Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365: published on Thursday October 17, 2024 at 11:04 p.m.
Tadej Pogacar reigned supreme in 2024. Prodigious this year, the Slovenian also lost a few times.
Tadej Pogacar therefore reigned over the year 2024. Winner of the Tour of Lombardy last weekend, the young Slovenian added a new line to his colossal list of achievements which he increased significantly this year. Winner of the Tour de France, the Tour of Italy and the World Championships, Pogacar claimed 25 victories during this exceptional exercise. Although he won a lot, the UAE team rider also lost on a regular basis. There are not many but several riders can boast of having dominated Pogacar in 2024.
Beaten on the clock at the Giro and the Tour de France
On Milan-San Remo, Tadej Pogacar was defeated by a duo from the rival team Alpecin-Deceuninck. Mathieu Van der Poel followed the Slovenian, who had failed to make a decisive difference in the Poggio, and allowed a group to come back by not collaborating. In this group was Jasper Philipsen, partner of the Dutchman who ended up winning in the sprint. Nico Schultz also defeated “Pogi” during the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia, making the difference at the end of the route and resisting the peloton led by Pogacar, 2nd. During the first stage of the Giro, the best rider of the year was also surprised by Jhonatan Narvaez who beat him in the sprint in Turin. The Ecuadorian was imitated on the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy by Filippo Ganna, winner of the time trial in Desenzano del Garda with 29 seconds ahead of Pogacar.
Vingegaard had dominated Pogacar in the sprint on the Grande Boucle
In terms of time, the 26-year-old rider also had to admit defeat against Remco Evenepoel during the first “clm” contested at the Tour de France in the Burgundy vineyards at Gevrey-Chambertin. The Grande Boucle was also marked by the defeat of Pogacar during the 11th stage: in Cantal, Jonas Vingegaard had taken the best in the sprint over the Slovenian who had nevertheless had a lead of up to 30 seconds. A hell of a setback, ultimately without consequences. Finally, the prodigious rider lost at the Quebec Grand Prix after an insufficient attack on the final difficulty of the circuit. Michael Matthews had settled the sprint, Pogacar finishing 7th.
