Tadej Pogačar named one of Time's 100 most influential people in sports
Pro cycling boosters like to talk about the sport's global reach, but when it comes to lists of wealthiest and most famous sportspeople, racers rarely make the cut. But four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar is one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in sports.
The list, published today, does not rank athletes from 1-100 but rather places them in categories: Icons, Titans, Innovators and Leaders. The definitions are not laid out and seem fairly squishy (what makes an athlete an Icon rather than a Titan?), but Time places Pogačar in the Icon category, a rarified group that also includes generational greats of other sports like Lebron James and Mikaela Shiffrin. As Sean Gregory writes in the short entry, Pogačar "can win anywhere on two wheels," noting his prowess across Grand Tours and one-day cobble races as well as time trials. Pogačar is the only cycling figure to make the list. [Time]
