In view of the overwhelming domination of Tadej Pogacar in the 2024 season, many riders and teams are waiting and carefully scrutinizing the future calendar of the world champion for 2025… Among the races that he has never won or even competed in is Paris-Roubaixand we know that the Slovenian, always so eager for a challenge, plans to one day line up at the start of the Hell of the North to try to enrich his immense prize list and enter a little further into the history of his sport. From there to seeing it on the 122nd edition of the French Monument next year? A step that he doesn't yet seem ready to take… even if he doesn't completely close the door either. “Paris-Roubaix? Not yet. But you never know…“, he confided on Slovenian RTV.
Video – Alex Carera, Pogacar's agent at the microphone of Cyclism'Actu
“At the moment, I think I’m still too light”
“If the form is good for such a competition, my program can also be adjusted during the season“, continued Pogacar. “However, I don't see myself making my debut yet. Then I have more chances to compete in the Vuelta a España next year“, slipped the best rider in the world. At 26 years old and with already 88 victories on the clock, the star ofUAE Team Emirates already doesn't have many boxes to check to complete its list of achievements, only Milan-San Remo, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Spain still missing among the Grand Tours and Monuments.
One thing is sure, Tadej Pogacar clearly plans to one day tame the cobbles of the Hell of the North, and he will be ready to make the necessary efforts to raise his arms on the Roubaix velodrome. “I competed in this competition once as a junior and I can't imagine how difficult it must be as an elite. You feel a completely different pain. The suffering on the cobblestones is really painful. If you climb on cobblestones, it's different. To win this competition, I also have to gain a few kilos. This is going to be difficult. At the moment I think I'm still too light“.
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