“Thank you so much for these 15 years” – Rafal Majka shares emotional message as selfless career ends with one last Pogacar partnership at Il Lombardia

An incredible rider who defines what cycling is about as a team sport - Pogacar's wins don't exist without the dominant launch that his team provides, and Majka has, over and over, been a master of that space. He's taught others, and he's been a leader for the team, even when he's not the winner at the end. It doesn't show up in his own statistics, but without him, the statistics of the others don't exist. And, of course, I have to mention one more time how funny it was to watch Majka and Pogacar play rock/paper/scissors to determine who won that stage in the Tour of Slovenia. That's something only two people who truly know and trust each other can do. To be Pogacar's trusted quiet leader? That's a legacy, even if it's rarely written down. (And that he'd done it for Contador already? Majka is a true gem.)