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WHOOP Data Reveals the Science Behind Tadej Pogačar’s Tour de France Dominance

· By Endurance Wire

Tadej Pogačar rolled into Paris on 26 July 2026 with a record-equalling fifth Tour de France, six minutes and 26 seconds clear of Remco Evenepoel, with five stage wins along the way. Now WHOOP has opened the books on how he did it, analysing a full season of data from the champion and six of his UAE Team Emirates XRG teammates. The numbers cover roughly 1,400 rider-nights between 1 January and 20 July 2026, with the squad wearing WHOOP almost every night of the year. That gave the team a near-continuous window into how Pogačar trained, tapered and raced, and it surfaced the findings that explain why nobody could touch him in July.

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