Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Monday pulled out of the Paris Olympics citing "tiredness", his Slovenia team announced.

"Unfortunately Tadej Pogacar has cancelled his participation because of a state of extreme fatigue," Slovenian Olympic cycling coach Uros Murn said in a statement.

Pogacar won a third Tour de France title in Nice on Sunday. Victory also gave him the first Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double since Marco Pantani in 1998.

But the 25-year-old, a bronze medallist in the road race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, had been angered by his girlfriend Urska Zigart not being selected for the Slovenian women's cycling team for the Paris Games.

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He said he was "angry" and "speechless" in a message posted on his Facebook account.

"I need a little rest after the Tour and I'm not sure what I'll be doing next," Pogacar had said on Sunday.

"And I want to relax and rest and spend some time with my girlfriend."

When asked about the Olympics on Sunday, he remained very evasive, preferring to mention his "dream" of one day wearing the rainbow jersey of world champion.

At the worlds in September in Zurich, the Slovenian is aiming for a triple of the world title, the Giro and Tour, only held by two men, Ireland's Stephen Roche and Belgian Eddy Merckx.

Pogacar will be replaced on the national team by Domen Novak.&nbsp;

"Once again Tadej, congratulations for Tour de France win!" Team Slovenia said.

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Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Monday pulled out of the Paris Olympics citing "tiredness", his Slovenia team announced. "Unfortunately Tadej Pogacar has cancelled his participation because of a state of extreme fatigue," Slovenian Olympic cycling coach Uros Murn said in a statement.

Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Monday pulled out of the Paris Olympics citing "tiredness", his Slovenia team announced. "Unfortunately Tadej Pogacar has cancelled his participation because of a state of extreme fatigue," Slovenian Olympic cycling coach Uros Murn said in a statement. Pogacar won a third Tour de France title in Nice on Sunday. Victory also gave him the first Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double since Marco Pantani in 1998. But the 25-year-old, a bronze medallist in the road race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, had been angered by his girlfriend Urska Zigart not being selected for the Slovenian women's cycling team for the Paris Games. ALSO READ | Paris Olympics 2024: Japan withdraws gymnast Shoko Miyata from Summer Games for smoking He said he was "angry" and "speechless" in a message posted on his Facebook account. "I need a little rest after the Tour and I'm not sure what I'll be doing next," Pogacar had said on Sunday. "And I want to relax and rest and spend some time with my girlfriend." When asked about the Olympics on Sunday, he remained very evasive, preferring to mention his "dream" of one day wearing the rainbow jersey of world champion. At the worlds in September in Zurich, the Slovenian is aiming for a triple of the world title, the Giro and Tour, only held by two men, Ireland's Stephen Roche and Belgian Eddy Merckx. Pogacar will be replaced on the national team by Domen Novak. "Once again Tadej, congratulations for Tour de France win!" Team Slovenia said. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Paris Olympics 2024: Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar pulls out citing 'tiredness'

Tadej Pogacar became the youngest rider to win back-to-back&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;de&nbsp;France&nbsp;titles on Sunday after some vintage racing drew comparisons with cycling's greatest.

The 22-year-old Slovenian, who won the&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;on his&nbsp;debut last year, hammered his rivals in the Alps with a long-range attack on stage eight, reminiscent of the event in the 1980s, and stayed in control for the rest of the race.

He beat&nbsp;Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard by a massive five minutes 20 seconds as Ecuador's Richard Carapaz took third place, 7:03 off the pace as his Ineos Grenadiers team failed to spark once again.

"I'm gonna speak from the heart," said Pogacar on the final podium.

"Thank you to everybody who came along during the three weeks. It was amazing to be riding along the route."

Pogacar finished Sunday's 21st and final stage safe in the bunch as Belgian Wout van Aert prevailed in the sprint to beat compatriot Jasper Philipsen and Briton Mark Cavendish who were second and third, respectively.

Pogacar watched from the inside&nbsp;of the bunch, raising his arms as he crossed the line.

"I see him as the new Cannibal," said five-time&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;champion Eddy Merckx, who earned that nickname due to his insatiable appetite for victory and won his first&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;in 1969 at the age of 23.

"He is extremely strong. I see him winning several editions of the&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;in the years to come. If nothing happens to him, he can certainly win the&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;de&nbsp;France&nbsp;more than five times."

ALL-ROUND QUALITIES

While Pogacar says he doesn't like comparisons, the UAE Emirates rider threw caution to the wind when he attacked in the Col&nbsp;de&nbsp;Romme on the eighth stage, in a move similar to those of Merckx or fellow five-time&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;winner Bernard Hinault.

Pogacar won two mountain stages in the Pyrenees and an individual time trial - a testament to his all-round qualities - with his only sign of weakness coming in week two on Mont Ventoux.

