Is Pogačar the greatest? The truth is it’s still a bit too soon to tell

The Triple Crown winner is yet to prove himself, according to Cycling Weekly's columnist

Tadej Pogacar
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What I liked best about Tadej Pogačar’s World Champs win in September was the confusion it generated. Everyone expected it but was still surprised when it happened. The way the race unfolded was just weird. Even afterwards, we couldn’t agree on very much about it, other than that it had been astonishing.

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Michael Hutchinson

Multiple national champion on the bike and award-winning author Michael Hutchinson writes for CW every week.

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Michael Hutchinson is a writer, journalist and former professional cyclist. As a rider he won multiple national titles in both Britain and Ireland and competed at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was a three-time Brompton folding-bike World Champion, and once hit 73 mph riding down a hill in Wales. His Dr Hutch columns appears in every issue of Cycling Weekly magazine