UAE Team Emirates' Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is doing his bit to help people back home in his country. Pogacar's yellow jersey was sold for €47,000 (Dh200,000) on Friday in a charity auction organised by Slovenia’s national public radio. Pogacar’s jersey was bought by a local businessman. Organisers said the money will be used to support talented young sportspersons in Slovenia from underprivileged families. The 22-year-old Pogacar became <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/other-sport/tour-de-france-tadej-pogacar-s-triumph-sees-a-new-cycling-star-emerge-as-uae-team-emirates-become-a-major-force-1.1080649">the youngest winner</a> in 116 years on Sunday. He finished ahead of compatriot Primoz Roglic. In <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/other-sport/tadej-pogacar-column-i-am-living-a-dream-but-tour-de-france-success-must-also-go-to-uae-team-emirates-1.1080928">his column</a> for <em>The National</em>, Pogacar said winning the Tour was a dream come true. "I thought beforehand that if I had a good day then probably, I would be close to [race leader Primoz] Roglic. He didn’t have the best day, so I was able to make up the time. I didn’t know that I had won the jersey until after he had crossed the line. I have a lot of respect for him as a rival and a friend. I know he’s disappointed at the moment but I’m sure we will have many great battles in the future," Pogacar wrote. "I still can’t believe that I am the youngest Tour de France winner since 1904 and its first from Slovenia. I had some good years with UAE Team Emirates where I won Tour de l’Avenir in 2018 and capped by three stages victories and a podium at Vuelta a Espana last year."