Ogie Ogilthorpe
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Just one more Grand Tour on the schedule for 2025 and already some news popping up. I think Pogacar was originally planning on racing the Vuelta this year but he has issued a statement that his body needs to rest and he'll be sitting out the final Grand Tour of 2025.
"Pogacar has not yet won the Vuelta but claimed three stage victories in 2019, finishing third overall and winning the young rider title.
“After such a demanding Tour, we decided it was best to take a break,” said Pogacar, via a release from UAE. “The Vuelta is of course a race I would dearly love to return to. I have fantastic memories there from 2019, but now the body is telling me to rest.”
We'll know more about team rosters in the next few weeks. I thought at one point I heard Vingegaard was going to race The Vuelta this year but not sure. UAE will still be very, very strong with both Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida leading their team.
"Pogacar has not yet won the Vuelta but claimed three stage victories in 2019, finishing third overall and winning the young rider title.
“After such a demanding Tour, we decided it was best to take a break,” said Pogacar, via a release from UAE. “The Vuelta is of course a race I would dearly love to return to. I have fantastic memories there from 2019, but now the body is telling me to rest.”
We'll know more about team rosters in the next few weeks. I thought at one point I heard Vingegaard was going to race The Vuelta this year but not sure. UAE will still be very, very strong with both Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida leading their team.