Rad superstar Tadej Pogacar will not be any further in the current season Grand tour contest and dispense with a start at the Vuelta in Spain (August 23 to September 14th).
The world champion that last Sunday (July 27th, 2025) for the fourth time Tour de France has not won in the Vuelta contingent of his team UAE Emirates-XRG announced on Tuesday. “After such a demanding tour, we decided that it is the best thing to take a break”said Pogacar. The Vuelta is a race to which he would love to return, “But now my body tells me that I have to rest.”
Pogacar only wants to run again in September
Pogacar wants to start again in the Ein Day Ren at Canada in September. In addition, missions are planned by the Italian autumn classics and the World Cup in Rwanda. Pogacar already completed a demanding racing program in the spring and looked tired after the triumph in Paris. He initially left the further season planning open.
It is now clear that the 26-year-old does not tackle the first Vuelta victory this year. This does not lead to the new edition of the duel with Jonas Vingegaard. The Danish tour rune-up starts the 80th Spain tour as a top favorite.
Team captain Almeida
The eight-member UAE selection is led by Portuguese Joao Almeida. The 26-year-old was on the way to Mur-de-Bretagne fallen, he suffered a break. Almeida rose two days later. Co-captain becomes the Spaniard Juan Ayuso, who was most recently used by Giro d’Italia. The race begins in Turin and ends three weeks later in Madrid.