Tadej Pogačar has joined cycling’s most exclusive club and solidified his position among the greatest cyclists of all time. The 27-year-old Slovenian won the 2026 Tour de France by six minutes and 26 seconds, collecting five stage victories and a fifth overall yellow jersey.
Only Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Eddy Merckx have also won the Tour five times. Pogačar is a complete cyclist: he can win long mountain stages, time trials and explosive uphill finishes, while also beating specialists in one-day classic races.