Tadej Pogačar, nicknamed "Pogi", is a Slovenian professional cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG. His victories include five Tours de France, the 2024 Giro d'Italia, and thirteen one-day Monuments, as well as the World Championship Road Race twice. Comfortable in time-trialing, one-day classic riding and grand-tour climbing, he has been compared to all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault. Despite his youth, he is considered one of the greatest cyclists of all time. In the yellow jersey at the 2025 Tour de France after stages 7–9 — 3 stages, July 11 to July 13, taking it from Mathieu van der Poel. Wiki link