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Tadej Pogačar: bike, FTP, VO2max, height and weight
Everything published about Tadej Pogačar's body, power and equipment, each figure with its source and date. We never measure anything ourselves, and we say which numbers are estimates.
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Height
176 cm
Team UAE Team Emirates rider page
Weight
66 kg
Team UAE Team Emirates rider page
FTP
~415–430 W
Estimate 2 published figures
VO2max
~91–98
Estimate ml/kg/min
Height and weight
Every published figure, with its source. Race weight is lower than an official figure and changes through the season.
| Figure | Value | Type | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 176 cm | Team | — | UAE Team Emirates rider page official |
| Official weight | 66 kg | Team | — | UAE Team Emirates rider page official team figure |
| Race weight | 64.5 kg | Press | Tour de France 2024 start | BikeRadar - Pogačar in numbers, 3 July 2025 original source not named in article |
| Off-season weight | 69 kg | Press | winter | BikeRadar - Pogačar in numbers, 3 July 2025 original source not named in article |
FTP, VO2max and heart rate
Published figures only. A model of race climbs or a reading of training uploads is an estimate, not a lab test, and is labelled so.
| Metric | Value | Type | Based on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTP | 415 W | Estimate | Sept 2024 training ride · third-party estimate from TSS of a 6h20 Strava ride (NP 326 W) / not measured | Cycling Weekly, 12 September 2024 |
| FTP | 430 W | Estimate | Feb 2026 training ride · Strava-calculated estimate from his own upload / about 6.5 W/kg at 66 kg | TOUR Magazin, 17 February 2026 |
| VO2max | 96 (range 94-98) ml/kg/min | Estimate | 2024-2025 climbs · model estimate from race climbs, not a lab test / Valenzuela on X: up to 102 | BikeRadar, 3 August 2026 |
| VO2max | 91-96 ml/kg/min | Estimate | Plateau de Beille 2024 · model estimate | Cycling Weekly, 20 November 2025 |
| Resting heart rate | 37 bpm | Press | asleep · original source not named | BikeRadar, 3 July 2025 |
| Maximum heart rate | 213 bpm | Press | as a junior · original source not named / often exceeds 200 bpm today | BikeRadar, 3 July 2025 |
| Strava power zones | Z1 0-237, Z2 238-323, Z3 324-387, Z4 388-452, Z5 453-516, Z6 517-645, Z7 646+ W | His data | Feb 2026 · his own published data. Strava zones are set from FTP, Z4 range implies FTP about 425-430 W (our inference) | road.cc, 12 February 2026 |
| Training ride feb 2026 | 132.5 km, weighted avg 307 W, max 847 W, avg HR 144, max HR 163 | His data | 2026-02-11 Valencia-Calpe · his own published data | road.cc, 12 February 2026 |
Strava sets power zones from the FTP saved in the account. A Z4 of 388–452 W is consistent with an FTP of about 425–430 W. That is our reading, not a published figure.
Climbs and power
One row per effort. Where several sources give the same effort, a study comes first, then the rider's own file, then a named analyst, then the press. Analysts estimate power from time, length, gradient and an assumed weight: those are not power files.
