{"id":2032984,"date":"2026-07-08T08:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032984"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:36:12","slug":"will-tadej-pogacar-beat-mark-cavendishs-tour-de-france-stage-wins-record-crunching-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2032984","title":{"rendered":"Will Tadej Poga\u010dar beat Mark Cavendish&#8217;s Tour de France stage wins record? Crunching the numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Hh4P2ZsrXtmWxqibv8WiZE-2400-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/daEEGSiNKUeonYiLAgHZGM-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/daEEGSiNKUeonYiLAgHZGM-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    Tour de France GC standings \u2013 Torstein Tr\u00e6en takes the yellow jersey from Tadej Poga\u010dar after successful breakaway on stage 4\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 2 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JCHyrfLhfcAJ3Us2NHus77-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JCHyrfLhfcAJ3Us2NHus77-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: former World Champion wins Tour de France stage 4 as new race leader takes over from Tadej Poga\u010dar\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 3 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Q4cph26DeapJ8mNDeU9zEQ-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Q4cph26DeapJ8mNDeU9zEQ-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: UAE Team Emirates-XRG show their muscle on Montju\u00efc circuit on Tour de France stage 2\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nTeams &amp; Riders\n<\/li>\n<li>\nUAE Team Emirates-XRG\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Will Tadej Poga\u010dar beat Mark Cavendish&#8217;s Tour de France stage wins record? Crunching the numbers<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nMatilda Price <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nPublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-07-08T08:36:12Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n8 July 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Slovenian records his 22nd win, putting record within reach by 2030, according to our number crunching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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His dominant win rate in all kinds of races, from Grand Tours to Monuments, has placed him not only on several pages of the metaphorical history books, but well within the conversation of being the most successful male rider of all time.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the first rider to win a Monument five times in a row, the first man to stand on the podium of all five Monuments in the same season, and the first to podium in the sport&#8217;s 10 most important stage races. This year, he is within touching distant of matching the record of Tour de France GC victories, should he win his fifth and join the small, legendary group of five-time winners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-3343b07e-7ac4-11f1-85c3-3bb826460b11\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">LIVE<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><strong>Tour de France stage 5 \u2013 follow the action<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-3343b100-7ac4-11f1-8a2d-a11b48c76e9b-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">And on Monday, he took himself one place closer to one of the sport&#8217;s most talked-about records, the Tour de France stage wins tally. Winning his 22nd Tour stage atop the climb to Les Angles on stage 3, he now ranks joint fifth in the list of most prolific stage winners, joint with Andre Darrigade and behind only Andr\u00e9 Leducq, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Mark Cavendish.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The current record belongs to Mark Cavendish, with 35 stage wins, which he set in 2024, finally beating Eddy Merckx&#8217;s record of 34, which Cavendish had matched in 2021. Prior to 2024, Merckx had held the record since 1975, so for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Could Poga\u010dar beat the record again, just a few years after Cavendish lifted it by one? As of Monday, he has 22 stages to his name, 13 off Cavendish&#8217;s tally and 14 off an outright record.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Jonas Vingegaard will try, but in reality, no one is likely to upset the Tadej Poga\u010dar show at the Tour de France \u2013 Philippa York analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">From a crucial TTT to double Alpe d&#8217;Huez \u2013 The key stages that will decide the Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Only winning is good enough&#8217; \u2013 Remco Evenepoel faces unreasonably high Belgian expectations at Tour de France, writes Thomas De Gendt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Now, 14 might sound like a way to go, but if you look at his win rate so far, the stages per race he&#8217;d have to win now to reach 35 or 36 all-time wins, and indeed the number of Tours he&#8217;s likely to race in the future, the record becomes much closer \u2013 and clearly very achievable.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"current-win-rate-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Current win rate<\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3414-79ff-11f1-b74d-7ddb23a0e22f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As of 2025, Poga\u010dar had won 21 stages in six editions of the Tour, giving him an average win rate of 3.5 per edition. Only in one edition has he won fewer than three stages, the fateful &#8216;I&#8217;m gone, I&#8217;m dead&#8217; year of 2023. Most frequently he&#8217;s won three stages, in 2024 he won six, and in 2025 he won four. So it&#8217;s not crazy to suggest that he could go on winning at least three per year.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">How does that compare to the men he is up against in the history books? Fairly favourably, actually. It&#8217;s the same stage win per year average as Bernard Hinault (third in the rankings of most stage wins, with 28) and well above Andr\u00e9 Leducq and Andr\u00e9 Darrigade, the men he&#8217;s set to leapfrog quite quickly in the standings.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Crucially, 3.5 wins per edition is also a solid one win per edition more than the current outright record holder Mark Cavendish, who won 36 stages, but took 15 editions to do it. Poga\u010dar is much more efficient.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca34e6-79ff-11f1-b91e-99914e9594fd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Merckx has the highest win rate, achieving his 34 wins in just seven editions, but that does come with the slight caveat (other than the usual &#8216;it was a different time&#8217;) that the Tours of Merckx&#8217;s era often had more than 21 stages, because they would feature a prologue plus split days with a stage A and B, but for the purposes of records each is counted as a win. In 1974, for example, there were 27 stage wins up for grabs, compared to a strict 21 these days.