Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title as 2025 calendar unveiled
1 week, 5 days ago

Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title as 2025 calendar unveiled

The Hindu  

Tadej Pogacar will race a number of classics and the Tour de France as well as either the Giro d’Italia or Vuelta in 2025, Team UAE sporting director Joxean Fernandez Matxin said on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Slovenian dominated the 2024 season winning the Giro, the Tour and the world title. “He will then do the Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo, the E3 Grand Prix, Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders before the Ardennes classics,” Matxin told a press conference in Benidorm, where UAE is in training. Along with the Tour de France, which will run from July 5-27, Pogacar will take part in a second Grand Tour in 2025 and will choose which one once the routes have been announced for the Giro and the Vuelta.

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Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title on ambitious 2025 program
1 week, 5 days ago

Pogacar to defend Tour de France and world title on ambitious 2025 program

Hindustan Times  

Tadej Pogacar insisted on Tuesday he would not ease off after a record-breaking 2024, declaring he was hungry for more success with a plethora of one-day classics and two Grand Tours on the 2025 menu. HT Image The 26-year-old Slovenian dominated the 2024 season winning two one-day monuments, the Italian Giro, the Tour de France and the world title on …

Pogacar wins Velo d’Or after securing triple crown in 2024; Kopecky wins women’s award
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pogacar wins Velo d’Or after securing triple crown in 2024; Kopecky wins women’s award

The Hindu  

Cycling superstar Tadej Pogacar was awarded the Velo d’Or, as men’s rider of the year, on Friday in recognition of his Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and world championship sweep. Belgian world champion Lotte Kopecky won the women’s Velo d’Or award, voted by a jury of 40 journalists. Slovenian Team UAE rider Pogacar towered above his rivals in 2024, reclaiming …

Tadej Pogacar set to earn record cycling salary as UAE Team Emirates line up new contract
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar set to earn record cycling salary as UAE Team Emirates line up new contract

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Tadej Pogacar names the two grand tours he wants to race in 2025
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar names the two grand tours he wants to race in 2025

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Eddy Merckx admits Tadej Pogacar is ‘superior’ after ‘unimaginable’ achievement
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Eddy Merckx admits Tadej Pogacar is ‘superior’ after ‘unimaginable’ achievement

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Tadej Pogacar claims stunning World Championship victory to seal ‘Triple Crown’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar claims stunning World Championship victory to seal ‘Triple Crown’

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Tadej Pogacar’s ‘crazy’ attack secures cycling’s Triple Crown and stunning world title
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar’s ‘crazy’ attack secures cycling’s Triple Crown and stunning world title

The Telegraph  

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar completed one of the most dominant seasons in cycling history by claiming his first road world title in Switzerland thanks to a spectacular attack from 100 kilometres out. The audacious move, which rival Remco Evenepoel later described as “crazy”, saw the 26-year-old become only the third man in history after Stephen Roche in 1987 and Eddy Merckx …

Tadej Pogačar: ‘The odds are pretty good to have five Tours de France, but that’s not the goal I want’
3 months, 1 week ago

Tadej Pogačar: ‘The odds are pretty good to have five Tours de France, but that’s not the goal I want’

CNN  

CNN — When Tadej Pogačar surged ahead of great rival Jonas Vingegaard at the top of the Col de la Couillole, clapping his chest and stretching out his arms as he crossed the finish line, it all but confirmed his return to the pinnacle of cycling in thrilling fashion. Pogačar hadn’t needed to win the penultimate stage of this year’s …

Tour winner Tadej Pogacar withdraws from Paris Olympics road race due to fatigue
5 months ago

Tour winner Tadej Pogacar withdraws from Paris Olympics road race due to fatigue

Associated Press  

PARIS — Three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar withdrew from the road race at the Paris Olympics late Monday, one day after becoming the first rider to win the Tour and the Giro d’Italia in the same season in nearly three decades. The Slovenian Olympic Team announced Pogacar had withdrawn from the Aug. 3 road race due to fatigue. …

Tadej Pogacar: Tour de France champion out of Olympics
5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar: Tour de France champion out of Olympics

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Tadej Pogacar answers doping question after dominant Tour de France win: ‘There will always be doubts’
5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar answers doping question after dominant Tour de France win: ‘There will always be doubts’

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Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for the 3rd time and in style with a victory at time trial
5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for the 3rd time and in style with a victory at time trial

Hindustan Times  

NICE, France — Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for the third time and celebrated in style with a victory in Sunday's final stage — a time trial ending in Nice. Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for the 3rd time and in style with a victory at time trial The 25-year-old Slovenian rider became the first cyclist to …

Tadej Pogacar celebrates his 3rd Tour de France victory in style with another audacious stage win
5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar celebrates his 3rd Tour de France victory in style with another audacious stage win

