Quote Originally Posted by Witton Park View Post
Pogacar has been on the radar since age 11, is the youngest to ever win a UCI stage race and completed his first Grand Tour 4 years ago, and Pidcock has only been a Professional for 2 years.
Whilst Pogačar was the youngest winner for some time, at 21 years and 365 days, I should point out that Fausto Coppi won his first Giro d'Italia at 20 years and 158 days, and Giuseppe Saronni won his first Tirreno–Adriatico at 20 years and 175 days. There were even earlier winners, way back.

Quote Originally Posted by Witton Park View Post
In terms of age, cycling age surely must come in to it. I reckon most will get 5 years at the top. That for some could be 22-27 and for others 27-32, much depends on the training and competition pathway they've taken.
Before Graham mentions it, I should say there were 13 years (and World War II) between Coppi's first and last Giro d'Italia wins. In the current era, Mark Cavendish has won sprints in grand tours over a 15 year period between 2008 and 2023!