"When do you retire?" - Ben Healy asks Tadej Pogacar the question entire peloton wants to know after Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2025
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Tadej Pogacar was once again head and shoulders above all other contenders at Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2025 soloing to a dominant win on Sunday afternoon in the Ardennes. Behind the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader, Ben Healy was involved in the battle for the podium, eventually coming home in 3rd place at the finish line.
As they prepared for the podium ceremony afterwards in the tent however, Healy and Pogacar reunited with the Irish star of the EF Education-EasyPost star asking Pogacar a question that surely the entire peloton wants to find the answer to: "When do you retire?" Healy questions the world champion as he embraces him for a hug.
Without missing a beat, Pogacar responds brilliantly: "I have a contract until 2030. That's the year maybe," bringing both himself and Healy to laughter as they collapsed into the chair for some well-deserved rest.
See the interaction for yourself in the video down below!
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Ben Healy à Tadej Pogacar, en marge du podium de Liège-Bastogne-Liège : "Quand prends-tu ta retraite ?" #LBL pic.twitter.com/BzjzPPVd5U
— Le Gruppetto (@LeGruppetto) April 27, 2025
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