{"id":849,"date":"2025-07-29T13:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/?p=849"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:37:22","slug":"tour-de-france-2025-tadej-pogacar-dominates-between-myth-and-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspettandomilanocortina2026.it\/en\/tour-de-france-2025-tadej-pogacar-dominates-between-myth-and-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2025: Tadej Poga\u010dar dominates between myth and legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1033\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"1034\">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<\/script>\n<p>Paris, July 27, 2025, with the setting sun over the Champs Elysees and the Slovenian tricolor waving on the top step of the podium, <strong>Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong> has written a new chapter in cycling history, winning his fourth Tour de France, following triumphs in 2020, 2021 and 2024. A feat that places him among the giants of the Grande Boucle, alongside names like Anquetil, Merckx and Froome.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1037\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"726\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A race dominated with class<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider approached the Tour with strategic intelligence and extraordinary strength. After a tactical first week, he ignited the race as early as stage 4 with an imperious move between Amiens and Rouen, pulling away from direct rivals like Jonas Vingegaard and taking the yellow jersey. From then on, no one has been able to take it away from him.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"1033\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"985\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>His final lead in the overall standings was clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st - Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd - Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) +4'24\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd - Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +11'12\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mountains as a stage for glory<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Poga\u010dar offered genuine spectacle in the Alps and Pyrenees. He won four stages, including the queen stage, finishing at Hautacam, where he inflicted heavy gaps on everyone. He won the polka-dot jersey for best climber and fought at every opportunity, embodying the attacking cycling the public dreams of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"I wanted to make this Tour unforgettable. Not just to win, but to honor the race,\" he said at the final finish in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Not just Poga\u010dar: the other stars of the Tour<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jonathan Milan dominated the sprints, taking the green jersey with four successes in flat stages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Florian Lipowitz, a Tour revelation, deservedly wore the white jersey, demonstrating talent and stamina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vingegaard, while not in top condition, fought with dignity, solidifying his reputation as the Slovenian's eternal rival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The 2025 route: one of the toughest in recent years<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tour de France 2025 kicked off on July 5 from Lille, then embarked on a technical, nervous route full of short climbs and walls typical of Flanders. After a devastating second alpine week, the Tour was decided in the Pyrenean stages before entering Paris on July 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>21 stages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 3,500 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7 uphill arrivals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 individual time trials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 gravel stage between Auvergne and Rhone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A modern legend<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At only 26 years old, Tadej Poga\u010dar has already won 4 Tour de France, 2 Giro di Lombardia, 1 Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge and a Tour of Flanders. His aggressive, never passive style has made him one of the most loved and followed athletes in the world. His smile, respect for his opponents and empathy with the public make him not only a champion, but a global ambassador for the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tour de France 2025 closes in the name of class, spectacle and epic. Tadej Poga\u010dar confirms himself as the man to beat, but also the idol who reignites the passion for cycling. 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