably to Merckx ein 1972 season, wich be considered de best of Merckx ein career; dem both win de Tour-Giro double den multiple Monuments.[156]

During de 2025 Tour de France, The Athletic ein Jacob Whitehead call Pogačar "a possible equal of Eddy Merckx—anaa more" in light of ein "crushing dominance" at de Tour.[157] Pogačar einself comment on de comparison, dey say "[Merckx] palmarès be unbelievable. E be something you no fi imagine to achieve insyd dis era."[144] After de 2026 Tour de France, Bernard Hinault say Pogačar be similar to am den Merckx insyd de way he dey race.[158] Merckx say de comparison between different eras no be possible, so he no dey consider whether he be better dan Pogacar anaa vice versa wey he only fi admire wat he realize.[159]

Personal life

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Pogačar at a charity event insyd 2023

Drm born Pogačar insyd Ljubljana[160] wey he grow up 20 km north of de Slovenian capital insyd Klanec, Komenda. Ein mommie Marjeta be a French teacher wey ein poppie Mirko formerly work insyd management at a chair factory before joining Tadej ein former team Ljubljana Gusto Santic as part of dema management team insyd 2021. He be de third of four siblings.[13] He dey speak fluent English in addition to Slovenian.[161][162]

Insyd August 2023, Tadej Pogačar participate insyd a charity event for victims of de 2023 Slovenia floods, wey he donate 10,000 euros den an additional 10 euros for each photograph plus fans insyd Ljubljana. He pose insyd over 1200 photographs during de event.[163] He den ein partner, fellow Slovenian professional cyclist Urška Žigart dey live togeda.[164] Dem be engaged since September 2021.[165]

Sponsorships

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Insyd October 2025, na dem report Pogačar earn €12 million dat year. At dat time, na dem report he be sponsored by a host of organizations wey dey include bicycle maker Colnago, shoe brand DMT, MET helmets, Continental tyres, Enervit, Jana, Plume, virtual cycling platform MyWhoosh, den de Slovenian Tourist Office.[166][167][168]

Career achievements

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2019
  • Win ein first National Cyclo-cross Championship title.
  • Win ein first National Time Trial Championship title.
  • Win ein first Grand Tour stage, Vuelta a España Stage 9.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Major championships timeline

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Event 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Olympic Games Road race Not held 3 Not held — Not held
Time trial — —
World Championships Road race — — 18 33 37 19 3 1 1
Time trial — — — — 10 6 21 — 4
European Championships Road race — — — — 5 — — — 1
Time trial — — — — 12 — — — —
National Championships Cyclo-cross — — 1 — — — — — —
Road race — 6 7 2 5 — 1 — —
Time trial 5 2 1 1 3 — 1 — —

Cyclo-cross

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Pogačar win a Slovenian cyclo-cross race insyd Ljubljana (2021)
2018–2019
1st National Championships
2021–2022
Slovenian Cup
1st Ljubljana
2022–2023
Slovenian Cup
2nd Ljubljana

Road

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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 Time trial, National Championships
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 Time trial, National Championships
2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
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 (25)
1st Road race, UCI World Championships
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 Giro di Lombardia
1st Strade Bianche
1st Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
1st Giro dell'Emilia
3rd Milan–San Remo
7th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
2025 (20)
UCI World Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
1st Road race, UEC European Championships
1st Overall Tour de France
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 4, 7, 12 & 13 (ITT)
Held after Stages 5 & 7
1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 6 & 7
1st Overall UAE Tour
1st Stages 3 & 7
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Giro di Lombardia
1st Strade Bianche
1st La Flèche Wallonne
1st Tre Valli Varesine
2nd Paris–Roubaix
2nd Amstel Gold Race
2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
3rd Milan–San Remo
2026 (19)
1st Overall Tour de France
1st Stages 3, 6, 10, 14 & 19
Held after Stage 3
Held after Stages 1 & 6–18
Combativity award Stage 6
1st Overall Tour de Romandie
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 2, 4 & 5
1st Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 4 (ITT) & 5
1st Milan–San Remo
1st Tour of Flanders
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
1st Strade Bianche
2nd Paris–Roubaix

General classification results timeline

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Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Giro d'Italia — — — — — 1 — —
Tour de France — 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Vuelta a España 3 — — — — — —
Major stage race general classification results
Major stage race 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Paris–Nice — — — — 1 — — —
Tirreno–Adriatico — — 1 1 — — — —
Volta a Catalunya — NH — — — 1 — —
Tour of the Basque Country 6 3 — — — — —
Tour de Romandie — — — — — — 1
Critérium du Dauphiné — 4 — — — — 1 —
Tour de Suisse — NH — — — — — 1

Classics results timeline

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Monument 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Milan–San Remo — 12 — 5 4 3 3 1
Tour of Flanders — — — 4 1 — 1 1
Paris–Roubaix — NH — — — — 2 2
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 18 3 1 — DNF 1 1 1
Giro di Lombardia — — 1 1 1 1 1
Classic 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Strade Bianche 30 13 7 1 — 1 1 1
Milano–Torino — — 4 — — — — —
E3 Saxo Bank Classic — NH — — 3 — — —
Dwars door Vlaanderen — — 10 — — — —
Amstel Gold Race DNF — — 1 — 2 —
La Flèche Wallonne 53 9 — 12 1 — 1 —
Clásica de San Sebastián DNF NH — DNF — — — —
Bretagne Classic — — DNF 89 — — —
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec — Not held 24 — 7 29
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal — 1 — 1 2
Giro dell'Emilia — — DNF 2 2 1 —
Tre Valli Varesine — NH 3 1 5 NR 1
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not Held
NR No result
IP In progress

Grand Tour record

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2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Giro d'Italia DNE DNE DNE DNE DNE 1 DNE DNE
Stages won — — — — — 6 — —
Points classification — — — — — 5 — —
Mountains classification — — — — — 1 — —
Tour de France DNE 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Stages won — 3 3 3 2 6 4 5
Points classification — 8 8 3 4 4 2 6
Mountains classification — 1 1 4 5 2 1 2
Young rider classification — 1 1 1 1 — — —
Vuelta a España 3 DNE DNE DNE DNE DNE DNE
Stages won 3 — — — — — —
Points classification 2 — — — — — —
Mountains classification 4 — — — — — —
Young rider classification 1 — — — — — — —
Legend
1Winner
2–3Top three-finish
4–10Top ten-finish
11–Other finish
DNEDid not enter
DNF-xDid not finish (retired on stage x)
DNS-xDid not start (not started on stage x)
HD-xFinished outside time limit (occurred on stage x)
DSQDisqualified
N/ARace/classification not held
NRNot ranked in this classification

Awards den nominations

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References

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