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Tadej Pogačar
“Pogi”
The defining rider of his generation: a climber who sprints, a time triallist who attacks from 60 km out, and the only man since Merckx to win Grand Tours and Monuments in the same breath. His racing instinct — going early, going often — has rewritten how the modern Tour is contested.
Nation
Slovenia
Born
21 September 1998, Komenda
Team
UAE Team Emirates-XRG
Type
All-rounder / puncheur
Height
1.76 m
Weight
66 kg
Le Tour
Tour de France record
| Year | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1st | Overturned Roglič on the Planche des Belles Filles time trial |
| 2021 | 1st | Won by 5'20", plus two mountain stages |
| 2022 | 2nd | Cracked on the Col du Granon |
| 2023 | 2nd | Returned from a broken wrist |
| 2024 | 1st | Giro–Tour double, six stage wins |
| 2025 | 1st | Fourth overall title |
| 2026 | 1st | Sealed the 113th edition in Paris |
Career
Palmarès
- ▸Tour de France: 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026
- ▸Giro d'Italia: 2024
- ▸Vuelta a España: third, 2019
- ▸World road race champion: 2024
- ▸Il Lombardia ×4, Liège–Bastogne–Liège ×3, Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche
Strengths
- + Explosive punch on 5–8% ramps
- + Elite time trialling
- + Descends aggressively
- + Recovers between hard days
Where he loses time
- − Occasionally over-races early season
- − Historically vulnerable in extreme heat on long altitude days
Head to head
Rivalries
Jonas Vingegaard
The defining duel of the 2020s: Pogačar's punch against Vingegaard's sustained power. 2022 and 2023 to the Dane, the rest to the Slovenian.
Read Vingegaard's profile →Remco Evenepoel
A time-trial threat who can limit losses in the mountains; the pair have shared podiums since 2024.
Read Evenepoel's profile →Keep reading