Current cycling is a “victim of the past”, believes Slovenian Tadej Pogacar

2024-10-11 15:29:00

Tadej Pogacar, questioned about the suspicions surrounding his overwhelming dominance in a sport long plagued by doping, estimated on Friday 11 October, on the eve of the Giro di Lombardia, the last classic of the season, that current cycling is «a victim of its past” and that it would be “stupid to put one’s health on the line for ten years of a career”. “There will always be jealousy, I suspect, I can’t help it,” the Slovenian said. At the Giro di Lombardia, at 26 years old, he is aiming for the 25th victory of the year to crown one of the most dominant seasons in history. Above all he won the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, a double that had not been achieved since the time of the Italian Marco Pantani in 1998. “Domination is present everywhere, in the business world as in sport. It lasts a few years until a new talent arrives”, underlined the leader of the Emirati team who spoke at length on the topic during a press conference in his hotel between Milan and Bergamo. “It is already a dangerous sport as are injuries, limits not to be exceeded for the heart. If you put your health at risk for ten years of your career you are simply ruining your life, it’s stupid. I don’t want to run the risk of getting sick one day,” insisted the world road champion. Pogacar is vying for a fourth consecutive victory at the Giro di Lombardia, a feat achieved only by Italian Fausto Coppi in the late 1940s.
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