Peak Froome Vs Pogačar - WHO IS FASTER?
Tadej Pogačar vs Chris Froome: Head-to-Head Career Results
Tadej Pogačar Dominates Head-to-Head Battles with Chris Froome
Tadej Pogačar and Chris Froome are two of the most successful cyclists of their generation. Pogačar has won the Tour de France twice, while Froome has won the Tour de France four times and the Vuelta a España twice. The two riders have faced off in head-to-head competition on several occasions, and Pogačar has emerged victorious in the majority of those encounters.
In their most recent head-to-head matchup at the 2022 Tour de France, Pogačar finished ahead of Froome in the general classification by a margin of more than 20 minutes. Pogačar also won two stages of the race, while Froome did not win any stages. This result suggests that Pogačar is currently the stronger rider, and it will be interesting to see if Froome can close the gap in the years to come.
Overall, Pogačar has a 490-point advantage over Froome in their head-to-head career results. This advantage is due in part to Pogačar's recent success, but it is also due to the fact that Pogačar has raced against Froome more often than Froome has raced against Pogačar. Froome has only raced against Pogačar three times, while Pogačar has raced against Froome six times.
Froome has acknowledged that Pogačar is the current best rider in the world:
"It would have been really interesting to have raced against them in my best years," Froome said. "If we had a healthy and in-form Froome, Roglic, Dumoulin, S Yates, Bernal, and maybe Remco, then I bet we'd see a great race."
It is clear that Froome believes that he could have competed with Pogačar in his prime. However, it is also clear that Pogačar is currently the dominant force in cycling, and it will be difficult for any rider to challenge him for the top spot.
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