“I get that question every year in the Tour" - Tadej Pogacar fed up by questions regarding doping
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After race leader Jonas Vingegaard tackled some tough questions regarding doping head-on as the Tour de France reached its second rest, his arch-rival Tadej Pogacar has now also been posed similar questions.
“I get that question every year in the Tour," the UAE Team Emirates leader and former two-time Tour de France winner laments after a question about his cleanliness from a Danish reporter. "We do ride fast. With the background of the sport, I understand that those questions are asked. Some people kind of get stuck in that."
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The fierce battle between Pogacar and Vingegaard has so far made the 2023 edition of the Tour de France one for the ages, and it's still all to play for with just 10 seconds separating the pair after 15 stages. “After the time trial on Tuesday, we have to see how we are doing. Wednesday and Saturday's rides will be decisive," says Pogacar, referencing the immense heat that has followed the race. “I get better in the heat every year. I don't like climbing in 35 degrees, but okay. My teammates also support me well, so I have to thank them for that."
"It's not that kind of psychological battle. We both focus on ourselves. Jonas looks good in the peloton, he doesn't look nervous," he continues. "And of course he is also very strong. The stress is part of it as far as I'm concerned, that's the Tour."
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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- It's going to happen at some point. It will happen to Tadej as well, we all get older. Jonas was in pretty great form at the tour. I still consider him a top two or three cyclist in the world, until he's not.awp15-11-2026
- mij, I am not so sure of that. I have been on a spine ward at a Denver hospital that had quite a few spinal injuries from mountain biking.BDBigGuy15-11-2026
- Pogi takes care of his teammates in races and training. Tadej Pogačar is widely praised within the cycling peloton for his fair and egalitarian leadership, actively supporting his UAE teammates both on the road during races and behind the scenes at training camps. Rather than acting like an untouchable superstar, he has intense team loyalty by sharing daily chores, giving up personal glory to help domestiques, and publicly praising their sacrifices. Unlike some Grand Tour contenders, like Vingegaard, who occasionally train away from their squads, Pogi consistently attends team training camps alongside his domestiques, making the exact same sacrifices to build friendship. I love how Pogačar shares his teammates-domestiques, either when they succeed or win in races or when they simply just do a good job for him. It has to be a great moral boost for them. And then they work even harder and go even deeper for Pogi. This is teamwork.PogiSloFans15-11-2026
- Yeah, what he said!Lozza15-11-2026
- I’m sure Jasper Philipsen would disagree with you.Lozza15-11-2026
- Article says he was “out for a spin around the town”, implying not off-road.Lozza15-11-2026
- let’s be honest, Alpecin is all about one rider - MVDP. I’m sure he gets whatever he needs, the rest get the scraps.mij15-11-2026
- there are more vicious injuries on a road bike than a mountain bike far and away.mij15-11-2026
- That'll be one crazy rider
Rafionain-Glas15-11-2026 - Many Europeans say that Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia are one of the most beautiful countries in Europe known for their stunning landscapes because of the Alp mountains, green forests, clean rivers and lakes and national parks.PogiSloFans15-11-2026
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Simply phenomenal 🤩 #TDF2023
Heading into the rest day and straight to the coffee shop with @j_vingegaard ☕️🤝 #tdf2023
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