On the bike he is now a superhero who goes beyond the boundaries of his sport, while outside he remains a normal boy who struggles to get up early in the morning. Even on World Cup day. Portrait of a champion who is rewriting the history of cycling
When even the neighbor who knows the most about the number of wheels on the bicycle starts to point out “But, that Pogacar”. That instant is the clear sign that Pogacar, Tadej Pogacar from Komenda, has now won by a landslide. He has long since put the boundaries of his sport behind him and stimulates ideal comparisons with the giants of any discipline, making headlines in the media around the world. The demonstration, yet another, came last Sunday in Zurich, when he dominated the World Championship with a legendary feat – 100 kilometers of escape, 51.5 solo – putting on the rainbow jersey together with the pink of the Giro and the yellow of the Tour. In 149 days – as many as there are between 4 May and 29 September – a monologue previously achieved only by Eddy Merckx in 1974 and Stephen Roche in 1987. But Tadej annihilated the rest of the world at Liège-Bastogne-Liège too. And if he did the same at Lombardia, for the fourth consecutive time, on Saturday 12 October, it would force us to invent a new vocabulary. Made especially for him.
2024-10-05 01:09:32
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