Tadej Pogacar
Slovenian cyclist holding the yellow jersey in the men's race of the Tour de Suisse.
Notable Quotes
"To take yellow is a dream for any cyclist of any age, so for me any time I can get it on my shoulders, it feels special."View Story →
"I got some extra power in the final [thanks to Del Toro] because he committed more than 100% in the final climb."View Story →
"We targeted this stage from a long time ago."View Story →
"It was very cool to win up here - it was a crazy atmosphere all climb and I'm thankful for the team that I it could pull it off."View Story →
"I'm excited to say I'm going back to La Vuelta."View Story →
"It's super good because now I can be calm and confident for the next days."View Story →
"I was not expecting it because I heard on the radio I was 40 seconds ahead of the chasers and Enric wasn't mentioned."View Story →
"Of course, this isn't the way I wanted my season to finish."View Story →
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