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Pogacar Eyes 'Missing' Piece Ahead of Vuelta Return
The Slovenian aims to become the ninth male rider to win all three Grand Tours after his fifth Tour de France title.
- The 81st Vuelta begins in Monaco this weekend, with Tadej Pogacar targeting a career Grand Tour sweep. The Slovenian aims to become the ninth male rider to win all three Grand Tours.
- Pogacar already secured his fifth Tour title in July, adding to his 2024 Giro d'Italia triumph. He dominated earlier this year, winning stage races at the Tour de Suisse and Tour de Romandie.
- Riders face a grueling nearly 3,300-kilometer route through France, Andorra, and Spain, featuring six mountain stages and four mid-mountain stages. The race concludes Sept. 13 at the Alhambra fortress in Granada.
- Jonas Vingegaard, Pogacar's top rival, will miss the race after crashing out of the Tour on the 15th stage. The two-time Vuelta winner fractured his collarbone and cannot compete.
- Pogacar, 27, returns to the Vuelta for the first time since his 2019 Grand Tour debut. "Spain is a country I love to visit and race in," he said after his team's lineup was announced.
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Tadej Pogačar wants to finally make the Grand Tour Triple at the Vuelta a España. After his dominant victory at the Tour de France, he seems fresh – this promises nothing good for the competition.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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The Slovenian, winner of his fifth Tour just a month ago, will also seek success in a Spanish round marked by the mountain.
·Madrid, Spain
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This Saturday in Monaco, Tadej Pogacar set out to conquer the Tour of Spain with the aim of winning and becoming the 9th runner of history to complete the trilogy of the Grand Tours, which would consolidate
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