The day after the world championship feat in Zurich , the world celebrates Tadej Pogacar . Even Eddy Merckx , "the Cannibal", considered until now the strongest rider of all time, crowns the Slovenian: "It is clear that he is now stronger than me – Merckx told L'Equipe – I already thought so in my heart when I saw what he did in the last Tour de France, but tonight there is no doubt.

Obviously you can't compare eras, but here we are dealing with an incredible rider - relaunched the one who at the same age as the phenomenon Komenda had put in his collection twice Giro, Tour, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Paris-Roubaix, as well as a World Championship, four Milan-Sanremo and a Tour of Flanders (numbers superior, but not by much compared to the Slovenian) - I would not attack 100 kilometers from the finish of a World Championship. What he achieved today is unimaginable."