Associated Press  

Tadej Pogacar had no need to attack on the final stage of the Tour de France. With his main rival Jonas Vingegaard unable to challenge him, Pogacar celebrated his Tour victory in style with a dominant win in the time trial ending in Nice for the 17th stage win of his already illustrious Tour career. The 25-year-old Slovenian rider also …

Tadej Pogacar dominates final stage to win Tour de France for a third time
5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar dominates final stage to win Tour de France for a third time

LA Times  

Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the Tour de France on Sunday. With his main rival Jonas Vingegaard unable to challenge him, Pogacar celebrated his Tour victory in style with a dominant win in the time trial ending in Nice for the 17th stage win of his already illustrious Tour career. I was enjoying it from day one.” …

Tour de France 2024: Pogacar wins Stage 20 as victory nears, Vingegaard second
5 months ago

Tour de France 2024: Pogacar wins Stage 20 as victory nears, Vingegaard second

The Hindu  

Tadej Pogacar won for a fifth time on this year’s Tour de France on Saturday, moving to the brink of a third title, with an “out of this world” performance ahead of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. RELATED: Tour de France 2024: Pogacar moves closer to a third title after dominant win in the mountains “Five wins. “It’s …

Tadej Pogacar closes in on third Tour de France crown after fifth stage victory
5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar closes in on third Tour de France crown after fifth stage victory

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Pogacar edges Vingegaard to add more seconds to Tour de France lead and match a 76-year-old mark
5 months ago

Pogacar edges Vingegaard to add more seconds to Tour de France lead and match a 76-year-old mark

Associated Press  

COL DE LA COUILLOLE, France — Tadej Pogacar equalled one Tour de France mark on Saturday and will likely match another on Sunday. Yellow jersey-holder Pogacar edged defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at the top of Col De La Couillole to win the 20th and penultimate stage and add even more seconds to his considerable lead. Barring incident, Pogacar is almost …

Pogacar closing in on third Tour de France title after dominant win in the Alps
5 months ago

Pogacar closing in on third Tour de France title after dominant win in the Alps

Associated Press  

As the finish line approached, Tadej Pogacar looked over his shoulder and saw an empty road. Moments later, he was a giant step closer to clinching a third Tour de France title by winning another tough mountain stage on Friday. “I will do the last two days of the Tour on the roads where I have trained my entire professional …

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - Cycling genius Tadej Pogacar eyes gold
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Know your athlete - Cycling genius Tadej Pogacar eyes gold

Hindustan Times  

Going into the Paris Olympics, Tadej Pogacar will only have one thing in mind, and that will be to establish his domination once again. The Slovenian secured victory in overall classification in Tour de France 2020 and 2021, also getting the polka dot jersey, which is given to the best climber, and the white jersey for best young rider. This …

Peerless Tadej Pogacar seizes control of the Tour de France to evoke memories of the greats
5 months, 1 week ago

Peerless Tadej Pogacar seizes control of the Tour de France to evoke memories of the greats

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Tadej Pogacar wins wild stage after fan throws crisps in Tour de France leader’s face
5 months, 1 week ago

Tadej Pogacar wins wild stage after fan throws crisps in Tour de France leader’s face

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Tour de France 2024 stage two: Pogacar takes yellow jersey with Vingegaard keeping up
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024 stage two: Pogacar takes yellow jersey with Vingegaard keeping up

The Hindu  

It took only two days into the Tour de France to show that Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are in a class of their own. Pogacar attacked from the chasing peloton up the second ascent of the short but brutally steep San Luca climb in the second stage of the Tour on Sunday and only Vingegaard was able to follow …

Tour de France 2024 embarks from Florence, Pogacar starts favourite
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024 embarks from Florence, Pogacar starts favourite

The Hindu  

The Tour de France embarks from the Italian city of Florence on Saturday with Tadej Pogacar gunning for a historic Giro-Tour double, while champion Jonas Vingegaard seeks a third straight title with the battle set to go down to the wire in three weeks time in Nice. The big four all predicted the first two days would feature a scrap …

Tadej Pogacar dominates Giro d’Italia to secure historic winning margin
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tadej Pogacar dominates Giro d’Italia to secure historic winning margin

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Pogacar wins the Giro d’Italia by a big margin and will now aim for a 3rd Tour de France title
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pogacar wins the Giro d’Italia by a big margin and will now aim for a 3rd Tour de France title

Associated Press  

ROME — Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday with the race’s biggest margin of victory in nearly six decades — earning a third Grand Tour trophy to go with his two Tour de France titles. Pogacar, riding a pink bike to go with his pink jersey, shorts and helmet, crossed safely in the main pack to conclude the …

Giro d’Italia favourite Tadej Pogacar outsprinted on opening stage
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Giro d’Italia favourite Tadej Pogacar outsprinted on opening stage

