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He pointed to Pogacar\u2019s solo superiority at key moments of 2025: \u201cThere was a race happening up front with this guy, cruising around and dominating.\u201d While he called that \u201cregrettable,\u201d Saugrain stressed it must be kept in perspective. \u201cWe have a guy who dominates \u2014 we\u2019re not going to say that isn\u2019t a good thing. You have to find the positives.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re lucky cycling has changed\u201d \u2013 but dominance still carries a cost<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Saugrain is far from anti-Pogacar. In fact, he believes the sport is in a healthier place stylistically thanks to the new generation of attacking stars. He praised the shift away from the formulaic \u201ccontrol and protect the leader\u201d racing that defined previous eras, arguing that modern aggressors \u2014 from Mathieu van der Poel to Tom Pidcock \u2014 have transformed race dynamics.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re lucky to have an attacking cycling now,\u201d he said, noting how riders are far more willing to detonate races earlier. Yet even within this more open, thrilling style, Pogacar\u2019s supremacy remains something of an immovable object. Saugrain didn\u2019t shy from the scale of what we are witnessing, calling the world champion \u201can inter-generational rider\u201d and openly posing the question: is he already one of the greatest in history?<\/p>\n