Tadej Pogacar (2026)

This English-language biography follows Tadej Pogacar’s meteoric rise to the top of professional cycling, recounting his greatest race victories and rivalries while exploring the character, motivation and skills behind his dominance of the sport. The Slovenian sporting phenomenon has won almost everything there is to win in bike racing, doing so with breathtaking audacity and style by the age of 26. Experienced cycling journalist Andy McGrath charts Pogacar’s development from his 2018 victory in the Tour de l’Avenir through his successes in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Il Lombardia and the Tour of Flanders, as well as his historic 2024 season, when he won cycling’s prestigious triple crown of the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship road race. His victories include four Tours de France, in 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025. McGrath examines how a child from a small, mountainous nation first took up cycling, the talent he showed as a teenager, and the role of his UAE Team Emirates-XRG coaches and management. He also draws on accounts from trusted teammates, close associates and fierce rivals to explore the phenomenon known as Pogi and the fascinating young man behind his extraordinary success.