Tadej Pogacar resists the urge to attack on stage 6 of the 2025 UAE Tour: "To be honest, I got bored"

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Saturday, 22 February 2025 at 15:30
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Tadej Pogacar made headlines all around the world Friday as he spent the majority of stage 5 of the 2025 UAE Tour on the attack and in the breakaway, despite holding the overall race lead. On stage 6 this Saturday, the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader was much quieter.

In the end, Tim Merlier sprinted to his second stage win in as many days ahead of Jasper Philipsen and Jonathan Milan. Whilst Pogacar spent the day safely in the bunch this time though, the Slovenian wasn't exactly happy to be riding so quietly. “Today I kept calm and didn’t try to break away. To be honest, I got bored, like probably most of the group today at some point," reflected Pogacar in his post-stage interview afterwards. 

"That’s also part of cycling. I tried to look around and admire the city, but you always have to stay focused to avoid a crash," continues the world champion, who is now just one day away from starting his 2025 with a GC win in the UAE. "The UAE Tour is the home race for the team, so it’s an honor for me to ride here and fight for the win tomorrow in Jebel Hafeet. I like this red jersey!”

Stage 6 - 2025 UAE Tour

1Merlier TimSoudal Quick-Step03:44:14
2Philipsen JasperAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
3Milan JonathanLidl-Trek+ 00
4Walscheid MaxTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
5Jakobsen FabioTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
6Rajovic DusanSolution Tech-Vini Fantini+ 00
7Skerl DanielBahrain Victorious+ 00
8Zanoncello EnricoVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 00
9Welsford SamRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
10De Schuyteneer SteffenLotto+ 00
11Bauhaus PhilBahrain Victorious+ 00
12Thijssen GerbenIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
13Pedersen Rasmus SøjbergDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
14Cimolai DavideMovistar Team+ 00
15Kogut OdedIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
16de Kleijn ArvidTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
17McLay DanielTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
18Lund Andresen TobiasTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
19Consonni SimoneLidl-Trek+ 00
20Zijlaard MaikelTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
21Pasqualon AndreaBahrain Victorious+ 00
22Pollefliet GianlucaDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
23Fortin FilippoSolution Tech-Vini Fantini+ 00
24Rickaert JonasAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
25van Poppel DannyRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
26Van Hoecke GijsIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
27Kajamini FlorianXDS Astana Team+ 00
28Raisberg NadavIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
29Swift BenINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
30Tarling JoshuaINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
31Gonzalez RobertoSolution Tech-Vini Fantini+ 00
32Conforti LorenzoVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 00
33van der Meulen MaxBahrain Victorious+ 00
34Côté Pier-AndréIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
35Fiorelli FilippoVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 00
36Lecerf JuniorSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
37Quartucci LorenzoSolution Tech-Vini Fantini+ 00
38Goossens KobeIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
39Van Lerberghe BertSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
40Theuns EdwardLidl-Trek+ 00
41Ciccone GiulioLidl-Trek+ 00
42Reinders ElmarTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
43Pogacar TadejUAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 00
44Steinhauser GeorgEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
45Romeo IvánMovistar Team+ 00
46Petilli SimoneIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
47Colleoni KevinIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
48Lemmen BartTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
49Thompson ReubenLotto+ 00
50Fisher-Black FinnRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
51Castrillo PabloMovistar Team+ 00
52Rubio EinerMovistar Team+ 00
53Riccitello MatthewIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
54Lutsenko AlexeyIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
55Currie LoganLotto+ 00
56Kepplinger RainerBahrain Victorious+ 00
57Pinarello AlessandroVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 00
58Vermeersch FlorianUAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 00
59Armirail BrunoDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
60Vine JayUAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 00
61Onley OscarTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
62Van der Sande ToshTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 00
63Palzer AntonRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
64Tejada HaroldXDS Astana Team+ 00
65Zwiehoff BenRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
66Barta WilliamMovistar Team+ 00
67Su HaoyuXDS Astana Team+ 00
68Bilbao PelloBahrain Victorious+ 00
69Træen TorsteinBahrain Victorious+ 00
70Ghys RobbeAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
71Dillier SilvanAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 00
72Wilksch HannesTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
73Konrad PatrickLidl-Trek+ 00
74Mackellar AlastairEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
75Storer MichaelTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
76Van Eetvelt LennertLotto+ 00
77Chaves EstebanEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
78Gregaard JonasLotto+ 00
79Bouchard GeoffreyDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
80Moro ManlioMovistar Team+ 00
81Froome ChrisIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
82Bissegger StefanDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
83Mullen RyanRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 00
84Gall FelixDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team+ 00
85Eenkhoorn PascalSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
86Rootkin-Gray JackEF Education-EasyPost+ 00
87Pinazzi MattiaVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 00
88Hirt JanIsrael-Premier Tech+ 00
89Taminiaux LionelLotto+ 00
90Mezgec LukaTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
91Pedersen CasperSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
92Sbaragli KristianSolution Tech-Vini Fantini+ 00
93Krieger AlexanderTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
94Hoole DaanLidl-Trek+ 00
95Märkl NiklasTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
96Edmondson AlexTeam Picnic PostNL+ 00
97Kolze Changizi SebastianTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
98Djuric DjordjeSolution Tech-Vini Fantini+ 00
99Samudio CarlosSolution Tech-Vini Fantini+ 00
100Kuypers GerbenIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
101Carthy HughEF Education-EasyPost+ 54
102Tarozzi ManueleVF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè+ 00
103Ghebreigzabhier AmanuelLidl-Trek+ 00
104Donaldson RobertTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
105Durbridge LukeTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 00
106Bastiaens AycoSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
107Cerný JosefSoudal Quick-Step+ 00
108Petit AdrienIntermarché-Wanty+ 00
109Van Der Lee JardiEF Education-EasyPost+ 54
110Kielich TimoAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 01:12
111Maciejuk FilipRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 01:25
112Herregodts RuneUAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 01:39
113Bjerg MikkelUAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 01:39
114Debruyne RamsesAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 01:39
115Heiduk KimINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
116Rodriguez CarlosINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
117Leonard MichaelINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
118Castroviejo JonathanINEOS Grenadiers+ 00
119Kluckers ArthurTudor Pro Cycling Team+ 01:56
120Behrens NiklasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 01:56
121Gate AaronXDS Astana Team+ 00
122Novak DomenUAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 02:01
123Leijnse EnzoTeam Picnic PostNL+ 02:07
124van den Berg JuliusTeam Picnic PostNL+ 02:07
125Schelling IdeXDS Astana Team+ 00
126Price-Pejtersen JohanAlpecin-Deceuninck+ 02:28
127Malucelli MatteoXDS Astana Team+ 00
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