VIDEO: Watch the moment an emotional Tadej Pogacar realises his dream and becomes world champion!
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Is there anything Tadej Pogacar cannot do on a bike?! After dominant victories at the Strade Bianche, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France earlier this year, the Slovenian has now secured a first ever Rainbow Jersey for his nation via an epic 100km attack!
Having initially attacked the peloton with 100km to go, Pogacar quickly caught and then attacked the breakaway. Only his trade teammate at UAE Team Emirates, Pavel Sivakov could follow, but no, at 50km to go, the Frenchman too has been dropped. From there, Pogacar looked dominant but heading into the finale, it looked momentarily as if the 100km attack might be too much even for him as his began to look visibly tired and the chase closed in.
Seemingly having a second wind though, Pogacar kicked again on the final little rise, regaining some vital seconds of advantage over the chasers in the process and holding on for an emotional victory. See the new world champion crowned in the video below!
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- 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 - Indeed! A reluctant gift maybe. Even more reluctant gift from Roglic! Tho I can’t see that Rog would have beaten Ving anyway.Lozza14-11-2026
- That really nasty crash in 2022 Liege must have played a big part - broken ribs, pneumothorax. You only have to look at his points tallies pre and post.Lozza14-11-2026
- Yeah, good luck getting tv and race organisers like ASO etc to part with their cash!Lozza14-11-2026
- 36 and Ineos have bought a rider on the downward slope. Bring back Dave and Rob who could manage the team. How are Ineos going to win a grand tour with people past their sell by date.paultryan200214-11-2026
- Mmmm would he be making these comments when he was on the richest team when riding. I think not i suspect. If we want money put into the sport we need sponsors who are prepared to put the money in. No disrespect but his team are 2nd or 3rd div in football terms with riders over the hill or 2nd string riders. If i was a sponsor i would be looking at what publicity am i getting back and Tudor really are just making up the numbers really.paultryan200214-11-2026
- I see (elsewhere) that Alaphilippe had more to say than what got relayed in this stub. Me: he was very good early but his latter third trajectory was the pits. His old boss did what he could (huffed and puffed) but Julian couldn't get his greatness back. Sometimes I wonder if crashes that didn't look like much changed the course of the rider.flyer14-11-2026
- I wouldn't classify it as a gift because the nasty consequences of taking it from Sepp would have been great and would persist and he knew it.flyer14-11-2026
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𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐘 𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐒 👑👑👑 🌈 Tadej Pogacar se proclama campeón del mundo con una de las mayores exhibiciones de la historia y completa el triplete Giro, Tour y Mundial. 📺 Lo has visto en @Eurosport_ES y @StreamMaxES. #Zurich2024
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