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Alasdair Fotheringham

'Being Tadej Pogačar is nice, but it's not easy' – UAE Team Emirates-XRG explain why the Tour de France winner will not ride the Vuelta a España

Tadej Pogačar Mauro Gianetti Tour de France UAE UAE Team Emirates Tour Vuelta João Almeida Juan Ayuso the Vuelta a España
ALBERTVILLE, FRANCE - JULY 25: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Yellow Leader Jersey prior to the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 19 a 93.1km stage from Albertville to La Plagne 2062m / #UCIWT / Stage route modified over infected cattle / on July 25, 2025 in Albertville, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

UAE Team Emirates-XRG manager Mauro Gianetti has explained that Tadej Pogačar's decision not to race the Vuelta a España was due to the need to give their team leader mental and physical breathing space after the demands of his spectacularly successful, but very intense 2025 season.

Pogačar's run of 2025 victories began with the UAE Tour in February and recently ended with his fourth Tour de France victory in six years. He also won Strade Bianche, the Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Critérium du Dauphiné. His worst result was third in Milan-San Remo.

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