From 2021 to now in 2025, Tadej Pogacar's power levels have increased an astonishing 12.8% from a threshold of 6.4 W/kg to now at an insane 7.22 W/kg. Remember that back in 2021, 6.4 W/kg was already world class elite power. This would be the marathon equivalent of Pogacar going from 2:05:00 in 2021 to 1:49:00 in 2025 for a 12.8% decrease in time over just 4 years, it simply doesn't happen without an insane amount of PEDs and a team doping cover up. Very, very few people can even stay on Pogacar's wheel now on shallow hills let alone tall mountains.
The Slovenian delivered very likely the best October race performance ever, climbing Passo di Ganda in 21:22 minutes at 7.22 ᵉW/kg. In the 2023 Lombardia, he did the climb in 23:08 minutes at 6.34 W/kg, crossing it together with Aleksandr Vlasov, Primož Roglič, Simon Yates, and Andrea Bagioli, while in 2021 he soloed it in 23:14 minutes at 6.40 W/kg, when Fausto Masnada caught him on the descent. In the two years since his last Passo di Ganda ascent in Lombardia, Pogačar has become immune to fatigue, making him unbeatable on such courses.
