'He's given no indication he might lose' – if Tadej Pogačar wins Paris-Roubaix, what can stop him taking all five Monuments?

Cycling Weekly recently published an analysis contemplating Tadej Pogačar's unprecedented quest to win all five Monuments, particularly focusing on the formidable challenge of Paris-Roubaix. The piece posits that should the Slovenian conquer the 'Hell of the North', the remaining Monuments — Milan-San Remo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, both already on his palmarès, and Il Lombardia, which he’s won three times — would appear comparatively less daunting. This discussion highlights the sheer ambition and current dominance of the UAE Team Emirates leader.

This speculation isn't merely hypothetical; Pogačar has already secured three Monuments: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (2021), Tour of Flanders (2023), and Il Lombardia (2021, 2022, 2023). His remarkable versatility, demonstrated by winning both a cobbled classic and mountainous one-day races, makes the 'career Monument slam' a tangible, if incredibly difficult, goal. The absence of a Milan-San Remo or Paris-Roubaix victory remains the only barrier to an achievement many considered impossible in the modern era of specialisation.

Indeed, the question isn't *if* Pogačar will attempt it, but rather *when* he'll truly commit to the cobbles. The cycling world waits, perhaps with a touch of weary resignation, for the inevitable.