What was an open secret is now officially official. Tadej Pogacar will not race the Giro d'Italia 2025. UAE will go with Juan Ayuso and Adam Yates as leaders to the Corsa Rosa. UAE Team Emirates - XRG boss Mario Gianetti has confirmed it.
Mind you, he didn't say if he will ride the Vuelta a España in addition to the Tour de France because it seems it's still undecided: "Yes, it's for sure. Now we will plan everything to know if he will be in the Tour and the Vuelta or just the Tour. He could do just the Tour. Depending on the start of the season, we will decide in the next few weeks," Gianetti has explained to L'Equipe.
So, what we now know 100% is that Pogi will focus on the classics in the run-up to the Tour (will Paris-Roubaix be a possibility again?) and that he will not defend the maglia rosa he won last year plus 6 stages in a Giro to remember.
Tadej Pogacar's Post-UAE Tour Calendar
- March 8: Strade Bianche
- March 22: Milano-Sanremo
- March 28: E3 Saxo Classic
- March 30: Gent-Wevelgem
- April 6: Tour of Flanders
- April 20: Amstel Gold Race
- April 23: Flèche Wallonne
- April 27: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- June 8 to 15: Critérium du Dauphiné
- July 5 to 27: Tour de France
- September 21 to 28: Rwanda World Championships
- October 11: Il Lombardia
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Mauro Gianetti confirms that Tadej Pogacar won't be at the start of #Giro in 2025 to defend his title. "It's certain". Depending from how the season goes they will decide for TDF+Vuelta or only TDF (L'Equipe)
— La Flamme Rouge (@laflammerouge16) February 19, 2025
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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