Tadej Pogacar Confirmed for Vuelta a España Return After Five Years
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- Cycling star Tadej Pogacar will return to the Vuelta a España for the first time since 2019, as confirmed by UAE Team Emirates.
- The race begins on August 22 in Monaco, and Pogacar, who came third in 2019, is expected to be a strong contender.
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Tadej Pogacar previously participated in the Vuelta a España in 2019, where he finished third overall and won three stages, marking his debut in a Grand Tour.
Cycling great Tadej Pogacar will return to the Vuelta a España for the first time since 2019, UAE Team Emirates confirmed on Monday.
“It’s true – he’s coming back,” wrote the five-time Tour de France winner’s team on social media platform X to announce his participation in the race, which starts on 22 August.
The 27-year-old will be favourite to triumph in the gruelling 21-stage race which begins in Monaco, where he resides. Pogacar came third in the 2019 Vuelta and won three stages to announce himself to the cycling world.
“I’m excited to say I’m going back to La Vuelta. It was my first ever Grand Tour back in 2019 and an amazing experience,” Pogacar told the UAE Team Emirates website. “Spain is a country I love to visit and race in and I think the time is right to go back. The motivation is high to finish off the year in a good way and the Vuelta will be a big target. The team is strong and we hope to do good things.”
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