🎥 Overtaking buses and weaving through traffic: Keeping up with Pogacar in Monaco isn't easy!
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Follow us on GoogleTadej Pogacar has been back to training for a while now since his serious crash in the Vuelta a España. The vertebral fracture and broken collarbone didn’t keep him sidelined for too long, so he’s already hard at work in Monaco preparing for the next cycling season. And his training rides in the Principality sometimes take on some pretty bizarre forms.
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No World Championships and no European Championships for Pogacar after he suffered a hard crash in the eighth stage of the Vuelta.
The Slovenian was wearing the red jersey and seemed well on his way to the overall victory, but he hit a rock and suffered serious fractures.
Gone are the hopes for the red jersey, gone is a third consecutive world title, and gone is the European title on home soil. It was a huge disappointment for the team leader of UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
For a long time, there was still hope that he might be able to compete in Montreal after all, but after consulting with the doctors and his team, it was decided to call it a season.
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Tadej Pogacar was badly battered after his crash.
Pogacar weaves his way through Monaco
He’ll likely ride the Tour de France again, as well as the World Championships in Haute-Savoie. But the Vuelta will also be on his schedule again, as he mentioned earlier.
He will therefore skip the Giro d’Italia, preferring instead to take another shot at the red jersey—the Grand Tour that has so far eluded him. In any case, he’s highly motivated.
Pogacar was spotted in his hometown of Monaco by the young talent Noah Alfrink, who rode in the Slovenian’s slipstream for a while. Alfrink was training alongside Netcompany INEOS rider Josh Tarling from the UK.
But staying on his wheel in Monaco isn’t easy—that much is clear: on the busy streets, Pogacar overtook a bus, among other things, and zigzagged between the cars. Now those are some sights to see...
Watch: Footage of Tadej Pogacar in Monaco
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Latest Comments
- More time trials sounds good, but could Remco actually win the whole race? I thought the Tour was mostly about climbing.gearguru3323-10-2026
- If PogaÄŤar crashed badly, does that mean he might not be fully fit for the Tour?julien23-10-2026
- Edinburgh for the Grand DĂ©part is brilliant news. The crowds in Yorkshire were incredible, and Scotland could be just as special.pedalpowe2923-10-2026
- Froome’s point about the mountains is spot on: the extra TT distance gives the other GC contenders a real reason to race aggressively before the final climbs.tourdeforce923-10-2026
- 71km of time trialling should make things much more interesting. Remco will fancy his chances, but you can never write PogaÄŤar off.lindae23-10-2026
- I’m still figuring out how time trials affect the overall race. If Evenepoel gains time there, will Pogačar have enough mountain stages left to make it back? The route sounds exciting, but I’m not sure how much difference 71km makes.davidm22-10-2026
- Two 223km stages in the opening week could make for a proper nervous start. Those narrow British roads and potholes might have the GC favourites watching every corner.jennifer1922-10-2026
- That Pau–Portet stage sounds absolutely savage: Tourmalet, Soulor, Hourquette d’Ancizan and then the Portet. Vingegaard should suit those long climbs, though Pogačar is hardly easy to shake.julien22-10-2026
- Seventy-one kilometres against the clock gives Evenepoel a real chance to put pressure on PogaÄŤar, but those Pyrenean stages look brutal. Could be a cracking final week if the time gaps stay close.sprocketspiny22-10-2026
- Not sure we can call this a perfect Evenepoel route before we’ve seen the start list. Plenty of time-trialling, yes, but those Pyrenees stages look absolutely savage. Could be a great Tour, though.julien22-10-2026
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