US EditionInsatiable Tadej Pogačar claims another title in remarkable season for Slovenian rider
Tadej Pogacar secured the European title with a 75km solo ride, finishing 28 seconds ahead of silver medalist Remco Evenepoel and nearly four minutes ahead of bronze winner Paul Seixas.
- On October 5, 2025, Tadej Pogacar won the men's Elite Road Race at the UEC Road European Championships in Guilherand-Granges, securing the European champion's stars jersey for the first time.
- The race was billed as a three-way battle between Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard over a hilly 202km route through the Drome-Ardeche region.
- With 75km left Pogacar opened the decisive gap, quickly gaining 30 seconds over Evenepoel, Seixas, Scaroni and Ayuso, expanding it to over a minute inside the final quarter.
- The victory reinforced Pogacar's dominance this season, coming a week after his World Championships success and following his July Tour de France triumph, while Vingegaard abandoned after being dropped.
- Serge Pauwels warned that an attack far out would end badly, but Pogacar said `I saw I was losing teammates, it wasn't the plan to go from there, but it had to be there, it was the hardest hill and that was my advantage there` after the race.
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After his recent triumphs at the Tour de France and the World Cup, the Slovene Tadej Pogačar won the European Championship title for the first time. On Sunday, the 27-year-old won the road race in the French region of Drome-Ardeche again after a long solo flight. Silver won 31 seconds behind the victorious Pogačar this year for the 18th time as well as at the World Championship of the Belgian Remco Evenepoel. Bronze won France's young star Paul …
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