Pogacar reaches 100 WorldTour wins as records tumble, but admits run cannot last forever
Tadej Pogacar continues to move deeper into cycling’s record books, yet the Slovenian is under no illusion that his extraordinary winning streak will continue indefinitely.
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His solo victory on stage 14 of the Tour de France was the 125th professional win of his career and his 100th at WorldTour level. It was also his fourth stage victory of this Tour and his 25th in the race overall.
Despite reaching several major milestones on the same afternoon, Pogačar struck a reflective tone after the finish at Le Markstein.
“Every victory is special,” Pogačar told Feltet. “There have been a lot of them, but you never know which one will be the last. I am probably nearing the end of all these victories, but you never know.”
Pogačar nevertheless knows that even the most dominant period of a career eventually comes to an end.
“I cannot complain when I am able to win stages like today, but I do not know how long I can continue like this,” he said. “It is not something I think about too much. I try to enjoy the moment, enjoy days like this with the guys and focus on that.”
More milestones for Pogacar
The Le Markstein victory also placed Pogačar alongside André Leducq on 25 Tour de France stage wins. Only Bernard Hinault, with 28, Eddy Merckx, with 34, and record holder Mark Cavendish, with 35, have won more.
His consistency from one Tour to the next has now produced another rare achievement.
Pogačar won six stages in 2024, four in 2025 and has already collected four in 2026. That makes him only the fourth rider to win at least four stages in three consecutive editions of the Tour, following René Le Grevès from 1934 to 1936, Eddy Merckx from 1969 to 1972 and Mark Cavendish from 2008 to 2011.
Another milestone has come in the rainbow jersey. Pogačar has now won eight Tour de France stages as the reigning world champion, drawing level with Eddy Merckx at the top of the all time list. Peter Sagan follows with seven, while Bernard Hinault won five. It is another measure of Pogačar’s rare ability to combine success in the biggest one day races with sustained dominance across three weeks.
Yet for all the records already attached to his name, perhaps the most significant gap in Pogačar’s palmarès is that he has not yet joined the exclusive group of riders to win all three Grand Tours.
Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali and Chris Froome had all completed the set before Jonas Vingegaard became the eighth member in 2026. The Dane joined the club by adding the Giro d’Italia to his Tour victories in 2022 and 2023 and his Vuelta title from 2025.
Pogačar has already conquered the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia, leaving the Vuelta a España as the missing piece. His only previous appearance in Spain came in 2019, when he finished third and won three stages.
With rumours growing that Pogačar will line up at the start in Monaco, there is every chance that this milestone could soon be added to his palmarès as well.
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