UAE Team Emirates Locks In Grand Tour Star
Tadej Pogačar will compete in the upcoming Vuelta a España, finalizing a major late-season schedule shift confirmed by his UAE Team Emirates squad. According to team announcements and cycling reports, the multiple Grand Tour champion targets the Spanish national tour following his historic fifth victory at the Tour de France.
UAE Team Emirates announced its official rider selection for the Spanish grand tour, placing the Slovenian star at the head of their lineup. The decision follows weeks of speculation regarding whether the champion would take on a second three-week race of the season after dominating the Tour de France roads in July.
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By entering the Vuelta, Pogačar turns his competitive focus toward matching rival Jonas Vingegaard’s multi-grand tour dominance.
Unlike his previous campaigns, Pogačar enters the Spanish race with an altered training baseline, having spent August recovering in high-altitude environments rather than racing secondary one-day classics. Team directors emphasized that the November planning cycle for the following season also factored into this late-summer decision, as a strong Vuelta performance influences sponsorship targets and winter preparation.
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