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Stephen Farrand

'The best recovery can be to stay on the sofa and do nothing' – Tadej Pogačar's deceptively simple recovery strategy for the Tour de France

BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 02: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG during the team presentation prior to the 113th Tour de France 2026 / #UCIWT / on July 02, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Pedro Salado/Getty Images).

Tadej Pogačar is the best rider of his generation and the favourite to win the Tour de France for a fifth time. He is known for training intensely and adopting the latest performance science that UAE Team Emirates-XRG can provide him.

However, Pogačar is also convinced that, sometimes, less is more, especially when it comes to recovery.

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