Remco Evenepoel is coming off the back of making history at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, becoming the first man ever to win gold in both the time trial and the road race. On the other hand, Tadej Pogacar is having probably the best individual seasons in recent memory, winning the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France with six stage wins in each of the two Grand Tours, the Volta a Catalunya with four more stages and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Analysing the performances of Evenepoel, Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel to see who’s palmares is leading the way, our colleagues at Ciclismoaldia dived in. In terms of quantity, it is clear that the Slovenian has a better track record, but in terms of quality a discussion can be opened. Remco is only 24 years old and he is already world champion in time trial and online, and also an Olympian in both disciplines. In addition, he has a Vuelta a España (2022) and a podium in the Tour de France 2024. To that we can add eight stage victories in grand tours and two monuments, the Liège-Bastogne-Liège won in 2022 and 2023. Finally, he also has three wins in the Clásica de San Sebastián, which is a record in the Basque race, shared with Marino Lejarreta.
