After completing the best year in cycling history in 2024, many might think that Tadej Pogacar has little left to do in his career. However, at just 26 years old, the sky is the limit for the UAE Team Emirates star and there are plenty goals that may pop up later in his career.
In collaboration with CiclismoAlDia, we have explored this question. In addition to the fact that he has yet to win some of the most mythical races of the cycling season, such as the Vuelta a España, Milano-Sanremo or Paris-Roubaix, Pogacar has several historic records in his sights that he could break in the near future.
5. Record number of victories in a single Tour de France.
In the Tour de France 2024, Tadej Pogacar won his third title after sweeping an edition where he took 6 stage victories. The all-time record is 8, held by Eddy Merckx, Charles Pélissier and Freddy Maertens. It seems that, as he continues to grow as a cyclist, the Slovenian will break that record sooner rather than later.
4. Record number of victories in Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Tadej Pogacar currently holds 2 Liège-Bastogne-Liège titles. It is worth remembering that he could have more. In 2022 he did not race due to the death of his mother-in-law, and in 2023, when he was favorite to win, he suffered a fall that caused his injury. The best historical record is held by Eddy Merckx, with 5 victories in this monument. As there is no one who can come close to Pogacar in this race, if the Slovenian's luck smiles on him, it won't be long before he overtakes the Belgian legend.
3. Record number of world champion titles
In 2024, Tadej Pogacar opened his personal tally of World Championship wins. With a historic performance, the Slovenian took his first rainbow jersey by attacking 100 kilometers from the finish line. Peter Sagan, Rik van Steenbergen, Oscar Freire, Alfredo Binda and Eddy Merckx hold the overall record with three victories. The UAE Team Emirates' star has stated that the World Championships in Rwanda 2025 will be one of his main objectives. If he wins it, he would be already 2 and only 27 years old.
2. Record number of victories in Il Lombardia
Pogacar closed this last season with his fourth Il Lombardia title. The Slovenian tied Alfredo Binda. But he still has to beat Fausto Coppi, who currently holds the record in the classic of the dead leaves, with 5 victories. This is one of the records that the Slovenian is most likely to beat in the short term.
1. Record number of titles in the Tour de France
To have won the Tour de France 3 times at only 26 years of age is a real achievement. Even more so considering that the absolute record is set at 5 titles, something that Miguel Induráin, Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault achieved at the time.
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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