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Date set for Tadej Pogacar 2027 schedule news - UAE leader expected to outline goals as Paris-Roubaix and Vuelta a Espana among unconfirmed goals

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Tadej Pogacar in action during stage seven of the 2026 Vuelta a España
Tadej Pogacar will have to wait until 18 December to clear up some of the uncertainty surrounding his 2027 schedule. UAE Team Emirates XRG will once again hold its pre-season training camp in Benidorm, where the Slovenian is expected to speak to the media and outline his goals for the new season.
The UAE team will once again make its customary visit to the Alicante town, which has served as its base for preparing the coming season in recent years.
Beyond the first training sessions and sporting plans, the camp often brings some of the biggest news about the ambitions of the team’s leading riders.
Pogacar has used previous training camps to reveal much of his racing programme. According to Marca, his appearance on 18 December is especially significant, as several decisions about his participation in the Grand Tours and his main international objectives are still unresolved.
Among the outstanding questions, a possible return to the Vuelta a España stands out. The Slovenian has yet to complete the set of Grand Tour victories, and the Spanish race is one of the most appealing options for 2027 after his last participation ended prematurely following a crash.
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The prospect of returning to the Vuelta a España is gaining traction after his withdrawal from the most recent edition. The five-time Tour de France winner and two-time world champion was forced to abandon after a heavy crash on stage 8, while wearing the red leader’s jersey and holding a lead of nearly four minutes over his main rivals.
That withdrawal left unfinished business for Pogacar. The Spanish Grand Tour is the only one of the three that is missing from his palmarès, giving the UAE Team Emirates XRG rider a strong reason to consider lining up in 2027.
Recent reports from his camp suggest he is more likely to ride the Vuelta than the Giro d’Italia. That would put the Spanish race among the priorities in his schedule, although no final decision has been made on how he will divide his efforts between the season’s major races.
Benidorm will be the setting where Pogacar begins to clear up the uncertainty. On 18 December, the Slovenian will have the chance to set out his ambitions for 2027 and, in particular, clarify whether the Vuelta a España will be the major missing target in a career that already boasts almost every major achievement in cycling.
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