Tadej Pogacar is racing the Giro d'Italia. This has been confirmed by the race organizers this Sunday afternoon in a video shared on social media.
The news come as a shock. Not because the Slovenian was not interested in the route of the Italian Grand Tour, but because after pondering on the calendar, it had been hinted that he was very likely focusing on the spring classics and Tour de France once again - a formula that has proven very successful throughout his career. Sponsorship pressure sees him likely returning to the Tour, but that will be his second Grand Tour of the season if it's to happen. Pogacar will lead UAE Team Emirates at the Giro d'Italia.
The Corsa Rosa begins on the 4th of May in Venaria Reale and ends in Rome. The route packs in 68 kilometers of time-trialing and and a mountainous route which has it's first summit finish immediately on stage 2 at the Santuario di Oropa. Pogacar will likely race the Giro-Tour double and with this, forego the spring classics to a certain degree. We do not know yet which schedule he will then follow to prepare for the race.
The Giro is the only Grand Tour Pogacar is yet to race, and with this he will also have the opportunity to complete the list of victories in all Grand Tours. However, the pink jersey and overall victory will certainly be his goal. He should battle alongside the likes of Simon Yates, Geraint Thomas, Nairo Quintana, Wout van Aert and many more.
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- I once rode on a chainy with Wiggins, that was soo cool, before he won the Tour, he looked like he was in great condition 👍
leedorney01-05-2025 - I think I'm related to Jonas. I'm always scared of descents and crashes during our weekly group rides.Ride197401-05-2025
- This is what happens when your training partner is Pog.....😊
Senna196001-05-2025 - That was nice of Jonas to give this guy a great memory he'll have forever. From this photo it looks like Jonas has some muscle back that he lost last year after his crash, hopefully this means the Tour will be more competitive between him and Tadej.awp01-05-2025
- He and Pogacar both have taken insane risks on descents, particularly in time trials. I have to imagine most cycling fans would be happy to see them back off a bit.
Barney01-05-2025 - Only when the titans collide will it be interesting. MSR, PR,Flanders. LBL there was no competition. TDF Jonas will be thereabstractengineer01-05-2025
- I dont think its just that. It is also that the women's team lacked a serious contender for the Grand tours. Aside from Demi. Lotte, Elisa, kasia there are every few GT contenders for women. Its logical that those who are GT contender would get priority i resources. Someone like Olav is also feeling the same.abstractengineer01-05-2025
- 'The man from Pinto won the Giro on two occasions (in three he went home with the maglia rosa, but one of them was taken away from him because of Operación Puerto)' this is incorrect, Operacion Puerto occurred in 2006, Contador was stripped of the 2011 Giro title due to the clenbuterol case at the 2010 Tour de France.swaithe7101-05-2025
- Only an accident or sickness can prevent Pogi from winning yellow this year - my opinion.Ride197401-05-2025
- "Remco wasn't angry afterwards, rather disappointedThere wasn't much to be done about Pogacar anyway" These statements show that the team did not care lack o motivationabstractengineer01-05-2025
It makes sense for Pogacar to go for a win in the Giro. The course suits him. The Tour on the other hand is heavily suited to Jonas with lots of high mountains and a hard third week where Jonas is usually strongest.