Tadej Pogacar continued to do what everyone has expected of him for several years: win another Tour de France title.

The 27-year-old secured the fifth Tour victory of his career, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain on the same number of wins and becoming one of the sport’s most successful male endurance riders.

The Slovenian UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider has proved almost unstoppable in this event, with seven podiums in his seven rides and five victories. His first came in 2020, before repeating that success in 2021. He has now won three in a row, having started his latest winning streak in 2024.

Pogacar Dominated 2026 Tour De France

Pogacar was always expected to take the yellow jersey in the General Classification, and he did so with relative ease. He claimed it for the first time after the third stage, having seen long-time rival Jonas Vingegaard take it for the first two.

The Slovenian would lose it for Stages 4 and 5 as Torstein Træen took over, but from Stage 6 onwards, he never let go of his grip on the famed yellow jersey. He also led the Mountains classification (polka dot jersey) for much of the tour, claiming it in the first stage before recapturing it in Stage 6 and holding on until Stage 19.

In terms of the General Classification race, he would record a time of 73h 56' 26" over the 21-stage event, with Red Bull’s Remco Evenepoel his closest challenger. However, the Belgian was almost six-and-a-half minutes (6:26) behind him in the overall standings.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG team-mate Isaac del Toro would finish third, after he finished +9mins 42secs behind Pogacar.

Pogacar: A Modern Great

Given his record in this event, there weren’t too many who were looking elsewhere. Indeed, Pogacar is the greatest of all time in the modern era of road cycling, having won almost everything that there is to win.

His impressive resume now includes victories in the Tour of Flanders, Giro d'Italia, Milan-San Remo, Road World Championships, Giro di Lombardia and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Over the eight years that he has been competing professionally, he has racked up 127 wins.

It’s why some actually booed him throughout the Tour, as many believe he is so far ahead that the event's competitiveness is being lost.