Tadej Pogacar won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title as the 2026 race concluded in Paris on Sunday, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin as the only riders to achieve five victories. The Slovenian's fifth win drew praise from Merckx, who said Pogacar would soon break the record.
Sky News – World Slovene becomes fifth rider to win five Tours Eddy Merckx: ‘He’ll soon break our record’ Tadej Pogacar took a record-equalling fifth win in the Tour de France on Sunday, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin in the canon of the Tour’s most successful cyclists. In a thrilling finale to the Tour, Mathieu van der Poel took his second stage win of the race on the Champs-Élysees, fend…
Slovene becomes fifth rider to win five Tours Eddy Merckx: ‘He’ll soon break our record’ Tadej Pogacar took a record-equalling fifth win in the Tour de France on Sunday, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin in the canon of the Tour’s most successful cyclists. In a thrilling finale to the Tour, Mathieu van der Poel took his second stage win of the race on the Champs-Élysees, fend…
Sky News – World Tadej Pogacar has won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title after the final stage ended in Paris.
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