{"id":339081,"date":"2025-12-10T09:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/339081\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:14:07","slug":"in-the-middle-of-winter-its-rather-daring-tadej-pogacar-spotted-on-paris-roubaix-recon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/339081\/","title":{"rendered":"‘In the middle of winter, it’s rather daring’ \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar spotted on Paris-Roubaix recon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/a> has been spotted on a recon of the Paris-Roubaix cobbles, four months out from the 2026 race.<\/p>\n

The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider was seen by a French local on Tuesday, according to regional newspaper La Voix du Nord<\/a>, seemingly training on the famous Carrefour de l’Arbre. The French paper obtained pictures of the event, showing him alongside teammates Nils Politt and Tim Wellens.<\/p>\n

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It suggests that Poga\u010dar will take a second tilt at ‘the Hell of the North’ in April; the world champion finished second behind Mathieu van der Poel<\/a> (Alpecin-Deceuninck<\/a>) at his debut in the Monument.<\/p>\n

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He crashed \u2013 without harm \u2013 in that race after misjudging a corner. With no cobbles in next year’s Tour de France<\/a>, Poga\u010dar racing Roubaix again is a natural conclusion.<\/p>\n

“I live nearby, in Sainghin-en-M\u00e9lantois, and I cycle a lot,” Jean-Luc Gallus told La Voix du Nord. “When I arrived at the Arbre crossroads, I saw UAE cars in the distance and as I got closer, I recognized Tim Wellens\u2019 Belgian champion\u2019s jersey,. Then I saw the rainbow bike and I realized it was Pogacar.<\/p>\n

“I asked him if I could take his picture, he said there was no problem at all, and he even posed.<\/p>\n

“I heard them talking,” Gallus continued. “They were going back down towards Cysoing to take the cobblestones of Bourghelles and return via L’Arbre.” He was “quite surprised”.<\/p>\n

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He added: “In the middle of winter, it’s rather daring. It’s been raining a lot lately. The cobblestones are wet and there are muddy sections.”<\/p>\n

Following his debut, Poga\u010dar said: “The cobbles, the stress on the body, it\u2019s definitely one of the roughest, toughest, hardest races I\u2019ve done. I think I gained some experience that maybe next time that I come here it will not be so extremely hard as it was today.”<\/p>\n

It is no secret that the Slovenian would like to win Roubaix, perhaps above all else. “I want to win Paris-Roubaix in particular<\/a>,” he told L’\u00c9quipe in July<\/a>. “This year, for my first participation, I found this race crazy, my second place was already incredible. I want to come back.”<\/p>\n

Last year, Poga\u010dar and UAE teased his debut with a training clip posted to Instagram in February<\/a>. This year, it appears harder to keep the news under wraps. Sunday 12 April is the date everyone should circle on their calendars.<\/p>\n

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