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Pogacar dominated this year’s Tour de France – becoming the first rider to win six stages in a single edition since Cavendish in 2009.<\/p>\n
He also spent 19 days in the yellow jersey, holding it exclusively from stage four.<\/p>\n
This year’s Tour was arguably won on stage 15 where, already ahead by almost two minutes, Pogacar stormed to victory on a gruelling climb up to Plateau de Beille to extend his lead over Vingegaard by another 69 seconds.<\/p>\n
Four days later he had overall victory wrapped up, ascending to Isola 2000 where he put a further one minute and 42 seconds into his nearest rivals.<\/p>\n
The Slovenian looked a level above Vingegaard, who he finished second behind at the last two editions, with the Dane still recovering from a broken collarbone and ribs suffered in April.<\/a><\/p>\n But even a fully fit Vingegaard would have struggled to match Pogacar’s pace.<\/p>\n His Tour de France dominance matches his performance at this year’s Giro d’Italia, where he blew away the competition to win by nine minutes and 56 seconds.<\/p>\n “Already it would have been an incredible year, but to win the Tour de France is another level,” added Pogacar.<\/p>\n “To win both together is another level above that level.”<\/p>\n In July Pogacar said he was “99% sure” he would not compete at this year’s Vuelta a Espana, where he could become the first ever rider to win all three Grand Tours in the same calendar year.<\/p>\n He will represent Slovenia in the men’s road race at the Olympics in Paris on 3 August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n