Dutch former rider Boogerd believes Pogacar can’t do better than in 2024: “Everything succeeded”

At this point, people have different feelings about Tadej Pogacar’s dominance. A lot of people still like the Slovenian’s performance, but more and more people don’t like how the UAE Team Emirates boss shows off his power. There are many people who agree with Michael Boogerd that things should be looked at differently.

Is Boogerd also done with the unbeatable world winner for good? What he says to Wielerrevue is, “No way, I can really enjoy Tadej Pogacar.” “He is much better than the others, and that’s not his fault.” As a connoisseur, I watch it and really admire the work because I know how good you have to be to do that. But riding isn’t just a race to the finish line.

The former rider loves cycling so much that he can enjoy racing no matter what or how. “When I watch the World Championships, I also enjoy Bauke Mollema doing well in the race,” he said. Or Vingegaard leading his Tour team to Plateau de Beille. He still loses in the end. Seeing someone lose in a classy way is also beautiful to me. That is also beautiful.”

“As a cycling fan, you should also be able to appreciate it when a champion like Pogacar shows his class”

Boogerd puts it in perspective by saying, “Of course, I know that people like excitement until the last kilometre.” “Exactly. I like that too. If you like cycling, though, you should also respect it when a champion like Pogacar acts like a gentleman. Everyone saw an invincible Pogacar, including Boogerd. Although he believes the Tour winner will have a hard time trying to beat his performance in 2024. “This has been a very good year for him. Overall, everything went well. This level of extreme control probably won’t happen again next year.