He finishes the&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;with the white jersey for the best Under-25 rider in the race and with the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification, just like last year.

The green jersey went to Cavendish after the Briton took his tally of career stage wins to a record-equalling 34, with four victories in this year's race although he was&nbsp;denied the 35th by Van Aert on Sunday.

It marked a spectacular comeback for the Manxman, who was returning to the&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;for the first time since 2018 after years of poor results and mental health problems.

Cavendish was perfectly set up in the sprints by his&nbsp;Deceuninck-Quick Step team mates as the Belgian outfit claimed five wins in this year's edition.

After losing the first mass sprint of the race, Cavendish was untouchable, avoiding the multiple crashes that marred this year's&nbsp;Tour&nbsp;and sent his potential main rival, Caleb Ewan, home after the third stage.

Those crashes also ended the hopes of last year's runner-up Primoz Roglic, who abandoned before the eighth stage, while the chances of Ineos Greanadiers' co-leaders Geraint Thomas and Tao Geoghegan Hart were also ruined when they hit the&nbsp;deck early in the race.

The last days were marked by a potential doping scandal as a French prosecutor in Marseille opened an investigation into the Bahrain Victorious team after the outfit's accommodation and vehicles were searched by police on Wednesday.

Bahrain Victorious said they were cooperating with the investigation.

They won three stages this year with Belgian Dylan Teuns' solo raid in the mountains, while Slovenian Matej Mohoric took two victories from the breakaway.

Tadej Pogacar became the youngest rider to win back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday after some vintage racing drew comparisons with cycling's greatest. The 22-year-old Slovenian, who won the Tour on his debut last year, hammered his rivals in the Alps with a long-range attack on stage eight, reminiscent of the event in the 1980s, and stayed in control for the rest of the race.

Tadej Pogacar became the youngest rider to win back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday after some vintage racing drew comparisons with cycling's greatest. The 22-year-old Slovenian, who won the Tour on his debut last year, hammered his rivals in the Alps with a long-range attack on stage eight, reminiscent of the event in the 1980s, and stayed in control for the rest of the race. He beat Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard by a massive five minutes 20 seconds as Ecuador's Richard Carapaz took third place, 7:03 off the pace as his Ineos Grenadiers team failed to spark once again. "I'm gonna speak from the heart," said Pogacar on the final podium. "Thank you to everybody who came along during the three weeks. It was amazing to be riding along the route." Pogacar finished Sunday's 21st and final stage safe in the bunch as Belgian Wout van Aert prevailed in the sprint to beat compatriot Jasper Philipsen and Briton Mark Cavendish who were second and third, respectively. Pogacar watched from the inside of the bunch, raising his arms as he crossed the line. "I see him as the new Cannibal," said five-time Tour champion Eddy Merckx, who earned that nickname due to his insatiable appetite for victory and won his first Tour in 1969 at the age of 23. "He is extremely strong. I see him winning several editions of the Tour in the years to come. If nothing happens to him, he can certainly win the Tour de France more than five times." ALL-ROUND QUALITIES While Pogacar says he doesn't like comparisons, the UAE Emirates rider threw caution to the wind when he attacked in the Col de Romme on the eighth stage, in a move similar to those of Merckx or fellow five-time Tour winner Bernard Hinault. Pogacar won two mountain stages in the Pyrenees and an individual time trial - a testament to his all-round qualities - with his only sign of weakness coming in week two on Mont Ventoux. He finishes the Tour with the white jersey for the best Under-25 rider in the race and with the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification, just like last year. The green jersey went to Cavendish after the Briton took his tally of career stage wins to a record-equalling 34, with four victories in this year's race although he was denied the 35th by Van Aert on Sunday. It marked a spectacular comeback for the Manxman, who was returning to the Tour for the first time since 2018 after years of poor results and mental health problems. Cavendish was perfectly set up in the sprints by his Deceuninck-Quick Step team mates as the Belgian outfit claimed five wins in this year's edition. After losing the first mass sprint of the race, Cavendish was untouchable, avoiding the multiple crashes that marred this year's Tour and sent his potential main rival, Caleb Ewan, home after the third stage. Those crashes also ended the hopes of last year's runner-up Primoz Roglic, who abandoned before the eighth stage, while the chances of Ineos Greanadiers' co-leaders Geraint Thomas and Tao Geoghegan Hart were also ruined when they hit the deck early in the race. The last days were marked by a potential doping scandal as a French prosecutor in Marseille opened an investigation into the Bahrain Victorious team after the outfit's accommodation and vehicles were searched by police on Wednesday. Bahrain Victorious said they were cooperating with the investigation. They won three stages this year with Belgian Dylan Teuns' solo raid in the mountains, while Slovenian Matej Mohoric took two victories from the breakaway.

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