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Colombian climber goes close to another grand tour stage win at Giro.
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. Wikipedia
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. Wikipedia
Colombian climber goes close to another grand tour stage win at Giro.
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Tadej Pogačar stays safe inside his own 'bubble' to avoid mishap in tense transition stage as Giro hits halfway mark: 'I always stay in the bubble, with two meters around me.'
Pogačar takes back seat on stage 10 summit after grumbles of greed from rival teams, praises Tiberi's willingness to attack: 'Only rider that showed some balls'.
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'One more day ticked off': Pogačar marks the moves and loses no time in final-kilometer GC accelerations. Snow forces rerouting of Stelvio stage.
We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonathan Milan, Filippo Ganna, and more at the Giro d'Italia.
Will Pogačar keep attacking or race more conservatively in the second half of the Giro d'Italia? 'I'm happy I have a bigger gap.'
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Martínez and Thomas are already nearly three minutes adrift, but the Giro is nothing if not unpredictable.
'You cannot have 21 perfect days': Ineos Grenadiers captain vows to keep plugging away in battle to topple Tadej Pogačar.
After winning one-third of stages so far, Slovenian finishes off superb opening Giro d'Italia salvo by leading out sprint in Napoli: 'He's just insane.'
Race leader Tadej Pogačar puts in huge effort to help bring back Jhonatan Narváez just before the line.
Dani Martínez also strong on stage 8, but lauds Tadej Pogačar as ‘incredible.'
Race leader holds fire until final sprint, then crushes rivals for third stage win of race: 'I was confident we could win.'
'Rome is still far away': Ineos Grenadiers not giving up as TT losses sting despite putting three into the top-4.
Pogačar blasts to 2:36 GC lead and blows Giro apart, Thomas slides to third after Martínez makes best time trial of his career.
'He’s a very good ambassador for our sport': Australian DS believes Giro-Tour sweep would create new buzz for professional racing.
Julian Alaphilippe comes close to victory after Ineos Grenadiers turns up pressure to keep Pogačar in pink: 'It's another stage ticked off.'
Try this workout inspired by Pogačar's stage 2 attack and win.
Pogačar and the GC pack play it cool ahead of three huge classification stages starting Thursday.
Phil Bauhaus raced with a 58t chainring in the high-speed rush to the line: 'I'm not a fan of a finish like today.'
'The organizers gave us the skinsuit ... then we got a call from the UCI saying it's not allowed': Polemica erupts as UCI rules against Giro-supplied apparel.
Breaking down how what should have been a routine sprint stage descended into chaos, and highlighted how we could be in for an incredibly fun three weeks of non-stop all-out racing.
Biniam Girmay crashes out and breakaway reeled in late to set up hectic finale over Capo Mele on the Italian Riviera.
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Can you hold 9w/kg for 3 minutes? We dive into the power numbers of Jhonatan Narnaez and Tadej Pogačar at the Giro d’Italia.
'I had good legs and the terrain suited me': Pogačar nearly steals the show with wild late attack that was only reeled in within sight of the line.
Tour de Hoody: Vollering stamps name on La Vuelta and North Americans continue to light up results sheet.
Thomas and Martínez lead the chase behind the Slovenian savage, but the Welshman's canny could be crucial in the attrition of the 'corsa rosa.'
'I am so happy that I am in white:' Young Belgian leaps up to fourth overall and now leads the best young rider classification.
Slovenian storms clear of all of his rivals on first summit finish after the drama of a puncture and a crash close to start of final climb.
UAE Team Emirates rider admits an error which enabled Jhonathan Narváez to triumph.
Ineos Grenadiers rider only one able to stay with Pogačar on final climb, Schachmann takes second in sprint.
As the 2024 Giro d'Italia clicks into gear, we take a look back at one of the modern Giro's most remarkable and controversial stages with Froome's 80km breakaway to seize the pink jersey in 2018.
In spicy comments ahead of the Giro start, the UAE star shoots down suggestions he will win easily: 'It's bullsh*t.'