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Who will win the Tour de France 2026? Our definitive ranking of the favourites for the yellow jersey<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">The importance of a Tadej Poga\u010dar gift in the race against Vingegaard for Tour de France supremacy \u2013 Barcelona Grand D\u00e9part GC analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Enjoy an all-access pass to the Tour de France with Cyclingnews<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So what does this win rate mean for the future? If he carries on at an average of 3.5 wins per year, then Poga\u010dar will finish the 2029 Tour with 35 wins, matching Cavendish&#8217;s current record. One more Tour, or one more win here or there, and he could certainly beat it before he turns 32.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">But, if recent history is anything to go by, Poga\u010dar these days is capable of winning much more than three stages per year. If he wins four this year and in the next editions, he&#8217;d reach 33 in 2028 and break the record in 2029. Make it five or six per year, which he achieved in both the Giro d&#8217;Italia and the Tour in 2024, and he&#8217;ll have the record in the bag in 2028.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca35b8-79ff-11f1-a1e5-752e83b3b48b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The main question, of course, is how many stages Poga\u010dar will win, but there&#8217;s also a question of how long he will go on for. His current contract runs until 2030, and despite his occasional grumble about maybe stopping earlier, perhaps after the 2028 Olympics or the potential Slovenian Grand D\u00e9part in 2029, he and the team have said he will honour that contract.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">But going much beyond 2030 does seem fairly unlikely, with UAE head of performance recently telling us that he probably won&#8217;t race into his mid-30s, and that his retirement will be &#8220;earlier than other athletes have traditionally done in the past&#8221;. So most likely, Poga\u010dar has this Tour and probably four more to chase the stage wins record.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Another way to compare Poga\u010dar&#8217;s current statistics to the record holders he is up against is to look at age, and the graph below shows how many Tour stage wins each rider had achieved when they turned 28 (that&#8217;s the age Poga\u010dar will turn later this summer, so his number of wins will almost certainly be higher once his birthday actually arrives). So by this metric, again, Poga\u010dar is doing pretty well, he&#8217;s on track with the riders he is competing against.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3694-79ff-11f1-b347-1148e7c4abcd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However, this is perhaps actually the least useful metric to look at, because whilst Poga\u010dar started winning younger, as we said his career is also likely to be shorter. Cavendish rode his last Tour at 39, for example \u2013 Poga\u010dar will only be 31 in July 2030. Merckx is perhaps the most similar comparison: he won his first stage at 24, his last at 30, and rode his last Tour at 32.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"does-he-care-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Does he care?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3766-79ff-11f1-b962-8566cd0e5b43\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Numbers, statistics and projections aside, there is another factor that is much less possible to plot on a graph: motivation.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So far, the Slovenian has not been a man who \u2013 outwardly at least \u2013 is particularly obsessed or driven by records. For Mark Cavendish, it was a constant question, and very clear at a certain point that 34, and then 35, was pretty much his central motivation for racing as long as he did, feeling within reach of that record.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Now, Poga\u010dar is obviously still much further off the record, it&#8217;s not as urgently close as it became for Cavendish, but is it on his mind at all? Even on Monday, he seemed to try to dispel the idea that he is obsessed with wins.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;That&#8217;s still quite far away,&#8221; Poga\u010dar said when asked about Cavendish&#8217;s record. &#8220;Maybe today was my last victory ever, so I prefer to stay in the moment, enjoy this victory. Every victory feels very special, and if we can have more moments like yesterday, I&#8217;ll also be grateful.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;So far my career is already beyond my wildest imagination, so yeah, I don&#8217;t want to think about Mark&#8217;s record. Just go with the flow and see what we can do in the future, but yeah, if today is my last victory, I&#8217;m happy enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-e9ca37d4-79ff-11f1-b247-5bc1d79cc13d\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Poga\u010dar finished second on stage 2, helping Del Toro to win instead of himself <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3842-79ff-11f1-88c3-596371c528c0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8216;Giving away&#8217; the stage win on stage 2 potentially confirms that narrative, as surely a man obsessed with a win tally would grab every victory he could, not hand some off to teammates. But there could also be a sense of security with Poga\u010dar: he knows he can give away a win here and there, because his win rate will be high enough as it is.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Personally, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s an obsession or a driving force just yet, but the more records Poga\u010dar ticks off, like if he reaches yellow jersey number five or six, the chance to become the stage win record holder too will become more and more tantalising. It just depends if he can get close enough before he wants to hang up his wheels all together.