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Last December, Tadej Pogačar unveiled his bold plans for 2024. He said he would aim not only for the elusive GiroTour double, but also the rare triple crown – adding victory in the road race World Championship.
Yet, in his characteristically laidback manner, seemingly unfazed by the weight of expectation on his shoulders, the then 25-year-old seemed not to be taking anything for granted: “[The season] could be super good, really good, or not so good – I won’t say bad, but mediocre.” What transpired went beyond “super good” – it was one of the most spectacular displays of dominance we’ve ever witnessed in pro cycling. It has left fans and pundits asking the inevitable question: is Pogačar the greatest male cyclist of all time – is he the GOAT?
School of attack
Incredible recovery
Science versus superstition
No pressure then
Bumps in the road
The new Cannibal?
Career timeline
MERCKX’S Biggest Wins
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| Row 0 – Cell 0 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Tour de France | Row 1 – Cell 1 | Row 1 – Cell 2 | Row 1 – Cell 3 | x | x | x | x | Row 1 – Cell 8 | x | Row 1 – Cell 10 | Row 1 – Cell 11 |
| Giro d’Italia | Row 2 – Cell 1 | Row 2 – Cell 2 | x | Row 2 – Cell 4 | x | Row 2 – Cell 6 | x | x | x | Row 2 – Cell 10 | Row 2 – Cell 11 |
| Vuelta a España | Row 3 – Cell 1 | Row 3 – Cell 2 | Row 3 – Cell 3 | Row 3 – Cell 4 | Row 3 – Cell 5 | Row 3 – Cell 6 | Row 3 – Cell 7 | x | Row 3 – Cell 9 | Row 3 – Cell 10 | Row 3 – Cell 11 |
| World Championship | Row 4 – Cell 1 | x | Row 4 – Cell 3 | Row 4 – Cell 4 | Row 4 – Cell 5 | x | Row 4 – Cell 7 | Row 4 – Cell 8 | x | Row 4 – Cell 10 | Row 4 – Cell 11 |
| Milan-San Remo | x | x | Row 5 – Cell 3 | x | Row 5 – Cell 5 | x | x | Row 5 – Cell 8 | Row 5 – Cell 9 | x | x |
| Tour of Flanders | Row 6 – Cell 1 | Row 6 – Cell 2 | Row 6 – Cell 3 | x | Row 6 – Cell 5 | Row 6 – Cell 6 | Row 6 – Cell 7 | Row 6 – Cell 8 | Row 6 – Cell 9 | x | Row 6 – Cell 11 |
| Paris-Roubaix | Row 7 – Cell 1 | Row 7 – Cell 2 | x | Row 7 – Cell 4 | x | Row 7 – Cell 6 | Row 7 – Cell 7 | x | Row 7 – Cell 9 | Row 7 – Cell 10 | Row 7 – Cell 11 |
| Liège-Bastogne-Liège | Row 8 – Cell 1 | Row 8 – Cell 2 | Row 8 – Cell 3 | x | Row 8 – Cell 5 | x | x | x | Row 8 – Cell 9 | x | Row 8 – Cell 11 |
| Il Lombardia | Row 9 – Cell 1 | Row 9 – Cell 2 | Row 9 – Cell 3 | Row 9 – Cell 4 | Row 9 – Cell 5 | x | x | Row 9 – Cell 8 | Row 9 – Cell 9 | Row 9 – Cell 10 | Row 9 – Cell 11 |
POGAČAR’S BIGGEST WINS
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| Row 0 – Cell 0 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
| Tour de France | Row 1 – Cell 1 | x | x | Row 1 – Cell 4 | Row 1 – Cell 5 | x | Row 1 – Cell 7 | Row 1 – Cell 8 | Row 1 – Cell 9 | Row 1 – Cell 10 | Row 1 – Cell 11 |
| Giro d’Italia | Row 2 – Cell 1 | Row 2 – Cell 2 | Row 2 – Cell 3 | Row 2 – Cell 4 | Row 2 – Cell 5 | x | Row 2 – Cell 7 | Row 2 – Cell 8 | Row 2 – Cell 9 | Row 2 – Cell 10 | Row 2 – Cell 11 |
| Vuelta a España | Row 3 – Cell 1 | Row 3 – Cell 2 | Row 3 – Cell 3 | Row 3 – Cell 4 | Row 3 – Cell 5 | Row 3 – Cell 6 | Row 3 – Cell 7 | Row 3 – Cell 8 | Row 3 – Cell 9 | Row 3 – Cell 10 | Row 3 – Cell 11 |
| World Championship | Row 4 – Cell 1 | Row 4 – Cell 2 | Row 4 – Cell 3 | Row 4 – Cell 4 | Row 4 – Cell 5 | x | Row 4 – Cell 7 | Row 4 – Cell 8 | Row 4 – Cell 9 | Row 4 – Cell 10 | Row 4 – Cell 11 |
| Milan-San Remo | Row 5 – Cell 1 | Row 5 – Cell 2 | Row 5 – Cell 3 | Row 5 – Cell 4 | Row 5 – Cell 5 | Row 5 – Cell 6 | Row 5 – Cell 7 | Row 5 – Cell 8 | Row 5 – Cell 9 | Row 5 – Cell 10 | Row 5 – Cell 11 |
| Tour of Flanders | Row 6 – Cell 1 | Row 6 – Cell 2 | Row 6 – Cell 3 | Row 6 – Cell 4 | x | Row 6 – Cell 6 | Row 6 – Cell 7 | Row 6 – Cell 8 | Row 6 – Cell 9 | Row 6 – Cell 10 | Row 6 – Cell 11 |
| Paris-Roubaix | Row 7 – Cell 1 | Row 7 – Cell 2 | Row 7 – Cell 3 | Row 7 – Cell 4 | Row 7 – Cell 5 | Row 7 – Cell 6 | Row 7 – Cell 7 | Row 7 – Cell 8 | Row 7 – Cell 9 | Row 7 – Cell 10 | Row 7 – Cell 11 |
| Liège-Bastogne-Liège | Row 8 – Cell 1 | Row 8 – Cell 2 | x | Row 8 – Cell 4 | Row 8 – Cell 5 | x | Row 8 – Cell 7 | Row 8 – Cell 8 | Row 8 – Cell 9 | Row 8 – Cell 10 | Row 8 – Cell 11 |
| Il Lombardia | Row 9 – Cell 1 | Row 9 – Cell 2 | x | x | x | x | Row 9 – Cell 7 | Row 9 – Cell 8 | Row 9 – Cell 9 | Row 9 – Cell 10 | Row 9 – Cell 11 |