| Effort | Race or occasion | Figure | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| training ride Valencia–Calpe | training ride Valencia–Calpe (Strava upload) | 334 W (5.1 W/kg) · 46 min | His data | Velora Cycling, Peter Stuart, 16 March 2026 |
| run-in to Gavarnie-Gèdre | TdF 2026 st.6 | ~450 W (6.8 W/kg) · ~28:10 (final 17 km) | Estimate | FasCat Coaching, Frank Overton, 20 July 2026 |
| Plateau de Solaison | TdF 2026 st.15 | ~450 W (~6.8 W/kg) · 32:04 | Estimate | FasCat Coaching (stage 15 page) |
| La Roche-aux-Faucons | LBL 2026 | 545 W (8.3 W/kg) · 3:23 | Estimate | Domestique |
| Côte de la Redoute | Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2026 | 575 W (8.7 W/kg) [with Seixas] · 3:45 | Estimate | Domestique also: 8.7–8.8 W/kg [with Seixas] · ~3:45 · FasCat Coaching (TdF stage 2 page) |
| Collada de Beixalis | Vuelta 2026 st.4 | ~7 W/kg · 17 min | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 24 September 2026 |
| Coll d'Ordino | Vuelta 2026 | 6.8 W/kg · 23 min | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 24 September 2026 |
| Col du Tourmalet | Tour de France 2026 st.6 | 410 W (6.4 W/kg) · 43:08 full climb | Estimate | Brújula Bike, Migue A., 10 July 2026 also: 493 W (7.3 W/kg) · 13:18 (final 5 km from attack) · Tuttobiciweb press review also: ~420 W (6.35 W/kg) · 43 min · FasCat Coaching also: ~6.6 W/kg (final 13 min 7.2 W/kg) · ~35 min · Velo also: 410 W (6.4 W/kg) · 43:10 · Domestique |
| Col du Haag | TdF 2026 st.14 | ~500 W (7.5 W/kg) · 4:13 (final 1.4 km) | Estimate | FasCat Coaching, Frank Overton, 20 July 2026 also: ~410 W (~6.2 W/kg) · 27:55 full climb · FasCat Coaching (stage 14 page) |
| Col de Pertus | TdF 2026 st.10 | ~540 W (8.2 W/kg) · 3:25 (final 1.4 km) | Estimate | FasCat Coaching, Frank Overton, 20 July 2026 |
| Cipressa Strava | training, about 2026-03-03 | 8:51 for 5.58 km at 4.2 % min | Press | Cyclingnews, 5 March 2026 Strava PR, likely motor-paced, not a public upload |
| Alpe d'Huez | TdF 2026 st.19 | ~6.9 W/kg · 35:27 | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 25 July 2026 also: 6.9 W/kg (Domestique estimate) · 35:27 · IDLProCycling also: ~6.9 W/kg (well over 7 for 5 min) · 35:27 · Domestique |
| Ventoux Saint-Estève–Chalet Reynard | TdF 2025 st.16 | ~420 W (~6.6 W/kg) · 28:40 | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 22 July 2025 |
| Valmeinier 1800 | Dauphiné 2025 st.7 | ~6.5 W/kg · 37:12 | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 17 June 2025 |
| Six Climbs | Plateau de Beille, Isola 2000, Couillole, Hautacam, Peyragudes, Ventoux | 442 W average, 6.4-7.0 W/kg | Estimate | Cycling Weekly, Berg et al. via Cycling Weekly, 20 November 2025 estimate |
| Peyragudes ITT | Tour de France 2025 stage 13 | 462 W / 7.0 W/kg | Estimate | Cycling Weekly, Berg et al. via Cycling Weekly, 20 November 2025 estimate also: about 480 W / 7.4-7.5 W/kg · Substack also: ~475 W (7.5 W/kg) · 17:19 · Velo |
| Passo di Ganda | Il Lombardia 2025 | 20:57 / 7.22 W/kg | Estimate | IDL Pro Cycling, Karlis Ozols (CyclingGraphs) via IDL Pro Cycling, 14 October 2025 time from his own Strava, W/kg is outside estimate, 9.18 km at 7.1 %, 2023 time 22:41 (6.34 W/kg) also: 7.22 eW/kg · 21:22 · Lanterne Rouge |
| Oude Kwaremont Final | Tour of Flanders 2025 | 3:08 / about 515 W / 7.9 W/kg | Press | Velo, Velo (Strava estimated power), 9 April 2025 estimated power |
| Oude Kwaremont 2nd | Tour of Flanders 2025 | 2:49 / about 540 W / 8.3 W/kg | Press | Velo, Velo (Strava estimated power), 9 April 2025 Strava KOM, estimated power |
| Mont Ventoux | Tour de France 2025 stage 16 | about 421 W | Estimate | BikeRadar, Ole Kristian Berg (Journal of Science and Cycling) via BikeRadar, 24 November 2025 estimate also: 53:47 min · BikeRadar also: ~410 W (~6.4 W/kg) · 54:30 · Velo |
| La Redoute | LBL 2025 | ~550 W (8.4 W/kg) · 3:58 | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 25 June 2025 |
| Koppenberg | Tour of Flanders 2025 | 1:38 / about 600 W / 9.2 W/kg | Press | Velo, Velo (Strava estimated power), 9 April 2025 Strava KOM, estimated power |
