Tadej Pogacar lays out huge 2027 ambitions: Record sixth Tour de France and Vuelta redemption among three major targets
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Tadej Pogacar has outlined three major targets for 2027: a record sixth Tour de France victory, reclaiming the rainbow jersey and winning the Vuelta a Espana. The Spanish race remains the missing Grand Tour in his collection after a crash ended this year’s challenge while he was leading.
The Slovenian set out his priorities at a charity golf event in Volcji Potok, according to RTV Slovenia. His programme places the World Championships road race just six days before the Vuelta begins, with both following his attempt to become the Tour’s outright record-holder.
“Most of our team are still in this season, but I’ve actually already finished my break between seasons,” Pogacar said at the event.
He will also pin on a race number again before the year is out, having confirmed his participation alongside Urska Zigart at the BeKing charity criterium in Monaco on 29 November. UAE Team Emirates-XRG had announced in September that his injuries would keep him out for the remainder of the season.
“I’ve now been training regularly for a week, which is a month earlier than in previous years,” Pogacar said.
A sixth Tour would put Pogacar out on his own
Pogacar’s fifth Tour victory this July brought him level with Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain. Another would make him the first rider with six recognised overall victories, having already won the last three editions.
His plans come ahead of the full 2027 route presentation in Paris on Thursday 22 October. The British Grand Depart is already confirmed: Edinburgh hosts the start on 2 July, followed by stages through England and Wales before the peloton heads to France. The race finishes on 25 July.
Five weeks later, Pogacar will attempt to regain the world title he won in 2024 and 2025. His Vuelta injuries prevented him from defending it in Montreal this autumn, where UAE teammate Brandon McNulty succeeded him.
The 2027 championship takes the peloton to Sallanches and Domancy, returning to the terrain where Hinault won the 1980 world title. Organisers have confirmed 20 laps, 265 kilometres and 5,700 metres of climbing, with the Cote de Domancy’s 2.5 kilometres at 9.4% repeated throughout.
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The elite men’s road race takes place on 29 August, with the Vuelta starting on 4 September. The Spanish race has moved entirely into September to accommodate the combined World Championships and will finish on 26 September.
Pogacar won three stages before crashing out of this year’s Vuelta on stage eight. He suffered a fractured collarbone, a stable cervical fracture and concussion, abandoning his attempt to add the Spanish title to his 2024 Giro d’Italia victory and five Tour wins.
He subsequently missed both the Worlds and the European Championships on home roads. “Once my shoulder had settled down, I started training on an indoor bike and soon felt tempted to race at the European Championships in Slovenia, but the fear of crashing again put me off,” Pogacar said.
Pogacar is now heading to the United Arab Emirates for team and sponsor commitments, with the gathering also providing an opportunity to shape the rest of his racing programme.
His season opener and spring schedule have yet to be announced. Paris-Roubaix remains the only Monument missing from his palmares: Mathieu van der Poel beat him on his debut in 2025, before Wout van Aert left him with another second place this April.
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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