Overview

• With three stages remaining, Pogacar has publicly questioned why he remains in the Tour and described the three weeks as extremely long.
• He said he is eager to finish the race and return to enjoying life’s pleasures after an intense early-season campaign.
• His participation in La Vuelta, which includes a full stage in Bilbao on September 3, is now increasingly in doubt as he weighs a recovery break.
• Pogacar built his 2025 season around Monument races, winning Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège and earning podiums at Milan–San Remo and Paris–Roubaix.
• After withdrawing from last year’s Olympic Games to rest, he is prepared to sacrifice La Vuelta to arrive in peak form for the Road World Championships.