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The Namibian
… One cobbled Monument that Pogacar is yet to tame, though, is Paris-Roubaix — both Merckx and Hinault won there. …
How does Pogacar compare to other five time Tour de France winnersThe Namibian
… er Poel does a lead-out for you, you want to deliver, you want to win because… not many guys have the privilege to have a lead out guy like him.” As well as a former world champion, Van der Poel is one of the best one-day classics specialists in the world having won Paris-Roubaix …
Philipsen snaps ‘horrible’ drought with Tour de France stage 17 victoryThe Namibian
… Van der Poel, a three-time winner of both the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix — the two most important one-day cobbled classics — had previously won Tour stages in 2021 and 2025. …
Van der Poel stays calm in the heat to win Tour de France stage nineThe Namibian
… When the next edition of French cycling’s greatest one-day classic, Paris-Roubaix, takes place in April 2027, it will have been 30 years since Frederic Guesdon tasted glory in the outdoor Roubaix velodrome. …
Can Seixas end one of France’s sporting droughts?The Namibian
… Pogacar has seemed on a mission this season to tick off the few remaining major races he had yet to win, claiming Milan-San Remo glory in March and then coming close to winning Paris-Roubaix in April, when he was pipped by Wout van Aert. …
Pogacar wins final stage to seal Tour of Switzerland successThe Namibian
… Van Aert won the Paris-Roubaix classic in April and would have been a key rider for Visma and Dane Jonas Vingegaard in the July 4-26 Tour de France. …
Van Aert out of Tour de France with elbow injuryThe Namibian
… The world champion had put on two kilos of muscle as he focused on explosive power for the demands of the one-day spring season when he won four classics in five attempts, failing only at Paris-Roubaix where he was second to Wout van Aert. …
Pogacar ends dominant Tour of Romandie with fourth winThe Namibian
… In what was only his fifth race this year, Pogacar claimed a fourth victory — and three of those in Monuments — while his only blip was a second place behind Wout van Aert at Paris-Roubaix two weeks ago. …
Pogacar cracks teen Seixas to win 4th Liege Bastogne LiegeThe Namibian
Tadej Pogacar may have missed out on a historic Paris-Roubaix triumph but the world champion can still re-write the record books this season. …
What next for Pogacar, Van der Poel after Roubaix blow?The Namibian
World champion Tadej Pogacar admitted on Saturday that he is dreaming of winning Paris-Roubaix and completing cycling’s ‘Monument’ clean-sweep. …
Pogacar dreaming of Monument clean sweepTadej Pogacar, 27, became the fifth cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain. His rivals Vingegaard and Evenepoel have called him the greatest cyclist of all time, though debate remains over how he compares to predecessors like Merckx.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar, 27, became the fifth cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain. His rivals Vingegaard and Evenepoel have called him the greatest cyclist of all time, though debate remains over how he compares to predecessors like Merckx.
26 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Jasper Philipsen won stage 17 of the Tour de France on Wednesday, ending what he described as a "horrible" run of near misses at the race. The 28-year-old won his 11th Tour stage victory overall, and has now won at least one stage in each of the last five editions of the Tour.
22 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Mathieu van der Poel claimed his third Tour de France stage win on Sunday in the ninth stage, which was shortened due to intense heat, beating Tobias Johannessen and Tom Pidcock in a sprint amongst breakaway companions. Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar maintained his overall lead, six seconds behind the stage winner.
12 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Teenage cyclist Paul Seixas's participation in the Tour de France has raised hopes of a first French victory in 41 years, since Bernard Hinault's 1985 triumph. France also faces long droughts in Paris-Roubaix (30 years since 1997) and Roland Garros men's tennis (since Yannick Noah in 1983).
30 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar claimed overall victory at the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after catching French climber Lenny Martinez on the final climb, securing his third stage win of the week and his first victory at the race in his first appearance.
21 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Visma team announced that Belgian rider Wout van Aert will not compete in the July 4–26 Tour de France after an elbow injury sustained in training developed an infection, requiring hospitalization. Van Aert said the decision was a disappointment but necessary for his recovery.
17 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Romandie in his first appearance at the Swiss race, taking the final stage by three seconds over Florian Lipowitz and finishing with a 42-second overall margin. The win marks his first stage race of the season as he builds toward defending his Tour de France title in July.
3 May 2026 · The Namibian →
World champion Tadej Pogacar won Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday, defeating teenage French rider Paul Seixas by 45 seconds with 14km remaining of the 260km race. The victory was Pogacar's fourth at La Doyenne and his third straight win in the classic.
26 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar, the world champion, missed out on winning all five Monument races at Paris-Roubaix but can still become the first rider to win four Monuments in a single calendar year. His rival Mathieu van der Poel faces an uncertain path forward after finishing fourth at Roubaix and missing his three main Spring objectives.
14 April 2026 · The Namibian →
World champion Tadej Pogacar aims to win Paris-Roubaix on Sunday and become only the fourth rider to complete cycling's Monument clean-sweep by winning all five of sport's most prestigious one-day classics. If successful, he would join Belgians Eddy Merckx, Roger de Vlaeminck, and Rik van Looy in that elite group.
12 April 2026 · The Namibian →
World champion Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Flanders on Sunday for a joint record third time, dropping rival Mathieu van der Poel with 18km remaining. The victory is Pogacar's second Monument triumph this season and his 12th overall, placing him second on the all-time list behind only Eddy Merckx.
6 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Tadej Pogacar defeated Tom Pidcock in a thrilling final sprint to win Milan-San Remo, adding a fourth of cycling's five "Monument" races to his collection. The 27-year-old Slovenian recovered from a crash before the Cipressa climb to claim victory on the 298-kilometre course, becoming the first world champion to win the race since Giuseppe Saronni in 1983.
22 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Former world champion Mathieu van der Poel will begin his road season at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad this weekend, joining rival Wout van Aert at the opening race of the European cobbled classics season. The pair are among several top cyclists set to compete in the 208-kilometre event from Gent to Ninove on Saturday.
28 February 2026 · The Namibian →