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-all-of-tadej-pogacar-s-tour-de-france-stage-wins\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>All of Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Tour de France stage wins<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" id=\"elk-e9ca3914-79ff-11f1-811a-070eabfac67c\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li>Stage 9, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 15, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20 (ITT), 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 5 (ITT), 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 17, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 18, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 6, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 7, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 17, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 6, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 14, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 15, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 19, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 21 (ITT), 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 7, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 12, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 13 (ITT), 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 3, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"card-image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card__title\">The 10 greatest victories of Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s career<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card__description-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"card__description\">\n<p>Having spent a year deep-diving on Poga\u010dar&#8217;s career for a new book, Andy McGrath picks out 10 of the wins that have defined his career so far<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca39e6-79ff-11f1-a4ff-a9b5528887d1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>The world\u2019s biggest bike race deserves world-class coverage. Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our unrivalled reporting of the 2026 Tour de France. From Barcelona through to Paris, our experienced team will bring you breaking news, expert insight, and in-depth coverage from every stage as the battle for the yellow jersey plays out. Plus, access the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on the go! <\/strong><\/em><u><em><strong>Find out more.<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block mb-5\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"post-article-links\">\n<div class=\"border-b border-b-black border-solid py-2.5 text-black font-bold uppercase\">TOPICS<\/div>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-tag\">\n<p>Road<\/p>\n<p>Tadej Pogacar<\/p>\n<p>Mark Cavendish<\/p>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-C9TDDDb8vCJFM3mgC8TGc6\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-C9TDDDb8vCJFM3mgC8TGc6 slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">Matilda Price<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__role\">Assistant Features Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined <em>Cyclingnews <\/em>in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at <em>GCN<\/em>, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to <em>Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull <\/em>and more. She has reported on the ground at all of the biggest events on the calendar, including the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s Tours de France, the Giro d&#8217;Italia, the Vuelta a Espana, the Spring Classics and the World Championships. She has particular experience and expertise in women&#8217;s cycling, and women&#8217;s sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6 mx-4 lg:mx-0\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-2 my-5 sm:mx-0\">\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-adviser:hybrid\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Read more<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Jonas Vingegaard will try, but in reality, no one is likely to upset the Tadej Poga\u010dar show at the Tour de France \u2013 Philippa York analysis<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">From a crucial TTT to double Alpe d&#8217;Huez \u2013 The key stages that will decide the Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Only winning is good enough&#8217; \u2013 Remco Evenepoel faces unreasonably high Belgian expectations at Tour de France, writes Thomas De Gendt<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Who will win the Tour de France 2026? Our definitive ranking of the favourites for the yellow jersey<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">The importance of a Tadej Poga\u010dar gift in the race against Vingegaard for Tour de France supremacy \u2013 Barcelona Grand D\u00e9part GC analysis<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Pro Cycling<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Enjoy an all-access pass to the Tour de France with Cyclingnews<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Teams &amp; Riders<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;We&#8217;ve been able to set some goals&#8217; \u2013 Neilson Powless makes racing return after five months of rehabilitation following knee surgery<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Torstein Tr\u00e6en&#8217;s Tour de France yellow jersey gives Uno-X Mobility something to celebrate<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">So close but so far &#8211; Sean Quinn misses out on Tour de France yellow jersey by 28 seconds<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Australian Kelland O&#8217;Brien deemed &#8216;a real fighter&#8217; as he rides into Foix finish more than eight minutes after stage 4 time limit to end Tour de France debut<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;When we started, I had a full headache&#8217; \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar lets Tour de France yellow jersey go to the breakaway after uncomfortably hot stage 4<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sziGdCD2gp5piE2WvMsHzC-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sziGdCD2gp5piE2WvMsHzC-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sziGdCD2gp5piE2WvMsHzC-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sziGdCD2gp5piE2WvMsHzC-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sziGdCD2gp5piE2WvMsHzC-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Why going in the breakaway is actually a crafty way to beat the heat at the Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-articletype\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Features<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/M9cFvDC2BBq8LxxNTiKAX8-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/M9cFvDC2BBq8LxxNTiKAX8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/M9cFvDC2BBq8LxxNTiKAX8-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/M9cFvDC2BBq8LxxNTiKAX8-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/M9cFvDC2BBq8LxxNTiKAX8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Sprints underrated, mountains overrated? We just had a huge debate about which Tour de France stages are more exciting, and want to know your