Tadej Pogačar on riding at '320 to 340 watts' in Zone 2, his distrust of power meters, and never saying 'I cannot eat chocolate'

Slovenian reveals details of his own training methods ahead of the World Championships

Tadej Pogacar
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Tadej Pogačar has lifted the lid on the training and nutrition strategies that powered him to a dominant 2024 season, in which he won the Tour de France-Giro d'Italia double, to name only his highest profile achievements.

Speaking to Peter Attia on The Drive Podcast ahead of the World Championships, a race Pogačar is the outright favourite to win, the Slovenian discussed his love of zone two rides - long outings ridden at low intensity - alongside some remarkable power figures, and detailed his balanced relationship with food.

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