Dan Martin on young star Tadej Pogačar: ‘He’s a great kid and a huge talent for the future’

Pogačar picked up his first stage race victory in the Volta ao Algarve

Tadej Pogačar has been praised by his team-mate Dan Martin (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Dan Martin says his new young team-mate Tadej Pogačar is a “huge talent for the future” as the 20-year-old took stage race victory in Portugal.

Pogačar joined UAE Team Emirates at the start of the season, his first WorldTour team, and is already making waves.

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Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger

Alex Ballinger is editor of BikeBiz magazine, the leading publication for the UK cycle industry, and is the former digital news editor for CyclingWeekly.com. After gaining experience in local newsrooms, national newspapers and in digital journalism, Alex found his calling in cycling, first as a reporter, then as news editor responsible for Cycling Weekly's online news output, and now as the editor of BikeBiz. Since pro cycling first captured his heart during the 2010 Tour de France (specifically the Contador-Schleck battle) Alex covered three Tours de France, multiple editions of the Tour of Britain, and the World Championships, while both writing and video presenting for Cycling Weekly. He also specialises in fitness writing, often throwing himself into the deep end to help readers improve their own power numbers.  Away from the desk, Alex can be found racing time trials, riding BMX and mountain bikes, or exploring off-road on his gravel bike. He’s also an avid gamer, and can usually be found buried in an eclectic selection of books.

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