{"id":273104,"date":"2025-11-20T07:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/273104\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:21:10","slug":"tadej-pogacar-and-urska-zigart-sweep-slovenias-2025-cycling-awards-as-power-couple-cap-landmark-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/273104\/","title":{"rendered":"Tadej Pogacar and Urska Zigart sweep Slovenia\u2019s 2025 cycling awards as power couple cap landmark season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Few accolades in world sport have felt as straightforward as Pogacar being named Slovenia\u2019s best male road cyclist once again after the most dominant season of his illustrious career. The 2025 campaign also was, by almost any metric, one of the most dominant ever produced by a modern rider.<\/p>\n

The UAE Team Emirates – XRG<\/a> leader took a fourth Tour de France title, retained his elite road race world championship in Kigali, took a first European title<\/a>, and won multiple Monuments including the Tour of Flanders, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and a fifth consecutive Il Lombardia<\/a> \u2014 a feat never achieved in the race\u2019s history. Across the entire WorldTour calendar, he combined high-impact victories with astonishing consistency, collecting landmark wins in the spring, summer and autumn.<\/p>\n

Beyond the silverware, Pogacar\u2019s 2025 results were noteworthy for what they represented: versatility across terrains, tactical maturity, and an ability to control races from almost any position. His performances moved the broader conversation towards legacy \u2014 with many analysts openly questioning how far he now is from the \u201cGOAT\u201d debate.<\/p>\n

That context made his national award entirely unsurprising. For Slovenia, he is no longer just an exceptional champion; he is a global sporting reference point who continues to elevate the country\u2019s presence on the world stage.<\/p>\n

Zigart\u2019s breakthrough season earns deserved national recognition<\/p>\n

For Urska Zigart, the women\u2019s award recognises a different but equally meaningful storyline: a true breakthrough season.<\/p>\n

Riding for AG Insurance – Soudal<\/a> Team, Zigart stepped into a more prominent role in 2025 and delivered the strongest and most consistent campaign of her career. She finished 2nd overall at the Tour de Romandie Feminin, briefly wore the leader\u2019s jersey, and placed 5th at the Tour de Suisse Women \u2014 both major steps forward in her development as a general classification rider.<\/p>\n

Those results came alongside improvements in national championship performances and a visible shift in how she was deployed within her team: no longer primarily a support rider, but increasingly trusted as a protected leader in stage races.<\/p>\n

The federation\u2019s decision to honour Zigart reflects how far she has progressed and how her trajectory has widened the picture of Slovenian cycling. In a nation often defined internationally by its male stars, her award represents Slovenia\u2019s growing strength on both sides of the sport.<\/p>\n

A defining moment for a defining duo<\/p>\n

Although the Evening of Stars included many other award categories, it is the dual recognition of Pogacar and Zigart that travels furthest beyond Slovenia\u2019s borders. In the space of a single season, both riders delivered storylines of dominance and emergence \u2014 one confirming his status as cycling\u2019s defining figure, the other proving she belongs in the conversation among the discipline\u2019s rising GC talents.<\/p>\n

Their 2025 honours serve not only as national recognition but as markers of where Slovenian cycling stands: still riding the wave of unprecedented success, and continuing to produce riders capable of shaping the sport\u2019s biggest races.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n