Tadej Pogačar's absolute reign of terror at the Tour de Romandie continues. The Slovenian World Champion captured his fourth stage victory of the race, once again dismantling his rivals on the Category 1 summit finish at Leysin to prove he is entirely untouchable.

Tadej Pogacar Builds Toward Tour de France Defense

Pogacar also won the points classification, far ahead of French sprinter Dorian Godon, who won the prologue and the third stage. Pogacar won the other four.

"Every race is important," Pogacar said. "It's important to win and finish off the job of the team."

This was the first stage race of the season for Pogacar, who is beginning his build-up to defend his title at the three-week Tour de France, which begins on July 4.

The world champion had put on two kilos of muscle as he focused on explosive power for the demands of the one-day spring season, when he won four classics in five attempts, failing only at Paris-Roubaix where he was second to Wout van Aert.

UAE Sets The Stage For Pogacar Overall

The day's early breakaway saw its advantage slowly melt away in the valley approaching the final climb. UAE Team Emirates took total command at the front of the peloton, intent on whittling down the gap to set up their Slovenian leader. As the road tilted upwards toward Leysin, the breakaway fractured, dropping riders like Jakob Söderqvist as the peloton closed to within 30 seconds.

With 12 kilometers remaining, Pogačar's teammate Finn Fisher-Black launched a daring solo attack, quickly building a 35-second advantage. However, the serious pace being set behind by the thinned-out group of favorites doomed the move, and Fisher-Black was finally swallowed back up with 6 kilometers to the summit.

The Final Pogacar Blow

The real fireworks ignited with just 3 kilometers left when Florian Lipowitz—sitting second in the general classification—unleashed an ultimate acceleration to try and break the leader. Pogačar barely blinked. He smoothly and effortlessly latched onto the German's wheel, instantly dropping the rest of the GC contenders in their wake.

A small chase group containing Primož Roglič and Lenny Martinez desperately tried to claw their way back in the final kilometer, but it was utterly futile. As the finish line approached, Lipowitz tried one final, desperate launch. Pogačar simply went up and right over him with devastating ease. Nobody could threaten the World Champion as he cruised across the line to celebrate yet another commanding victory.