thoughts<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tXsmsAnHdauKb3txzVbWVF-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tXsmsAnHdauKb3txzVbWVF-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tXsmsAnHdauKb3txzVbWVF-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tXsmsAnHdauKb3txzVbWVF-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/tXsmsAnHdauKb3txzVbWVF-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Road Bikes<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Early access: Cyclingnews subscribers get first eyes on our Cannondale SuperSix Evo video review<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kogAv54QjVoZVzHbqYaWoQ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kogAv54QjVoZVzHbqYaWoQ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kogAv54QjVoZVzHbqYaWoQ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kogAv54QjVoZVzHbqYaWoQ-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/kogAv54QjVoZVzHbqYaWoQ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Uncharted terrain&#8217; builds on the legend of Alpe d&#8217;Huez at this year&#8217;s Tour de France &#8211; A retrospect of two sides to one mountain<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HzJ4jk9jTLVFUyhHDozwwY-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HzJ4jk9jTLVFUyhHDozwwY-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HzJ4jk9jTLVFUyhHDozwwY-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HzJ4jk9jTLVFUyhHDozwwY-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HzJ4jk9jTLVFUyhHDozwwY-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Cycling Tech &amp; Components<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">How do riders stay cool at the Tour de France? 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His dominant win rate in all kinds of races, from Grand Tours to Monuments, has placed him not only on several pages of the metaphorical history books, but well within the conversation of being the most successful male rider of all time.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the first rider to win a Monument five times in a row, the first man to stand on the podium of all five Monuments in the same season, and the first to podium in the sport&#8217;s 10 most important stage races. This year, he is within touching distant of matching the record of Tour de France GC victories, should he win his fifth and join the small, legendary group of five-time winners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-3343b07e-7ac4-11f1-85c3-3bb826460b11\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">LIVE<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><strong>Tour de France stage 5 \u2013 follow the action<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-3343b100-7ac4-11f1-8a2d-a11b48c76e9b-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">And on Monday, he took himself one place closer to one of the sport&#8217;s most talked-about records, the Tour de France stage wins tally. Winning his 22nd Tour stage atop the climb to Les Angles on stage 3, he now ranks joint fifth in the list of most prolific stage winners, joint with Andre Darrigade and behind only Andr\u00e9 Leducq, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Mark Cavendish.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The current record belongs to Mark Cavendish, with 35 stage wins, which he set in 2024, finally beating Eddy Merckx&#8217;s record of 34, which Cavendish had matched in 2021. Prior to 2024, Merckx had held the record since 1975, so for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Could Poga\u010dar beat the record again, just a few years after Cavendish lifted it by one? As of Monday, he has 22 stages to his name, 13 off Cavendish&#8217;s tally and 14 off an outright record.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Jonas Vingegaard will try, but in reality, no one is likely to upset the Tadej Poga\u010dar show at the Tour de France \u2013 Philippa York analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">From a crucial TTT to double Alpe d&#8217;Huez \u2013 The key stages that will decide the Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Only winning is good enough&#8217; \u2013 Remco Evenepoel faces unreasonably high Belgian expectations at Tour de France, writes Thomas De Gendt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Now, 14 might sound like a way to go, but if you look at his win rate so far, the stages per race he&#8217;d have to win now to reach 35 or 36 all-time wins, and indeed the number of Tours he&#8217;s likely to race in the future, the record becomes much closer \u2013 and clearly very achievable.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"current-win-rate-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Current win rate<\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3414-79ff-11f1-b74d-7ddb23a0e22f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As of 2025, Poga\u010dar had won 21 stages in six editions of the Tour, giving him an average win rate of 3.5 per edition. Only in one edition has he won fewer than three stages, the fateful &#8216;I&#8217;m gone, I&#8217;m dead&#8217; year of 2023. Most frequently he&#8217;s won three stages, in 2024 he won six, and in 2025 he won four. So it&#8217;s not crazy to suggest that he could go on winning at least three per year.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">How does that compare to the men he is up against in the history books? Fairly favourably, actually. It&#8217;s the same stage win per year average as Bernard Hinault (third in the rankings of most stage wins, with 28) and well above Andr\u00e9 Leducq and Andr\u00e9 Darrigade, the men he&#8217;s set to leapfrog quite quickly in the standings.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Crucially, 3.5 wins per edition is also a solid one win per edition more than the current outright record holder Mark Cavendish, who won 36 stages, but took 15 editions to do it. Poga\u010dar is much more efficient.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca34e6-79ff-11f1-b91e-99914e9594fd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Merckx has the highest win rate, achieving his 34 wins in just seven editions, but that does come with the slight caveat (other than the usual &#8216;it was a different time&#8217;) that the Tours of Merckx&#8217;s era often had more than 21 stages, because they would feature a prologue plus split days with a stage A and B, but for the purposes of records each is counted as a win. In 1974, for example, there were 27 stage wins up for grabs, compared to a strict 21 these days.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Who will win the Tour de France 2026? Our definitive ranking of the favourites for the yellow jersey<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">The importance of a Tadej Poga\u010dar gift in the race against Vingegaard for Tour de France supremacy \u2013 Barcelona Grand D\u00e9part GC analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Enjoy an all-access pass to the Tour de France with Cyclingnews<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So what does this win rate mean for the future? If he carries on at an average of 3.5 wins per year, then Poga\u010dar will finish the 2029 Tour with 35 wins, matching Cavendish&#8217;s current record. One more Tour, or one more win here or there, and he could certainly beat it before he turns 32.