| Hautacam | Tour de France 2025 stage 12 | 35:11 / 6.74 W/kg | Estimate | Lanterne Rouge, Karlis Ozols (Lanterne Rouge), 17 July 2025 estimate, weight assumption not stated also: ~6.7 W/kg · 35:08 · Velo also: ~6.7 W/kg · 35:08 · Rouleur |
| Dauphiné 2025 st.4 ITT climb | Dauphiné 2025 st.4 ITT climb | ~510 W (7.9 W/kg) · 4:19 | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 17 June 2025 |
| Combloux | Dauphiné 2025 st.6 | ~460 W (7.1 W/kg) · 19:26 | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 17 June 2025 |
| Col de la Loze | TdF 2025 st.18 | ~360 W (~5.6 W/kg) · 1:08:24 | Estimate | Velo, Zach Nehr, 29 July 2025 |
| Tour de France climbs 2024–25 | Tour de France climbs 2024–25 (model study, J. Sci. Cycling) | 442 W (±15 W) · ~40 min climb | Estimate | BikeRadar, Paul Norman, 24 November 2025 |
| Plateau de Beille | Tour de France 2024 stage 15 | 39:50 / 442 W (+-15) / 6.85 W/kg | Estimate | Velora Cycling, Ole Kristian Berg (Journal of Science and Cycling) via Velora, 20 November 2025 estimate at 64.5 kg race weight, mean VO2 80 ml/kg/min also: 6.8-6.9 W/kg · Substack also: 7.0 W/kg · 39 min · Velo also: 6.98 W/kg · 39:50 · RennRad also: 6.98 W/kg for about 40 min · BikeRadar |
| Monte Grappa | Giro d'Italia 2024 stage 20 | 51:42 / 6.19 W/kg | Estimate | Lanterne Rouge, Karlis Ozols (Lanterne Rouge), 25 May 2024 estimate, 18.1 km at 8.1 % |
| Isola 2000 | Tour de France 2024 stage 19 | 37:44 / 6.83 W/kg | Estimate | Lanterne Rouge, Karlis Ozols (Lanterne Rouge), 19 July 2024 estimate, 7.21 W/kg normalized for sea level |
All 38 published power figures for Tadej Pogačar, with the quote each one rests on →
Bike
Tadej Pogačar's bike (2026)
| Frame | Colnago Y1Rs, size M | Maker Colnago - Pogačar's bikes at the 2026 Tour, 3 July 2026 |
| Bike weight | 7.07 kg | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Groupset | Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200, hydraulic disc | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Crank length | 165 mm | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Chainrings | 55/40 T | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Cassette | 11-36 T | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Wheels | ENVE SES 4.5 Pro | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Tyres | Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT TR, 28 mm nominal | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Saddle | Fizik Argo Adaptive, custom 3D-printed | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Cockpit | Colnago CC.Y1 integrated gullwing cockpit | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Pedals | Shimano Dura-Ace | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Bottom bracket | Bikone BSA Road Ceramic Aero UAE | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
Tadej Pogačar's time trial bike (2026)
| Frame | Colnago TT2, size S | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Bike weight | 8.14 kg | Press BikeRadar, 4 July 2026 |
| Crank length | 160 mm | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Chainring | 64 T | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Wheels | ENVE SES 100 Pro front, ENVE SES Disc Pro rear | Press BikeRadar, 4 July 2026 |
| Tyres | Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT TR sources differ | Maker Colnago / BikeRadar, 3 July 2026 |
| Power meter | Shimano Dura-Ace | Maker Colnago, 3 July 2026 |
| Base bar | 360 mm | Press BikeRadar, 4 July 2026 |
Training and nutrition
| Coach | Javier Sola (2024-2026) | Press Cyclingnews, 11 December 2024 |
| Strength training | added gym strength work and more high intensity for 2025 (2025) | Press Cyclingnews, 11 December 2024 |
| Strava 2026 first 75 days | 1805 km, 51 h 23 min, 28726 m, 11 uploads (1 Jan - mid Mar 2026) | Press Velora Cycling, 16 March 2026 |
| Longest ride 2026 | 228.7 km, 4052 m (2026-02-18) | Press Velora Cycling, 16 March 2026 |
| Carbs per hour | 60-120 g/h (Tour de France 2025, by stage type) | Press, sponsored Cyclingnews, 25 July 2025 |
FAQ
What is Tadej Pogačar's FTP?
