Pogacar to ride Vuelta a Espana for Grand Tour treble
Newly crowned five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will race in this month's Vuelta a Espana in an attempt to win all three of cycling's Grand Tours.
Tadej Pogacar, the newly crowned five-time Tour de France champion, will participate in the upcoming Vuelta a Espana in a bid to achieve a Grand Tour treble. The Slovenian rider from UAE Team Emirates-XRG is considered the favorite to win the three-week race, given his remarkable success in recent years. Pogacar won the 2024 Giro d Italia by nearly 10 minutes, and would become only the ninth rider in history to win all three Grand Tours.
The 27-year-old previously finished third at the Tour of Spain in 2019, expressing his excitement to return to the country where he made that debut. The motivation to finish the year strongly and the Vuelta being a significant target further fuels Pogacar's determination. The race is set to commence in Monaco on August 22nd and conclude in Granada on September 13th, encompassing 21 stages across three weeks, including time trials, sprints, rolling hills, and high mountains.
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