The 25-year-old Slovenian rider also became the first cyclist to secure the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the same year since the late Marco Pantani in 1998.
By Jerome Pugmire, Associated PressTour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates after the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 33.7 kilometers with start in Monaco and finish in Nice, France, Sunday, July 21, 2024.
“To win both together is another level above,” said Pogacar, who rides for UAE Team Emirates. “I think this is the first Grand Tour where I was totally confident every day. Even at the Giro I remember I had one bad day. This year, the Tour was just amazing. I was enjoying it from day one.” Tour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 33.7 kilometers with start in Monaco and finish in Nice, France, Sunday, July 21, 2024.
“I’m super happy. I cannot describe how happy I am after two hard years in the Tour de France,” Pogacar said. “This year everything perfection.” Belgium's Wout van Aert crosses the finish of the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 33.7 kilometers with start in Monaco and finish in Nice, France, Sunday, July 21, 2024.
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