Tadej Pogacar: I've got more confident over the years at the Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) switched between disc and rim brakes in 2021
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) switched between disc and rim brakes in 2021 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar can’t wait to start racing the Tour de France. He has done the altitude training, the mountain reconnaissance, dodged COVID-19 infections and proved he is race fit by dominating the Tour of Slovenia. Now his youthful enthusiasm means he is itching to race.

“I can’t wait to start. I’m excited, it's going to be great to get the ball rolling,” Pogačar said in his final press conference on Thursday afternoon.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.