Cycling shooting star Pogacar dismisses doping rumors as “envy”.

For cycling dominator Tadej Pogacar (26), the recent doping speculation is just an expression of “envy” due to his extreme superiority.

Before the Tour of Lombardy, his finale of a unique season with triumphs at the Giro, the Tour and the World Cup, the Slovenian said: “There will always be envy, but dominance exists everywhere, in business and in sport. It lasts for a few years and then new talent comes along. In addition to his overall victories, Pogacar has already won more than 20 stage or individual races this year.

Cycling is a “victim of its past,” he said before the start when asked about the rumors that keep coming up this year due to its overwhelming dominance. He doesn’t know what cycling could do “to regain trust”, but: “Maybe in a few generations people will forget the past, become (Lance, editor’s note) Armstrong and what they did back then .” have done, forgotten.”

“Risk career for ten years. That’s stupid. I don’t want to take the risk of getting sick one day,” emphasized Pogacar.

He had already made similar comments in the summer after his third victory in the Tour de France.

The world champion is aiming for his fourth victory in a row at the last monument of the year. In the “Classic of Fallen Leaves” over 252 huge kilometers between Bergamo and Como await Pogacar and his opponents.