Pogacar to ride Vuelta a Espana for Grand Tour treble
Summary
Tadej Pogacar, who recently won his fifth Tour de France, will compete in this month’s Vuelta a Espana race. Winning the Vuelta would make him one of the few cyclists to win all three major Grand Tours: the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a Espana.Key Facts
- Pogacar rides for the UAE Team Emirates-XRG team.
- He shares the record for most Tour de France wins with five victories.
- Pogacar won the 2024 Giro d’Italia by nearly 10 minutes.
- He finished third in the Vuelta a Espana race in 2019, his first Grand Tour.
- The 2024 Vuelta a Espana starts on August 22 in Monaco and ends on September 13 in Granada, Spain.
- The race has 21 stages, including time trials, sprints, hills, and mountains.
- Pogacar aims to win the Vuelta and then defend his Road World Championships title in Canada a week later.
- He has won six of seven World Tour races competed in 2024 and came second at Paris-Roubaix in April.
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