Overview
- He will start his season at the UAE Tour from February 16 to 22.
- The Volta a Catalunya from March 23 to 29 will serve as his key tune-up and is expected to pit him against Remco Evenepoel.
- He will make his first Giro d'Italia start from May 8 to 31 with a stated goal of winning the maglia rosa.
- He plans to race the Tour de France after the Giro, with the Grand Départ on July 4 in Barcelona and no intention to skip the Tour.
- His program drops the spring classics as well as Romandie and Switzerland, and he is not slated to face Tadej Pogačar in competition before the Tour.