Published figures put Tadej Pogačar's FTP at ~415–430 W (Cycling Weekly, TOUR Magazin). They are estimates from race or training data, not a lab test.
What is Tadej Pogačar's VO2max?
Published figures put Tadej Pogačar's VO2max at ~91–98 ml/kg/min (BikeRadar, Cycling Weekly). No lab report has been made public.
How tall is Tadej Pogačar, and how much does Tadej Pogačar weigh?
176 cm and 66 kg, according to UAE Team Emirates rider page (height) and UAE Team Emirates rider page (weight).
What bike does Tadej Pogačar ride?
The Colnago Y1Rs, size M, according to Colnago - Pogačar's bikes at the 2026 Tour (Tour de France 2026).
How many watts does Tadej Pogačar push on a climb?
On training ride Valencia–Calpe (training ride Valencia–Calpe (Strava upload)) Velora Cycling put it at 334 W (5.1 W/kg) · 46 min. Most published figures are estimates from time, gradient and weight.
Sources
- Velo, Zach Nehr, 24 September 2026
- BikeRadar, 3 August 2026
- Velo, Zach Nehr, 25 July 2026
- IDLProCycling, David Bavin-Hobbs, 25 July 2026
- FasCat Coaching, Frank Overton, 20 July 2026
- Tuttobiciweb press review, Aldo Peinetti, 11 July 2026
- Brújula Bike, Migue A., 10 July 2026
- BikeRadar, 4 July 2026
- Colnago - Pogačar's bikes at the 2026 Tour, 3 July 2026
- Velo, Jim Cotton, 27 May 2026
- BikeRadar, 11 April 2026
- Velora Cycling, 16 March 2026
- Cyclingnews, 5 March 2026
- TOUR Magazin, 17 February 2026
- road.cc, 12 February 2026
- BikeRadar, 24 November 2025
- Cycling Weekly, 20 November 2025
- Velora Cycling, 20 November 2025
- IDL Pro Cycling, 14 October 2025
- Lanterne Rouge, Kārlis Ozols, 11 October 2025
- RennRad, David Binnig, 31 July 2025
- Velo, Zach Nehr, 29 July 2025
- Cyclingnews, 25 July 2025
- BikeRadar, 23 July 2025
- Velo, Zach Nehr, 22 July 2025
- Substack, 20 July 2025
- Lanterne Rouge, 17 July 2025
- BikeRadar - Pogačar in numbers, 3 July 2025
- Velo, Zach Nehr, 25 June 2025
- Velo, Zach Nehr, 17 June 2025
- Velo, 9 April 2025
- Cyclingnews, 11 December 2024
- Cycling Weekly, 12 September 2024
- Lanterne Rouge, 19 July 2024
- Substack, 15 July 2024
- Lanterne Rouge, 25 May 2024
- UAE Team Emirates rider page
- FasCat Coaching (stage 15 page)
- FasCat Coaching (stage 14 page)
- Domestique
- Domestique
- Domestique
- FasCat Coaching (TdF stage 2 page)
- Rouleur
Labels: Team = the team's own page; Maker = the bike or component maker; His data / Her data = the rider's own upload or words; Estimate = an analyst's or a study's model; Press = an outlet, with or without a named source. Correct this data