Pogacar To Skip Vuelta To Focus On Worlds Defence

Tour de France victor Tadej Pogacar will not title successful adjacent month's Vuelta a Espana arsenic he takes a break earlier focusing connected nan World Championships.

Pogacar won his fourth Tour de France past week to further found himself arsenic nan ascendant unit successful modern cycling.

The 26-year-old won roadworthy title golden astatine nan World Championships past twelvemonth pinch an epic onslaught from 100km retired and is aiming to take sides his crown successful Rwanda successful precocious September.

The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider will return to racing astatine nan Canadian one-day races successful Quebec and Montreal successful mid-September.

"I'm excited to spell backmost to Canada; nan races are reliable but beautiful, and they fresh my style well," Pogacar said.

"I'll beryllium aiming to beryllium backmost racing good again for that portion of nan play and for nan World Championships especially."

The Vuelta is nan only 1 of nan 3 Grand Tours Pogacar has not won, having vanished 3rd during his only quality successful 2019.

The 2025 World Championships will beryllium nan first to return spot successful Africa and will beryllium held successful nan Rwandan superior Kigali from 21-28 September.