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These were his main statements, organised by theme:<\/p>\n
2025 season<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year it feels like we start earlier, but we do not know whether we are starting earlier or always finishing later. After an exceptional year like 2025, we begin with a lot of motivation and a lot of focus.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the only moment when the entire team is together, all the riders and a large part of the staff. It is a very intense moment, but also a very interesting one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an enormous satisfaction, because it is a lifetime dream to achieve something exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c97 victories, three riders in the top five in the world, winning the team ranking\u2026 it is an extraordinary moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNow is the time to remain humble, focused, and not sit back on what has been achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe achieved this through a lot of work, dedication and passion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evolution and changes in Tadej Pogacar<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2023 he arrived at the Tour without the condition he should have had because of the crash at Lieja-Bastona-Lieja.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou cannot think about beating Vingegaard if you are not at 100 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was time to change something, because you cannot do the same thing your whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot because what was done before was wrong, since he won two Tours at a very young age.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCompletely changing allows you to find new motivation and provide new stimulation, above all mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat he did in 2024 was not done in the same way in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to keep evolving and changing a little in order not to become repetitive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn a human level, he is an extraordinary person.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like he has been with us his whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kevin Vermaerke<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is an all-round rider.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can help in the mountains, on the flat and get into breakaways.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is the type of rider who has many possibilities within the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Departure of Juan Ayuso<\/p>\n
\u201cWe experienced many beautiful things with Juan since he was a junior.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is an extraordinary rider, with a lot of class.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 20 years old there is a lot of pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy that he has found his place to express all his talent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish him all the best because he deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Objectives for 2026<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be difficult to do better, but it is always possible to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you do not believe in it, that would be a shame.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not only a question of numbers, it is also a question of image.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to motivate people to use the bicycle.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCycling is wellbeing, shared time and an alternative against pollution.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing more people using the bicycle is also a great victory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These were his main statements, organised by theme: 2025 season \u201cEvery year it feels like we start…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,171886,192968,166008,85,6494,19805],"class_list":{"0":"post-350474","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-juan-ayuso","12":"tag-kevin-vermaerke","13":"tag-mauro-gianetti","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-tadej-pogacar","16":"tag-uae-team-emirates-xrg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}