Tour de France champion Pogacar targets Spanish Vuelta victory to complete Grand Tour hat trick
MADRID (AP) — Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar is eager to add the Spanish Vuelta to his impressive Grand Tour resume, completing a hat trick of victories. Pogacar, 27, clinched a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in July, cementing his status as a Grand Tour legend. His only Grand Tour yet to conquer is the Vuelta, a race he first contested in 2019 as a 20-year-old, where he secured three stage wins and finished third.
The Spanish Vuelta commences this weekend in Monaco. Pogacar's achievements include stage wins at the Tour de Suisse and Tour de Romandie, and one-day classics victories. With his third consecutive Tour de France win, he joins an elite group of riders who have claimed five Tour titles – Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain, Jacques Anquetil, and Bernard Hinault.
Jonas Vingegaard, Pogacar's closest rival, was forced to withdraw from the Tour de France due to a fractured collarbone and will not participate in the Vuelta.
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