The Giro-Tour double is rare. But if there’s one thing Pogačar has proven, it’s that he can do anything in cycling.
From a deliciously tempting 'grande partenza' to a decisive double shot of Monte Grappa, these are the king-maker stages of the Giro d'Italia.
2023 runner-up says Ineos Grenadiers is confident while also recognizing beating Pogačar will be a ‘massive task’.
Everything you need to know about the 107th edition of the 'corsa rosa.' Can anyone stop Pogačar?
Ex-pro turned pundit for Eurosport predicts quick Giro d'Italia knock-out blow: 'He will try to smash them early.'
Bjerg, Majka, and sprinter Molano among Pogačar's teammates for pink jersey quest: Will they be strong enough to support the Slovenian's swashbuckling ambition?
We unpack the mega volume, minimum intensity, dialed-in distribution, and other surprising trends from a five month pre-Giro training study.
Overall victory and three wins in three days by 2000s babies Del Toro, Morgado, Fisher-Black puts WorldTour on watch for seasons to come.
Echoes of the Ardennes Classics will please the climbers.
UAE Team Emirates boss suggests Giro campaign could make Pogačar even stronger in the Tour: 'We have no pressure.'
Analysis: A relatively thin GC start list could tempt Pogačar and Co. to drop their guard, and that would be a mistake UAE cannot afford.
Geraint Thomas and Magnus Sheffield in his grand tour debut are part of a deep squad intent on playing disruptors: 'We know where we need to put the pressure on.'
SD Worx-Protime secures future through 2028 as 'mega contracts' continue to capture WorldTour's top talent: 'We are committed to our project.'
I, for one, am enjoying every minute of it.
UAE Emirates lifts the lid on how it plans to solve the puzzle of the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double: 'If any rider is capable of it, it's Tadej, with this program.'
We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar and Ben Healy at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
A crash with about 100km to go split the bunch, and riders like Pidcock, Vansevenant bridged across alone, while others later paced through the team cars: 'I went really deep there. I killed my legs.'
Rising stars Mauri Vansevenant and Maxim Van Gils give Belgians someone to cheer for in the Ardennes.
Breaking down the key moments of Tadej Pogačar's steamrolling of the competition en route to a sixth career monument victory on Sunday at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Tour de Hoody: The classics served up delicious portions of drama and heartbreak, with Skjelmose personifying the one-day extremes: 'If you come too close to the sun, you get burned.'
Mindset and experience pay off in thrilling battle after Côte de Roche-aux-Faucons and tearful finale: 'I wanted to give everything I have.'
Road world champion soon to decide on participation in Olympic MTB event: 'I don’t want to gamble on two horses and maybe come up short.'
Slovenian attacks on Côte de la Redoute and finishes well clear of the runner-up Romain Bardet: 'It was quite emotional for me all day.'
How do the three major race favorites feel about their chances and those of their rivals?
Skjelmose recovered and raring to race after being carried hypothermic from the bike at Flèche: 'I couldn't control myself.'
Analysis: The question is not if but when Pogačar will attack. Does Van der Poel or anyone else have the legs to follow?
The Slovenian superstar's been camped out at altitude before his high-profile clash with Mathieu van der Poel and a Giro d'Italia debut in May.
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Welsh veteran buoyed by solid spring training in advance of Tour of the Alps and a summer of swinging at Pogačar at the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France.
‘The possibility now is much, much greater for winning Giro and Tour,’ says cycling expert.
Froome reflects on racing vs. Pogačar, Vingegaard in his prime: 'It would have been interesting to have raced against them in my best years'
After missing the cobblestone monuments, Belgian star forced to cancel his highly anticipated debut at the Italian grand tour on May 4: 'I need to give my body the time to recover.'
With less than a month to go, here are 5 things that could trip up the Team UAE Emirates superstar's chase for the pink jersey.
Van der Poel brings his cobble-bashing brawn to the Ardennes for a face-off with Tadej Pogačar that's set to be the biggest bout of the spring.
Pedersen and Van der Poel could benefit in wide-open race: 'One thing for sure, it's going to be a f**cking hard race.'
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