{"id":881258,"date":"2026-09-05T19:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/881258\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T19:24:11","slug":"3-riders-tadej-pogacar-needs-to-watch-out-for-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/881258\/","title":{"rendered":"3 riders Tadej Poga\u010dar needs to watch out for in the future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joxean \u201cMatxin\u201d Fernandez saw his team leader, Tadej Poga\u010dar, drop out of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, but was nonetheless able to announce that the Slovenian will remain with the team through 2032 at the very least. However, Poga\u010dar will not race in 2026. UAE Emirates-XRG announced both pieces of news at the same time on Saturday<\/a>.”This is an important moment, because we’re not riding the Grand Tour we had hoped for. In difficult times, good news is always refreshing\u2014especially when the world\u2019s best cyclist continues to make history with the world\u2019s best team. The fact that this bond is being strengthened with a contract through 2032 means a lot to both parties,\u201d Matxin told Eurosport.<\/a>Bond between Poga\u010dar and UAE as strong as ever<\/p>\n

“It says a lot about our bond, the appreciation, the commitment, and above all, the work he’s put in since he started in professional cycling,” continues the Spaniard, who, along with his team, is quashing rumors that Poga\u010dar is getting tired of racing. \u201cIt might not be the best idea to say this on television, but you shouldn\u2019t believe everything you read in the press!\u201d<\/p>\n

“No, seriously, the bond with Tadej is rock-solid. That goes for his teammates, the team, and the staff. Personally, I\u2019m grateful to him not only on a professional level\u2014which goes without saying\u2014but especially on a personal level. Tadej has been at his best this year. I\u2019m not talking about results, but about his attitude, his behavior, and who he is as a person. He borders on perfection, both as a person and as a cyclist. We should let his list of achievements speak for itself,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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Matxin with Poga\u010dar.<\/p>\n

UAE Emirates-XRG on the lookout for up-and-coming talent<\/p>\n

So what else do UAE Emirates-XRG and Poga\u010dar hope to achieve together? \u201cHopefully, he\u2019ll remain the best in the world and an international figurehead. Of course, new riders are coming up, such as Isaac del Toro, Juan Ayuso, and Paul Seixas,\u201d he says, naming three riders he believes will make their mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd there will be even more to follow. We have to stay focused, hold onto our ambition, and keep working hard so the competition doesn\u2019t catch up to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Tadej doesn’t feel any pressure; he has the luxury of simply being a natural-born talent for cycling. He’s doing it perfectly. We’re lucky to be experiencing this alongside him. As a cycling fan, I always say, \u2018I\u2019ve seen Tadej Poga\u010dar ride,\u2019 he notes.<\/p>\n

In any case, we won’t be seeing Pogacar anymore in 2026. “There are good times and bad times. You have to ride out the bad times; they sometimes last a little longer, but they pass. And when the good times return, he’ll be even more hungry to win.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joxean \u201cMatxin\u201d Fernandez saw his team leader, Tadej Poga\u010dar, drop out of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, but was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":881259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85,6494,19805,432018],"class_list":["post-881258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-tadej-pogacar","tag-uae-team-emirates-xrg","tag-vuelta-a-espana-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881258","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=881258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}