Why five-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar stands apart from other cycling greats

Overnight, Tadej Pogačar joined cycling’s most exclusive club and solidified his position among the greatest cyclists of all time. The 27-year-old Slovenian won the 2026 Tour de France by six minutes and 26 seconds, collecting five stage victories and a fifth overall yellow jersey. Only Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Eddy Merckx have also won the Tour five times. Pogačar is a complete cyclist: he can win long mountain stages, time trials and explosive uphill finishes,…