Tadej Pogacar is one of the most prominent Grand Tour riders in modern cycling. Deep into the winter, plans are being made within UAE Team Emirates, including the likes of João Almeida, Juan Ayuso, Adam Yates and Jay Vine.
Whilst the Giro d'Italia route features almost 70 kilometers of individual time-trial, it also has a long and very hard final week with four high-mountain stages, a lot of long ascents and high altitude passes. The Tour de France however will unusually be fit for the pure climbers, with only 22 (mountainous) ITT kilometers and mountain stages along every mountain range throughout the 3 weeks. The Vuelta a Espana route is to be announced in early January.