{"id":559959,"date":"2026-03-23T23:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/559959\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:43:09","slug":"the-greatest-of-all-time-without-a-shadow-of-a-doubt-adam-blythe-believes-only-paris-roubaix-stands-between-tadej-pogacar-and-completing-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/559959\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe greatest of all time without a shadow of a doubt\u201d \u2013 Adam Blythe believes only Paris-Roubaix stands between Tadej Pogacar and \u2018completing cycling\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBlythe\u2019s reaction on TNT Sports<\/a> centred not only on the result, but the way Pogacar achieved it. Having been caught up in a crash before the Cipressa, he was briefly forced onto the back foot at a decisive moment in the race.<\/p>\n

What followed was a rapid turnaround. Once back in position, Pogacar helped drive the race into its decisive phase before launching the attacks that would ultimately carry him clear alongside Tom Pidcock. \u201cHe is an animal. We have seen Pogacar at his best at so many different races, but today it was a different level. Different gravy,\u201d Blythe said, before adding: \u201cOpening that race up the way he did after the crash. Phenomenal. He is the GOAT. No doubt about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Blythe, it was not simply another Monument win, but a performance that elevated Pogacar beyond comparison.<\/p>\n

One race away from \u201ccompleting cycling\u201dWith Milano-Sanremo<\/a> now secured, the focus immediately turns to what remains missing.<\/p>\n

In Blythe\u2019s view, the answer is clear. \u201cHe has one more Monument to win and he has completed cycling. He has Roubaix to win and then the Vuelta.\u201d<\/p>\n

That framing reflects Pogacar\u2019s ability to win across the full spectrum of the sport. Already successful in Grand Tours and Monuments that favour both climbers and puncheurs, his versatility continues to stretch beyond traditional boundaries.<\/p>\n

\"Tadej<\/p>\n

Tadej Pogacar crosses the line at Milano-Sanremo 2026<\/p>\n

Paris-Roubaix the final frontierThe one remaining piece of that Monument collection is Paris-Roubaix<\/a>, a race that has historically resisted riders with Pogacar\u2019s profile.<\/p>\n

Even so, Blythe believes it is only a matter of time. \u201cThe Vuelta, he could probably do in his sleep. Roubaix might be a more difficult one, but after that, the lad has completed cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is a bold claim, but one supported by recent evidence. Pogacar\u2019s second place at Paris-Roubaix on debut already showed that he can compete on terrain that has traditionally favoured specialists.<\/p>\n

With Milano-Sanremo now added to his palmares, the idea of him conquering Roubaix feels closer than ever.<\/p>\n

A legacy already beyond comparison<\/p>\n

Even without adding that final Monument, Blythe\u2019s conclusion was definitive, stating: \u201cWe throw the term around, but he is the greatest of all time without a shadow of a doubt,\u201d before adding that \u201cthere is no rider who was like him, there is no rider we can compare to him. He is just untouchable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Milano-Sanremo had long been one of the few races that resisted Pogacar. Now that the barrier has been removed, the conversation has shifted again. Not whether he can win across cycling\u2019s full range, but whether anything meaningful is left for him to conquer at all.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blythe\u2019s reaction on TNT Sports centred not only on the result, but the way Pogacar achieved it.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[276340,64,63,784,167052,165754,85,6494,19805,39562],"class_list":["post-559959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-adam-blythe","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-milano-sanremo","tag-paris-roubaix","tag-sports","tag-tadej-pogacar","tag-uae-team-emirates-xrg","tag-vuelta-a-espana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559959","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=559959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}