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Tadej Pogacar on the podium after winning Stage 9 at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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UAE Team Emirates riders Tadej Pogacar in the peloton during the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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UAE Team Emirates sports director Matxin Joxean Fernandez Tadej Pogacar BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar before the start of a stage at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding furing the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding during Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding during Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding during Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar and Fabio Aru during the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar on the podium after winning Stage 9 at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar on the podium after winning Stage 9 at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar on the podium after winning Stage 9 at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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UAE Team Emirates riders Tadej Pogacar in the peloton during the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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UAE Team Emirates sports director Matxin Joxean Fernandez Tadej Pogacar BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar before the start of a stage at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding furing the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding during Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding during Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar riding during Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar and Fabio Aru during the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning Stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar on the podium after winning Stage 9 at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar on the podium after winning Stage 9 at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
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Tadej Pogacar on the podium after winning Stage 9 at the Vuelta a Espana. BettiniPhoto
Tadej Pogacar: My 'never give up' attitude led me to win a stage at Vuelta a Espana
Each week a cyclist from UAE Team Emirates writes for The National, providing insight from the UCI World Tour and offering their thoughts on the season
Jonathan Turner
05 September, 2019
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