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">But, if recent history is anything to go by, Poga\u010dar these days is capable of winning much more than three stages per year. If he wins four this year and in the next editions, he&#8217;d reach 33 in 2028 and break the record in 2029. Make it five or six per year, which he achieved in both the Giro d&#8217;Italia and the Tour in 2024, and he&#8217;ll have the record in the bag in 2028.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca35b8-79ff-11f1-a1e5-752e83b3b48b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The main question, of course, is how many stages Poga\u010dar will win, but there&#8217;s also a question of how long he will go on for. His current contract runs until 2030, and despite his occasional grumble about maybe stopping earlier, perhaps after the 2028 Olympics or the potential Slovenian Grand D\u00e9part in 2029, he and the team have said he will honour that contract.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">But going much beyond 2030 does seem fairly unlikely, with UAE head of performance recently telling us that he probably won&#8217;t race into his mid-30s, and that his retirement will be &#8220;earlier than other athletes have traditionally done in the past&#8221;. So most likely, Poga\u010dar has this Tour and probably four more to chase the stage wins record.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Another way to compare Poga\u010dar&#8217;s current statistics to the record holders he is up against is to look at age, and the graph below shows how many Tour stage wins each rider had achieved when they turned 28 (that&#8217;s the age Poga\u010dar will turn later this summer, so his number of wins will almost certainly be higher once his birthday actually arrives). So by this metric, again, Poga\u010dar is doing pretty well, he&#8217;s on track with the riders he is competing against.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3694-79ff-11f1-b347-1148e7c4abcd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However, this is perhaps actually the least useful metric to look at, because whilst Poga\u010dar started winning younger, as we said his career is also likely to be shorter. Cavendish rode his last Tour at 39, for example \u2013 Poga\u010dar will only be 31 in July 2030. Merckx is perhaps the most similar comparison: he won his first stage at 24, his last at 30, and rode his last Tour at 32.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"does-he-care-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Does he care?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3766-79ff-11f1-b962-8566cd0e5b43\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Numbers, statistics and projections aside, there is another factor that is much less possible to plot on a graph: motivation.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So far, the Slovenian has not been a man who \u2013 outwardly at least \u2013 is particularly obsessed or driven by records. For Mark Cavendish, it was a constant question, and very clear at a certain point that 34, and then 35, was pretty much his central motivation for racing as long as he did, feeling within reach of that record.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Now, Poga\u010dar is obviously still much further off the record, it&#8217;s not as urgently close as it became for Cavendish, but is it on his mind at all? Even on Monday, he seemed to try to dispel the idea that he is obsessed with wins.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;That&#8217;s still quite far away,&#8221; Poga\u010dar said when asked about Cavendish&#8217;s record. &#8220;Maybe today was my last victory ever, so I prefer to stay in the moment, enjoy this victory. Every victory feels very special, and if we can have more moments like yesterday, I&#8217;ll also be grateful.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;So far my career is already beyond my wildest imagination, so yeah, I don&#8217;t want to think about Mark&#8217;s record. Just go with the flow and see what we can do in the future, but yeah, if today is my last victory, I&#8217;m happy enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-e9ca37d4-79ff-11f1-b247-5bc1d79cc13d\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Poga\u010dar finished second on stage 2, helping Del Toro to win instead of himself <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3842-79ff-11f1-88c3-596371c528c0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8216;Giving away&#8217; the stage win on stage 2 potentially confirms that narrative, as surely a man obsessed with a win tally would grab every victory he could, not hand some off to teammates. But there could also be a sense of security with Poga\u010dar: he knows he can give away a win here and there, because his win rate will be high enough as it is.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Personally, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s an obsession or a driving force just yet, but the more records Poga\u010dar ticks off, like if he reaches yellow jersey number five or six, the chance to become the stage win record holder too will become more and more tantalising. It just depends if he can get close enough before he wants to hang up his wheels all together.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-all-of-tadej-pogacar-s-tour-de-france-stage-wins\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>All of Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Tour de France stage wins<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" id=\"elk-e9ca3914-79ff-11f1-811a-070eabfac67c\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li>Stage 9, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 15, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20 (ITT), 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 5 (ITT), 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 17, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 18, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 6, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 7, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 17, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 6, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 14, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 15, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 19, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 21 (ITT), 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 7, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 12, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 13 (ITT), 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 3, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"card-image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card__title\">The 10 greatest victories of Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s career<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card__description-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"card__description\">\n<p>Having spent a year deep-diving on Poga\u010dar&#8217;s career for a new book, Andy McGrath picks out 10 of the wins that have defined his career so far<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca39e6-79ff-11f1-a4ff-a9b5528887d1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>The world\u2019s biggest bike race deserves world-class coverage. Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our unrivalled reporting of the 2026 Tour de France. From Barcelona through to Paris, our experienced team will bring you breaking news, expert insight, and in-depth coverage from every stage as the battle for the yellow jersey plays out. Plus, access the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on the go! <\/strong><\/em><u><em><strong>Find out more.<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block mb-5\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"post-article-links\">\n<div class=\"border-b border-b-black border-solid py-2.5 text-black font-bold uppercase\">TOPICS<\/div>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-tag\">\n<p>Road<\/p>\n<p>Tadej Pogacar<\/p>\n<p>Mark Cavendish<\/p>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-C9TDDDb8vCJFM3mgC8TGc6\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-C9TDDDb8vCJFM3mgC8TGc6 slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">Matilda Price<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__role\">Assistant Features Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined <em>Cyclingnews <\/em>in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at <em>GCN<\/em>, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to <em>Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull <\/em>and more. She has reported on the ground at all of the biggest events on the calendar, including the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s Tours de France, the Giro d&#8217;Italia, the Vuelta a Espana, the Spring Classics and the World Championships. She has particular experience and expertise in women&#8217;s cycling, and women&#8217;s sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6 mx-4 lg:mx-0\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-2 my-5 sm:mx-0\">\n<aside class=\"w-full\" data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-adviser:hybrid\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Read more<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Jonas Vingegaard will try, but in reality, no one is likely to upset the Tadej Poga\u010dar show at the Tour de France \u2013 Philippa York analysis<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">From a crucial TTT to double Alpe d&#8217;Huez \u2013 The key stages that will decide the Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;Only winning is good enough&#8217; \u2013 Remco Evenepoel faces unreasonably high Belgian expectations at Tour de France, writes Thomas De Gendt<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Who will win the Tour de France 2026? 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Riders<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/c47wcaVBpanyEwjuSYTXP9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">&#8216;We&#8217;ve been able to set some goals&#8217; \u2013 Neilson Powless makes racing return after five months of rehabilitation following knee surgery<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/La6bxBcVUCKaJJPngWVm3a-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Torstein Tr\u00e6en&#8217;s Tour de France yellow jersey gives Uno-X Mobility something to celebrate<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ffTSizvA9nYEtMQzDDRhWo-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">So close but so far &#8211; Sean Quinn misses out on Tour de France yellow jersey by 28 seconds<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/audPFiu8U9MhSTwM4Gg3BF-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; Riders<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Australian Kelland O&#8217;Brien deemed &#8216;a real fighter&#8217; as he rides into Foix finish more than eight minutes after stage 4 time limit to end Tour de France debut<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-840-80.png.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-500-80.png.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-450-80.png.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RX5JFThbpnDMm4BSa75iUT-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Teams &amp; 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Crunching the numbers<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nMatilda Price <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nPublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-07-08T08:36:12Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n8 July 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Slovenian records his 22nd win, putting record within reach by 2030, according to our number crunching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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His dominant win rate in all kinds of races, from Grand Tours to Monuments, has placed him not only on several pages of the metaphorical history books, but well within the conversation of being the most successful male rider of all time.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the first rider to win a Monument five times in a row, the first man to stand on the podium of all five Monuments in the same season, and the first to podium in the sport&#8217;s 10 most important stage races. This year, he is within touching distant of matching the record of Tour de France GC victories, should he win his fifth and join the small, legendary group of five-time winners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy-box kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-3343b07e-7ac4-11f1-85c3-3bb826460b11\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fancy_box-title\">LIVE<\/div>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><strong>Tour de France stage 5 \u2013 follow the action<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-3343b100-7ac4-11f1-8a2d-a11b48c76e9b-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">And on Monday, he took himself one place closer to one of the sport&#8217;s most talked-about records, the Tour de France stage wins tally. Winning his 22nd Tour stage atop the climb to Les Angles on stage 3, he now ranks joint fifth in the list of most prolific stage winners, joint with Andre Darrigade and behind only Andr\u00e9 Leducq, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Mark Cavendish.