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Jonas Vingegaard v Tadej Pogacar is the headline act in a golden era for cycling
1 year, 4 months ago

Jonas Vingegaard v Tadej Pogacar is the headline act in a golden era for cycling

The Telegraph  

Vingegaard followed the tried-and-tested approach of focusing on stage races, winning O Gran Camiño, Itzulia Basque Country and the pre-Tour warm-up Critérium du Dauphiné. Pogacar, meanwhile, spent the spring tackling the one-day classics, winning the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold Race and Flèche Wallonne, while finishing third and fourth at E3 Saxo Classic and Milan-Sanremo respectively. For all of the …

Pogačar wins Stage 20 but Vingegaard is virtually assured of Tour de France win
1 year, 5 months ago

Pogačar wins Stage 20 but Vingegaard is virtually assured of Tour de France win

Associated Press  

LE MARKSTEIN, France — Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard celebrated on the second-to-last day of the Tour de France. Vingegaard maintained his huge lead over two-time champion Pogačar and will surely be crowned the Tour winner after Sunday’s largely ceremonial stage ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. “We have to be careful not to do anything stupid but, yeah, it’s …

Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar ‘super motivated’ to win back Tour de France title next year
2 years, 1 month ago

Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar ‘super motivated’ to win back Tour de France title next year

Firstpost  

Pogacar, who was beaten to the title by Team Jumbo-Visma’s Jonas Vingegaard this year, added that he’ll begin his training soon as the winter snow melts in the Pyrenees. Paris: Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar said he was thrilled by the highly mountainous route for the 2023 edition of the world’s greatest bike race and vowed to train …

Pogačar wins Lombardia again; last race for Valverde, Nibali
2 years, 2 months ago

Pogačar wins Lombardia again; last race for Valverde, Nibali

Associated Press  

COMO, Italy — Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar edged Enric Mas on Saturday to successfully defend his title at Il Lombardia, which marked the final race of Grand Tour champions Alejandro Valverde and Vincenzo Nibali. Pogačar, the Slovenian who rides for UAE Team Emirates, outsprinted Mas at the end of the 253-kilometer route from Bergamo to Como to …

‘I can still win the Tour de France’: Tadej Pogacar vows to keep attacking afterbrutal stage 17 victory
2 years, 5 months ago

‘I can still win the Tour de France’: Tadej Pogacar vows to keep attacking afterbrutal stage 17 victory

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Tadej Pogacar turns the screw with thrilling stage seven win at Tour de France
2 years, 5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar turns the screw with thrilling stage seven win at Tour de France

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Tadej Pogacar: The invisible champion out to win historic third Tour de France
2 years, 5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar: The invisible champion out to win historic third Tour de France

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Tour de France 2021: Cycling's boy next door Tadej Pogacar is 'new Cannibal'
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Cycling's boy next door Tadej Pogacar is 'new Cannibal'

Firstpost  

On Friday, Pogacar was given the seal of approval from the man widely considered the greatest in the sport, the now 77-year-old Eddy Merckx, known as the ‘Cannibal’ because of his relentless hunger. Tadej Pogacar rode into Paris in triumph on Sunday, celebrating a second successive Tour de France triumph in a victory for a ’nice boy’ from Slovenia. With …

Tadej Pogacar Wins Second Consecutive Tour De France Title
3 years, 5 months ago

Tadej Pogacar Wins Second Consecutive Tour De France Title

News 18  

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar claimed a second successive Tour de France title after Sunday’s 21st and final stage, which was won by Belgian Wout van Aert on the Champs Elysees. After a processional ride to Paris, multiple attacks took place in the eight laps around the finishing line on the Champs Elysees, with Mark Cavendish’s Deceuninck-Quick Step team controlling the gap. …

Tour de France 2021: UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar claims second successive title in dominant fashion
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2021: UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar claims second successive title in dominant fashion

Firstpost  

Pogacar stole in at the 11th hour to win the 2020 edition, but this year he stamped his authority in the first week and will pull on the yellow jersey beneath the Arc de Triomphe as the undisputed champion aged just 22. Tadej Pogacar won a second successive Tour de France on Sunday as Wout van Aert claimed the final …

Tour de France: Pogacar wins stage 18, extends overall lead
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France: Pogacar wins stage 18, extends overall lead

The Hindu  

Tadej Pogacar edged closer to retaining his Tour de France title as he claimed another landmark victory in the 18th stage, a 129.7-km mountain ride from Pau to Luz Ardiden on Thursday. The Slovenian's brutal acceleration 500 metres from the line, at top of Luz Ardiden, could not be matched by his rivals as Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard and Ecuador's Richard …

