Pogacar calls for calendar overhaul amid searing heat at Tour

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has called for a significant overhaul of the professional cycling calendar, expressing his views on how the schedule should be restructured. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider made the comments amid concerns about extreme heat conditions at the Tour de France. Pogacar stated he would make drastic changes to the calendar if he had the authority to do so, though specific proposals were not detailed in the excerpt.