Giro, Tour, Vuelta in one season? Mikel Landa thinks it is possible: “If I don’t do it, I will regret it”
Cycling
Mikel Landa, one of professional cycling’s most consistent
and respected climbers, has revealed an ambitious goal for the remainder of his
career. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who will race both the Giro d’Italia and the
Tour de France in 2025, has expressed his desire to take on the ultimate
endurance test: riding all three Grand Tours—Giro, Tour, and Vuelta—in the same
season.
Speaking to Marca, Landa reflected on the one
challenge he still hopes to achieve in his career. “I would like to do all
three Grand Tours in one season,” Landa admitted. “If I don’t do it, I will
regret it. But I still have time.”
The physical and mental demands of competing in all three
Grand Tours within a single season are immense, particularly in modern cycling,
where the competition is fiercer, and recovery is more crucial than ever. Landa
acknowledged these challenges, saying, "With the high demands that are
made these days, it won't be easy. Still, it's something that keeps pulling. I
would like to do it like Marino and co did in the past."
Marino Lejarreta, whom Landa referenced, is one of the few
riders in history to complete all three Grand Tours in a single season multiple
times. However, the feat has become increasingly rare in recent decades as the
intensity of the sport has evolved.
In 2024, Landa demonstrated he is still at the tip of his
game, finishing fifth at the Tour de France and eighth at the Vuelta a España
while riding for Soudal – Quick-Step. These performances underscore his ability
to compete at the highest level, even as he approaches the latter stages of his
career.
Fin MajorCycling Journalist
Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
In his reporting, Fin uses reputable data sources such as ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available. Outside of writing, Fin is an active cyclist, which supports his practical understanding of the sport and its demands.
claps 0visitors 0
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
- How can you use a photo post incident to judge the incident itself (which is not hard to find if you’re prepared to invest the same amount of time in searching as writing that comment? It’s harsh but technically right even though this or worse is not always sanctioned in every race. The two things that went against MS (who unfortunately for her would still have won without making her mistake) are that it was not a bunch sprint where there could have been an overlooked incident or mitigating circumstances explaining a deviation. Everything was focused on just those 2, Schreiber was riding beautifully balanced which made her sudden deviation look unnatural stroke as if it could have been in some part intentional whilst she was slowly drifting ever closer towards the barrier to a point that would have reached obstruction level. In her defence, it might have been the realisation she was heading towards that that made her react suddenly and caused the deviation involuntarily. In any case, congratulations to her for the ride of her life, in people’s minds she will be credited for it.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Good boy Obviously doesn’t need that much help dealing with pressure, as some have suggested. Wiser (and humbler) than many far further along their careers. About offering him the moon, recently someone came up with an explanation of the downfall of a football great (either referring to Maradona or Portuguese Ronaldo) saying it was kind of normal after coming back from the moon, except that others, including some who actually did go to the moon like Armstrong (Neil in case anyone is too switched off to realise) didn’t go through any of the same motions after coming back. A lot of how you deal with situations has less to do with the situation than with your character.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
Loading
Write a comment