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'''Tadej Pogačar''' ({{IPA-sl|taˈdɛ́ːj pɔˈɡáːtʃaɾ|-|Tadej Pogačar spoken in Slovenian.ogg}};<ref>{{YouTube|7mq7E8ID7Fo|Race day with Tadej Pogačar|t=3}}</ref> born 21 September 1998) also known as '''Pogi''', is a Slovenian professional [[road bicycle racing|cyclist]] who currently rides for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|UAD}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|title=UAE Team Emirates|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> He won the [[2020 Tour de France|2020]] and [[2021 Tour de France|2021]] editions of the [[Tour de France]], winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. He won the [[2024 Giro d'Italia|2024]] edition of the [[Giro d'Italia]], winning also the [[Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia|mountains classification]] and six stages. He later won the [[2024 Tour de France]] after consecutive 2nd place finishes to [[Jonas Vingegaard]], with whom his rivalry is considered to be one of the greatest of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=It’s time for round four: Is Pogačar vs Vingegaard cycling’s most iconic rivalry? |url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/it-s-time-for-round-four-pogacar-vs-vingegaard-in-cycling-s-most-iconic-rivalry |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Rouleur |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=tereza |date=2023-07-26 |title=Opinion: Pogačar vs. Vingegaard Is Already the Tour’s Greatest-Ever Rivalry |url=https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2023/07/26/opinion-pogacar-vs-vingegaard-is-already-the-tours-greatest-ever-rivalry/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=We Love Cycling magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> He
In 2019, he became the youngest cyclist to win a [[UCI World Tour]] race with the [[2019 Tour of California|Tour of California]] win at the age of 20.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marshall-Bell|first=Chris|date=18 May 2019|title=Record-breaker Tadej Pogačar wins Tour of California after Cees Bol takes stage seven|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/record-breaker-tadej-pogacar-wins-tour-california-cees-bol-wins-stage-seven-424065|access-date=6 September 2020|website=Cycling Weekly}}</ref> Later in the year, in his debut [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]], Pogačar won three stages of the [[2019 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] en route to an overall third-place finish and the young rider title.<ref>{{Cite web|title=La Vuelta a Espana 2019 – Wonderkid Tadej Pogacar storms to third stage win of La Vuelta|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/vuelta-a-espana/2019/la-vuelta-a-espana-2019-wonderkid-tadej-pogacar-storms-to-third-stage-win-of-la-vuelta_vid1242257/video.shtml|access-date=6 September 2020|website=Eurosport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Stage 9 to Pogacar, lead to Roglic: Slovenia takes it all – Tour de France 2020|url=https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2020/stage-9/stage-9-to-pogacar-lead-to-roglic-slovenia-takes-it-all/1287010|access-date=6 September 2020|website=letour.fr}}</ref> In both his [[2020 Tour de France|Tour de France]] debut and the [[2021 Tour de France|following year]], he won three stages and the race overall, as well as the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains]] and [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|young-rider]] classifications, becoming the only rider to win these three classifications simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web|last=Leicester|first=John|date=20 September 2020|title=Vive Le Tour! With Young Winner, Thrilling Race Defies Virus|url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/sports/pogacar-riding-to-victory-at-covid-defying-tour-de-france/2198092/|access-date=20 September 2020|publisher=NBC Boston}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hoffmann| first=Martin |title=Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar zu gut, um sauber zu sein?|url=https://www.sport1.de/radsport/tour-de-france/2020/09/tour-de-france-tadej-pogacar-zu-gut-um-sauber-zu-sein|access-date=1 December 2020|website=Sport1.de|date=22 September 2020 |language=de}}</ref> He is the first Slovenian to win that race, and, at the age of 21, the second-youngest winner ever, after [[Henri Cornet]], who won in [[1904 Tour de France|1904]] at the age of 19.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 September 2020|title=Tour de France trivia: Who the heck is Tadej Pogačar?|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-trivia-who-the-heck-is-tadej-pogacar/|access-date=23 September 2020|website=VeloNews.com}}</ref><ref name="velonews.com">{{Cite web|date=20 September 2020|title=Pogačar joins elite company of first-time Tour de France winners|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/pogacar-joins-elite-company-of-first-time-tour-de-france-winners/|access-date=23 September 2020|website=VeloNews.com}}</ref> He is the first road cyclist in history to break the 6,000-point barrier in UCI World Ranking.<ref>{{cite web|title=Slovenia tops UCI ranking as Pogačar first to top 6,000 pts|url=https://english.sta.si/3022311/slovenia-tops-uci-ranking-as-pogacar-first-to-top-6-000pts|work=[[Slovenian Press Agency]]|date=5 April 2022}}</ref> He is a three time [[Slovenian National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial]] champion (2019, 2020, 2023).
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