Tadej Pogačar

Tadej Pogacar, born in 1998 in Klanec, Slovenia, rode for ROG - Ljubljana in 2017 before moving to Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum in 2018. Since 2019, he has been racing for UAE Team Emirates, where his contract runs until 2027.

Career of Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar is a circuit rider who has also proven his qualities several times in one-day races - the Slovenian impresses with his versatility. The greatest successes in the Slovenian's still young career are the two overall victories in the Tour de France 2020 and 2021.

2019

Pogacar gets off to an early start: The then 20-year-old was brought into the World Tour by UAE Team Emirates for the 2019 season. The top talent exceeded expectations in his first year in cycling's premier league. Back in spring 2019, he attracted attention with his overall victory at the Tour of the Algarve. He achieved the same feat a little later at the Tour of California. In September, he stormed to victory in the Vuelta a Espanahis first Grand Tour, in third place and won three stages.

2020

In 2020, he scored a major coup shortly before his 22nd birthday. Pogacar became the youngest rider since Henri Cornet in 1904 (19 years old at the time) to win the Tour de France. On the 20th stage, he snatched the yellow jersey from Primoz Roglic in a mountain time trial in the final metres. He also became Slovenian champion in the individual time trial and won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

2021

In 2021, Pogacar once again excelled in tours: the young star was able to repeat his Tour de France victory. He clearly dominated the race and won by over five minutes ahead of Jonas Vingegaard. He also took overall victory at the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico and the domestic Tour of Slovenia. This year, Pogacar also developed into a classics specialist: He won two cycling monuments, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour of Lombardy.

2022

Although the Slovenian won three tours - the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico and the Tour of Slovenia - he only managed second place in the Tour de France. Despite three stage wins, he was beaten by Jonas Vingegaard. At the end of the year, he also won the two classics Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal and the Tour of Lombardy again.

2023

After Pogacar proved his ability on the cobbles with fifth place at the 2022 Tour of Flanders, he set himself the major goal of winning the 2023 Ronde for his spring campaign - with success. Pogacar outsprinted the top favourites Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert and celebrated a solo victory. Victories at the Ruta del Sol, Paris-Nice, the Amstel Gold Race and Fleche-Wallonne rounded off his extremely successful spring 2023. However, Pogacar crashed at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and broke his navicular bone. He only celebrated his comeback at the Slovenian Championships at the end of June, before starting at the Tour de France. There he clearly lost out in the showdown with Jonas Vingegaard. On the other hand, he won the Tour of Lombardy for the third time in a row.

Tadej Pogacar: Contract

Following his Tour de France victory in 2021, Tadej Pogacar signed a record contract and committed to UAE Team Emirates for a further six years. Never before had a rider signed a six-year contract extension.

Tadej Pogacar salary: How much money does the Slovenian earn?

Tadej Pogacar's salary is said to have been six million euros in 2023. This was reported by Gazzetta dello Sport, TotalVelo and Het Laatste Nieuws. This clearly puts him in first place among all cyclists. In second place is Tom Pidcock from Ineos Grenadiers, who is said to earn four million euros a year.

What kind of bike does Tadej Pogacar ride?

For the 2024 season, the Colnago V4Rs has been given a new coat of paint by Tadej Pogacar. Last season, TOUR had the bike weighing 7.42 kilograms with pedals, computer, bottles and transponder on the scales. Click here for the detailed test.

What is the name of Tadej Pogacar's girlfriend?

Tadej Pogacar's girlfriend is the professional cyclist Urska Zigart, who currently rides for the Jayco-AlUla team. The two have been engaged since 2021.

Where does Tadej Pogacar live?

Tadej Pogacar, who was born in Klanec in Slovenia, now lives in Monaco.