Tadej Pogacar has ‘fear factor’ ahead of Tour de France, only Primoz Roglic can stop him – Bradley Wiggins

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has a “fear factor” as he bids to rip up cycling’s biggest race for a third straight year, according to Bradley Wiggins. The Slovenian, 23, has claimed back-to-back yellow jerseys at the Tour de France and looks virtually unstoppable in stage races. Ad/> He warmed up for Grand Tour season with victories at the UAE Tour and Tirreno-Adriatico – with a Strade Bianche title sandwiched in between for good measure – before the first ‘blot’ on his season record at Milan-San Remo.

And even then he was only fifth. Milano — SanremoThe daredevil descender who 'destroyed cycling again' – Blazin Saddles'21/03/2022 AT 15:01 Pogacar’s biggest threat in the race to the Champs-Elysees will again be compatriot Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma), who looked uncatchable at the 2020 Tour before a memorable collapse on the final competitive stage. When asked if the Tour would be an all-Slovenian showdown, Eurosport expert Wiggins said: “It’s looking that way isn’t it? «After the start of this season and the dominance that Tadej Pogacar has shown, he almost has gone to step up to another level again.

There's a fear factor. “I've been at some of the early-season races. We saw him attack the Strade Bianche with almost a quarter of the race left.

“There's a fear factor he's putting amongst his rivals now but his biggest rival is going to come from Primoz Roglic — his countryman. I think we're set for an all-Slovenia tour battle this year.” 'It has everything' – Van Vleuten buzzing for 'milestone' Tour de France Femmes ‘Hectic, a complete mess’ – Deignan relives historic Paris-Roubaix triumph Two-time Tour champion and Eurosport expert Alberto Contador also says it is hard to look past Pogacar at the Tour. “It’s true