Also on the 112nd Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar could not be stopped for his competitors, the Slovenian celebrated his fourth overall victory on the tour of the France and defended his title from the previous year. The UAE superstar left open how long the 26-year-old will continue his cycling career.
“I won’t stop soon, but I will not see myself anymore,” said Pogacar after his triumph at the Tour de France to the “L’Equipe” and added: “The Olympic Games in Los Angeles [2028] Are one of my goals that brings me to a time horizon of three years. “
At UAE Team Emirates, the cycling world champion still has a long-term contract until 2030. The series winner from Ljubljana still lacks a gold medal at the Olympics in his large trophy collection, which so far only comprises bronze at the street race in Rio de Janeiro in the summer of 2021.
Radej Pogacar hopes for a tour in Slovenia
One reason not to end his successful career after the games in California could apparently be a start of the tour in his home country. “I think in 2029 is quite possible. I heard that the tour may come to Slovenia, in the Grande Parc,” revealed Pogacar of French sports newspaper.
“Whether I am still a driver or not? I will probably be there. These are exciting news for us, and I’m really looking forward to it. I think it will be great,” emphasized the UAE captain, who would be 32 years old. Pogacar does not yet know what his immediate future looks like after the tour victory.
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“I would like to recover now,” he said: “I have no clear goal in my head. Maybe I will tackle the World Cup and maybe the Lombardy tour. I am enjoying the moment and then I will think about the next goals soon.”