US Edition'He Was in a Lot of Pain and We Doubted He’d Make It to the Finish' – the Knee Injury that Almost Derailed Tadej Pogačar's Tour De France Triumph
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Tadej Pogačar came to the finish line of this year's Tour de France as the big winner, winning the French Tour for the fourth time in his career. But it could have ended much differently; as the Slovenian's teammate Tim Wellens revealed, Pogačar came very close to retiring in the final week of the Tour due to severe knee pain.
Belgian rider Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has opened up about the knee injury suffered by his leader and eventual winner Tadej Pogacar during the Tour de France. The injury was much more serious than anyone thought.
'We even considered him abandoning the race' – Tim Wellens reveals how close Tadej Pogačar was to missing out on fourth Tour de France victory due to knee injury
Belgian champion details severity of World Champion's ongoing issue in Tour's final week, explaining lack of attacks
In the end, the Tour de France 2025 became a one-man show by Tadej Pogacar. What looked like a loose victory from the outside, however, was in fact hanging by the thread, because: The UAE captain hurts during the round trip. His teammates even feared that he would not arrive in Paris.
Tim Wellens is one of the most experienced riders in the peloton, and his UAE Emirates team was once again the team with the most victories this year. At 34, Wellens still feels the same thrill in noting a number of...
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