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The current record belongs to Mark Cavendish, with 35 stage wins, which he set in 2024, finally beating Eddy Merckx&#8217;s record of 34, which Cavendish had matched in 2021. Prior to 2024, Merckx had held the record since 1975, so for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Could Poga\u010dar beat the record again, just a few years after Cavendish lifted it by one? As of Monday, he has 22 stages to his name, 13 off Cavendish&#8217;s tally and 14 off an outright record.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vqqtZmiJMoZQD2csCZrp5V-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Jonas Vingegaard will try, but in reality, no one is likely to upset the Tadej Poga\u010dar show at the Tour de France \u2013 Philippa York analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6UVQwoEXi5RjnZGn3ZMMAP-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">From a crucial TTT to double Alpe d&#8217;Huez \u2013 The key stages that will decide the Tour de France<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CZEVvXJSXdg39mQVz8Q7a4-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Only winning is good enough&#8217; \u2013 Remco Evenepoel faces unreasonably high Belgian expectations at Tour de France, writes Thomas De Gendt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Now, 14 might sound like a way to go, but if you look at his win rate so far, the stages per race he&#8217;d have to win now to reach 35 or 36 all-time wins, and indeed the number of Tours he&#8217;s likely to race in the future, the record becomes much closer \u2013 and clearly very achievable.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"current-win-rate-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Current win rate<\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3414-79ff-11f1-b74d-7ddb23a0e22f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As of 2025, Poga\u010dar had won 21 stages in six editions of the Tour, giving him an average win rate of 3.5 per edition. Only in one edition has he won fewer than three stages, the fateful &#8216;I&#8217;m gone, I&#8217;m dead&#8217; year of 2023. Most frequently he&#8217;s won three stages, in 2024 he won six, and in 2025 he won four. So it&#8217;s not crazy to suggest that he could go on winning at least three per year.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">How does that compare to the men he is up against in the history books? Fairly favourably, actually. It&#8217;s the same stage win per year average as Bernard Hinault (third in the rankings of most stage wins, with 28) and well above Andr\u00e9 Leducq and Andr\u00e9 Darrigade, the men he&#8217;s set to leapfrog quite quickly in the standings.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Crucially, 3.5 wins per edition is also a solid one win per edition more than the current outright record holder Mark Cavendish, who won 36 stages, but took 15 editions to do it. Poga\u010dar is much more efficient.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca34e6-79ff-11f1-b91e-99914e9594fd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Merckx has the highest win rate, achieving his 34 wins in just seven editions, but that does come with the slight caveat (other than the usual &#8216;it was a different time&#8217;) that the Tours of Merckx&#8217;s era often had more than 21 stages, because they would feature a prologue plus split days with a stage A and B, but for the purposes of records each is counted as a win. In 1974, for example, there were 27 stage wins up for grabs, compared to a strict 21 these days.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-250-80.png.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WHEfA8PfrwjRikdcTccTK-150-80.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Who will win the Tour de France 2026? Our definitive ranking of the favourites for the yellow jersey<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/bJSFVkodwVvGjKmmDG6zKj-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">The importance of a Tadej Poga\u010dar gift in the race against Vingegaard for Tour de France supremacy \u2013 Barcelona Grand D\u00e9part GC analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/4QkEfu5GjqkNPyoKsvWgLK-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">Enjoy an all-access pass to the Tour de France with Cyclingnews<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So what does this win rate mean for the future? If he carries on at an average of 3.5 wins per year, then Poga\u010dar will finish the 2029 Tour with 35 wins, matching Cavendish&#8217;s current record. One more Tour, or one more win here or there, and he could certainly beat it before he turns 32.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">But, if recent history is anything to go by, Poga\u010dar these days is capable of winning much more than three stages per year. If he wins four this year and in the next editions, he&#8217;d reach 33 in 2028 and break the record in 2029. Make it five or six per year, which he achieved in both the Giro d&#8217;Italia and the Tour in 2024, and he&#8217;ll have the record in the bag in 2028.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca35b8-79ff-11f1-a1e5-752e83b3b48b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The main question, of course, is how many stages Poga\u010dar will win, but there&#8217;s also a question of how long he will go on for. His current contract runs until 2030, and despite his occasional grumble about maybe stopping earlier, perhaps after the 2028 Olympics or the potential Slovenian Grand D\u00e9part in 2029, he and the team have said he will honour that contract.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">But going much beyond 2030 does seem fairly unlikely, with UAE head of performance recently telling us that he probably won&#8217;t race into his mid-30s, and that his retirement will be &#8220;earlier than other athletes have traditionally done in the past&#8221;. So most likely, Poga\u010dar has this Tour and probably four more to chase the stage wins record.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Another way to compare Poga\u010dar&#8217;s current statistics to the record holders he is up against is to look at age, and the graph below shows how many Tour stage wins each rider had achieved when they turned 28 (that&#8217;s the age Poga\u010dar will turn later this summer, so his number of wins will almost certainly be higher once his birthday actually arrives). So by this metric, again, Poga\u010dar is doing pretty well, he&#8217;s on track with the riders he is competing against.