Tadej Pogacar will have more cycling history in his sights when he aims to become just the eighth rider to complete the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France double in the same season
The Slovenian leads a strong UAE Team Emirates line-up at this year’s Tour, starting on Saturday, and will be determined to go one better than the past two editions when he was denied the general classification title by Jonas Vingegaard and a formidable Team Jumbo Visma (now Team Visma Lease a Bike).
Pogacar, 25, is enjoying another stellar season ahead of his bid for a third Tour de France title, and unlike last year, there haven’t been any untimely injuries to hinder his preparations. Instead, it’s chief rival Vingegaard who’s in a race against time to build his fitness ahead of the Grand Depart after the Dane suffered multiple fractures in a fall in March.
Ahead of the start of the Tour de France, here is a look at Pogacar’s 2024 season so far.