Pogacar wins Tour de France stage 17, extends overall lead
3 years, 5 months ago

Pogacar wins Tour de France stage 17, extends overall lead

The Hindu  

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a 178.4-km mountain trek from Muret to the Col du Portet on Wednesday. The Slovenian outsprinted Dane Jonas Vingegaard and Ecuador's Richard Carapaz at the top of the lung-busting Col du Portet for his first stage win in this year's Tour after being the first attacker in …

Tour de France 2021: Bauke Mollema wins hilly 14th stage; Tadej Pogacar keeps big lead
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France 2021: Bauke Mollema wins hilly 14th stage; Tadej Pogacar keeps big lead

Firstpost  

Pogacar has kept the yellow jersey since he took control of the race on Stage 8 in the Alps. Tadej Pogacar will head into the final week of the Tour de France with a commanding advantage to retain cycling’s elite title after he was unchallenged on the 14th stage won by Bauke Mollema on Saturday. Pogacar’s remaining rivals — all …

Champion Tadej Pogacar Seizes Lead as Tour de France Enters Alps
3 years, 5 months ago

Champion Tadej Pogacar Seizes Lead as Tour de France Enters Alps

News 18  

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar soared into the Tour de France overall lead on Saturday on an Alpine stage won by Belgian Dylan Teuns as British outfit Ineos’s hopes were again battered. This was a second stage win on the 2021 Tour for UAE’s Slovenian leader Pogacar who took another three minutes out of his most credible rival Ineos’ Ecuadorian Richard …

All Eyes on Tadej Pogacar as Tour de France Gets Underway
3 years, 5 months ago

All Eyes on Tadej Pogacar as Tour de France Gets Underway

News 18  

The Tour de France rolled out of the Atlantic port of Brest on Saturday, 24 teams of eight riders embarking on a 21-day trek across France with all eyes on defending champion Tadej Pogacar and a dramatic day of action assured on the opening stage. The same goes for the men best suited to the terrain: world champion Julian Alaphilippe …

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas
3 years, 5 months ago

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas

News 18  

The 2021 Tour de France rolls out of Brest on Saturday with a host of contenders for the winner’s yellow jersey in the peloton. A year later he won the Tour de France aged just 21, overhauling long-time leader Primoz Roglic on the 20th stage time-trial at La Planche des Belles Filles and in the process humiliating his fellow Slovenian …

First Egan Bernal, now Tadej Pogacar - why are cycling's winners getting younger?
4 years, 3 months ago

First Egan Bernal, now Tadej Pogacar - why are cycling's winners getting younger?

The Telegraph  

When Egan Bernal won last year’s Tour de France at the grand old age of 22, there was a feeling that this was a generational talent who could win the next eight or nine editions if he could only stay fit. Slovenia’s first Tour de France champion ripped up the rule book with his stunning victory this year at the …

Tadej Pogacar riding to victory at COVID-defying Tour de France
4 years, 3 months ago

Tadej Pogacar riding to victory at COVID-defying Tour de France

The Hindu  

Tadej Pogacar became the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France after he retained the overall leader's yellow jersey in the 21st stage won by Sam Bennett on Sunday. Pogacar, who pulled off a major upset when he claimed the yellow jersey from Primoz Roglic with a monumental performance in Saturday's time trial, also won the white jersey for …

Slovenia celebrates likely 1-2 Tour de France victory
4 years, 3 months ago

Slovenia celebrates likely 1-2 Tour de France victory

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Roglic, Pogacar braced for Slovenian showdown on Tour finale
4 years, 3 months ago

Roglic, Pogacar braced for Slovenian showdown on Tour finale

The Hindu  

There is only one big question left to be answered at the Tour de France- Which Slovenian will stand on the top of the podium on Sunday on the Champs-Elysees? Barring a crash, or an unexpected event event like a positive COVID-19 test, the final week of racing should offer a showdown between the Jumbo-Visma team leader Primoz Roglic and …

Tour de France: Pogacar wins Stage 15, Roglic retains lead
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Pogacar wins Stage 15, Roglic retains lead

The Hindu  

Tadej Pogacar won Stage 15 of the Tour de France on a brutal final climb on Sunday as his fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic retained the yellow jersey and last year’s winner Egan Bernal dropped out of contention. Last year’s winner Bernal dropped off the lead group on the long Grand Colombier climb and appeared to lose his chance of retaining …

Tour de France: Roglic claims yellow as fellow Slovenian Pogacar wins stage nine - Cycling News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Tour de France: Roglic claims yellow as fellow Slovenian Pogacar wins stage nine - Cycling News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Primoz Roglic took command of the Tour de France despite narrowly losing out to fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar on the ninth stage as Briton Adam Yates's limits were exposed in the second mountain test on Sunday. The 21-year-old Pogacar, the most attacking rider on the final climb up to the Col de Marie Blanque, outsprinted Roglic and breakaway rider Marc …

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