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3694-79ff-11f1-b347-1148e7c4abcd\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">However, this is perhaps actually the least useful metric to look at, because whilst Poga\u010dar started winning younger, as we said his career is also likely to be shorter. Cavendish rode his last Tour at 39, for example \u2013 Poga\u010dar will only be 31 in July 2030. Merckx is perhaps the most similar comparison: he won his first stage at 24, his last at 30, and rode his last Tour at 32.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"does-he-care-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Does he care?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3766-79ff-11f1-b962-8566cd0e5b43\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Numbers, statistics and projections aside, there is another factor that is much less possible to plot on a graph: motivation.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">So far, the Slovenian has not been a man who \u2013 outwardly at least \u2013 is particularly obsessed or driven by records. For Mark Cavendish, it was a constant question, and very clear at a certain point that 34, and then 35, was pretty much his central motivation for racing as long as he did, feeling within reach of that record.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Now, Poga\u010dar is obviously still much further off the record, it&#8217;s not as urgently close as it became for Cavendish, but is it on his mind at all? Even on Monday, he seemed to try to dispel the idea that he is obsessed with wins.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;That&#8217;s still quite far away,&#8221; Poga\u010dar said when asked about Cavendish&#8217;s record. &#8220;Maybe today was my last victory ever, so I prefer to stay in the moment, enjoy this victory. Every victory feels very special, and if we can have more moments like yesterday, I&#8217;ll also be grateful.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;So far my career is already beyond my wildest imagination, so yeah, I don&#8217;t want to think about Mark&#8217;s record. Just go with the flow and see what we can do in the future, but yeah, if today is my last victory, I&#8217;m happy enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-e9ca37d4-79ff-11f1-b247-5bc1d79cc13d\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Toe9RzeMqjgbDqtagCHTWC-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Poga\u010dar finished second on stage 2, helping Del Toro to win instead of himself <\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca3842-79ff-11f1-88c3-596371c528c0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8216;Giving away&#8217; the stage win on stage 2 potentially confirms that narrative, as surely a man obsessed with a win tally would grab every victory he could, not hand some off to teammates. But there could also be a sense of security with Poga\u010dar: he knows he can give away a win here and there, because his win rate will be high enough as it is.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Personally, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s an obsession or a driving force just yet, but the more records Poga\u010dar ticks off, like if he reaches yellow jersey number five or six, the chance to become the stage win record holder too will become more and more tantalising. It just depends if he can get close enough before he wants to hang up his wheels all together.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-all-of-tadej-pogacar-s-tour-de-france-stage-wins\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>All of Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s Tour de France stage wins<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" id=\"elk-e9ca3914-79ff-11f1-811a-070eabfac67c\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li>Stage 9, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 15, 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20 (ITT), 2020<\/li>\n<li>Stage 5 (ITT), 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 17, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 18, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Stage 6, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 7, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 17, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Stage 6, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20, 2023<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 14, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 15, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 19, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 20, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 21 (ITT), 2024<\/li>\n<li>Stage 4, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 7, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 12, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 13 (ITT), 2025<\/li>\n<li>Stage 3, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"card-image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NaHfDGKFuuktascBKPezaT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card__title\">The 10 greatest victories of Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s career<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card__description-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"card__description\">\n<p>Having spent a year deep-diving on Poga\u010dar&#8217;s career for a new book, Andy McGrath picks out 10 of the wins that have defined his career so far<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-e9ca39e6-79ff-11f1-a4ff-a9b5528887d1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>The world\u2019s biggest bike race deserves world-class coverage. Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our unrivalled reporting of the 2026 Tour de France. From Barcelona through to Paris, our experienced team will bring you breaking news, expert insight, and in-depth coverage from every stage as the battle for the yellow jersey plays out. Plus, access the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on the go! <\/strong><\/em><u><em><strong>Find out more.<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/will-tadej-pogacar-beat-mark-cavendishs-tour-de-france-stage-wins-record\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Hh4P2ZsrXtmWxqibv8WiZE-2400-80.jpg&#8221;] 1 Tour de France GC standings \u2013 Torstein Tr\u00e6en takes the yellow jersey from Tadej Poga\u010dar after successful breakaway on stage 4 2 As it happened: former World Champion wins Tour de France stage 4 as new race leader takes over from Tadej Poga\u010dar 3 As it happened: UAE Team Emirates-XRG show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[68],"class_list":["post-2032984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2032984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032984\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2032984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2032984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2032984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}