Pogacar targets Vuelta to complete his Grand Tour set

Pogacar's missing piece

Tadej Pogacar is aiming to add the Vuelta a Espana to his trophy cabinet, a target framed in the source story as a 'big dream' and the final step in completing his Grand Tour collection.

That matters because the Vuelta is not just another race on his calendar. According to the report, it remains the only Grand Tour the 27-year-old has not won, which turns his return into a clean test of career completeness rather than a routine objective.

Why the return matters

The other key detail is timing. Pogacar is returning to the Vuelta for the first time since 2019, so the storyline is not simply whether he can win, but how quickly he can reassert himself in a race he has not ridden for several seasons.

For a rider already defined by Grand Tour success, the Vuelta offers a different kind of pressure: not proving he belongs at the level, but closing the one gap left on that part of his palmares. If he wins, the result would carry significance beyond the race itself because it would complete the Grand Tour hat-trick referenced in the report.

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