Without a doubt, he was the cyclist of the year, for the number of victories and how he achieved them. He Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (26 years old) became the great star of a season that began and ended with success, Street Bianche and Lombardy. He Head of UAE Team Emirates He competed in 57 days, during which he achieved 25 victories. He won all the races he entered except two: Milan-San Remowhere he finished 3rd, and the Quebec Grand Prix where he was 7th. Pogacar was dominant in almost all of his victories, as in Cycling Tour in Catalonia or to Street Bianchewhere he said he would attack 80 kilometers from the finish line and he did.
He sealed the historic Giro-Tour double at the same time, which no one has achieved since Marco Pantani in 1998won six stages in each of two major races; reigned in world and on his success in Lombardy equal to four in Fausto Coppi.
A season to highlight that should serve him well in 2025 to keep breaking records. Right now, looking ahead to next year he prioritizes the Tour de France and the World Cup.
The fateful April 4
2024 was marked by a serious decline that occurred in the fourth phase of Itzuliawhich caused serious damage to the other three tenors of the platoon: Belgian Remco Evenepoel, Slovenian Primoz Roglic and Dane Jonas Vingegaard. The latter, after a miraculous recovery, arrived at the Tour in time to finish 2nd, behind Pogacar and in front of a Evenepoel who made history in Paris by being the first to win both editions of Olympics He tests them on the road and against the clock. Roglic did not fail to The Return and achieved his fourth victory (2019, 2020, 2021, 2024) equal to Roberto Heras. This year, Roglic will emulate Pogacar and go for the Giro and the Tour.
The Spanish platoon
In a Spanish key, Mikel Landa He was 5th on the Tour and Enric Mas 3rd in La Vuelta, in 2024 where the rider with the most World Tour wins is Juan Ayuso with the 4th and two of the sensations are Pelayo Sanchez in the Giro and Pablo Castrillo in La Vuelta, with two stage winners; both will wear the 2025 jersey Movistar team.
Source: La Verdad
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