Kyrylo Tsarenko steals the spotlight with a breakaway victory in the queen stage of Tour of Slovenia!
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Kyrylo Tsarenko has won the stage 4 of the 2025 Tour of Slovenia, ahead of fellow breakaway companion Samuele Zoccarato. Anders Johannessen was the strongest GC man and moves up to the leader's jersey with one day to go.
The fourth stage of Tour of Slovenia saw a strong seven-man breakaway build what seemed to be a promising advantage over the peloton, but Lidl-Trek set up a heavy peace from the foot of the Golte climb and quickly shredded their lead as well as the peloton.
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Jon Castellon (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) was the first attacker from peloton, building a healthy gap to the group of favourites. Meanwhile Kyrylo Tsarenko as the strongest man from breakaway was still going strong at the front, having dropped his last breakaway companion Samuele Zoccarato (Team Polti VisitMalta) with 3 kilometers to go.
After a brief stand out, the main favourites finally unveiled their cards as they approached the final kilometer with Anders Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) steering clear of Felix Großschartner (UAE Team Emirates - XRG).
Despite his strong effort from Johannessen, the advantage of Tsarenko was enough to allow the Ukrainian add another big victory to his palmares after having won a stage and GC at the Tour of Hainan earlier this year.
Anders Johannessen moves up to the lead of general classification with Felix Großschartner 16 seconds behind and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek) in third, 19 seconds behind the Norwegian.
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Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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- POG1, another nice doc about our favourite, I watched most of it with a big smile on my face (except for the bits about his crashes 😢 obvs!).Lozza14-11-2026
- Martinez had a good year! 5th at the Tour was a great result for him, albeit largely through getting in successful breaks, but he held it better than Pidcock who’d done the same.Lozza14-11-2026
- guess what Valgren, you're 34, and no you're not good enough. sorry to say.mij14-11-2026
- I'm a sepp fan and like to think he earned that LOL, indulge me : ) I think Jonas was fine. Roglic did not want to concede to Sepp. and I don't think you ever attack your own teammate in the leaders jersey if he is holding his own, which Sepp just about was.mij14-11-2026
- enough time? he's 24 years old. He's won 10 races over the last 2 years and some are significant. I won't argue about his attitude being good - it needs to improve. But with some coaching and mentorship he has a lot of winning ahead of him and has plenty of time to win a GT. I don't think he will ever beat Tadej, but everyone else is fair game Look at Mas and Valverde - they were 31 and 29, respectively, when they won the Vuelta.mij14-11-2026
- Pogacar has a fine head on his shoulders.Careful investments and a couple of coffee shops sounds like a wonderful way to chill after an intense career.Stay healthy GOAT.
Brucegel14-11-2026 - I live in Maribor.PogiSloFans14-11-2026
- I live in Ljubljana and often go on trips in the surrounding area, where I frequently see young cyclists in 'Pogi Team' jerseys training, either alone or in groups. By simply motivating so many young people to take up cycling, Tadej has already achieved something truly significant.Velijo14-11-2026
- That's an excellent point. It's interesting that Vader came to that realization only after he learned that his contract wasn't going to be renewed.
santiagobenites14-11-2026
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