'Everybody was saying it's not possible' - Stephen Roche welcomes Tadej Pogačar to the triple crown club

Tadej Pogačar celebrates world title victory with his teammates in Zurich
Tadej Pogačar celebrates world title victory with his teammates in Zurich (Image credit: Getty Images)

The last male winner of cycling's triple crown, Stephen Roche, has 'welcomed Tadej Pogačar to the club' after he emulated the Irishman and Eddy Merckx and became the third man in history to win the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and World Championships in the same season.

Pogačar ended the 37-year wait for the feat to be repeated in men's racing, with Annemiek van Vleuten netting the only women's triple crown in 2022, doing so with an outrageous 100km to-go attack and subsequent 50km solo ride in Zürich on Sunday.

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James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.