Tadej Pogacar - Unstoppable

''The best bike rider that ever lived'' - Chris Boardman CBE The first in-depth biography of the modern era''s greatest cyclist, written by William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award-winning journalist. AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW Tadej Pogacar is not like any other professional cyclist. The Slovenian is a sporting phenomenon. He won almost everything there is to win in bike racing, has done so with breathtaking audacity and style - and all by the age of 26. This comprehensive biography follows his meteoric rise to the top, recounts his greatest race wins and rivalries, and reveals the character, motivation and skills that have led to his domination of elite cycling. Experienced cycling journalist Andy McGrath has documented the versatile superstar''s development from his victory in the Tour de l''Avenir in 2018 to his Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Il Lombardia and Tour of Flanders successes and his historic 2024 season, when he won cycling''s prestigious triple crown of the Giro d''Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship road race. His victories include four Tours de France (2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025). McGrath explores how this diminutive child from a small, mountainous nation of Slovenia first took up the sport, his emerging talent as a teenager and the role played by his UAE Team Emirates-XRG coaches and management. He also gets the inside story from those close to him, trusted teammates and fierce adversaries. It is not only what Pogacar has won, but the manner in which he wins that also makes him so unique and popular. McGrath gets to the very heart of the cycling phenomenon that is ''Pogi'' - and the fascinating young man behind the runaway success story.

Product details

• Authors: Andy McGrath, McGrath Andy
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2025
• EAN: 9781399431859
• ISBN: 978-1-399-43185-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Motorsport, motorcycle sport, bicycle sport, aviation sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling, 21st Century, Slovenia, cycling, Biography: sport, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, Cycling: general and touring, c 2020 to c 2029