Tadej Pogacar, three major races in the crosshairs for 2026

Although he can say that he has won practically everything at only 27 years old, Tadej Pogacar is not satiated and for 2026 he has already defined his main goals, one of which is on the Italian roads: from the columns of the Spanish daily Marca, the Slovenian champion said in fact he is determined to continue in the winning groove of the last few seasons.

“The main goal is the Tour de France, clearly – explained Pogacar, who in the coming season will try to win the Grande Boucle for the fifth time equaling Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain -. However, I also like the monumental classics: in particular, I would like to win Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix”.

Targets that are certainly not random for Pogacar, who in five participations in the Classicissima has come in third position at most, while in the’only time he took part in the Roubaix, in 2025, he was mocked by the’attack of Mathieu van der Poel, the only one to get ahead of him on the finish line of the French resort near the border with Belgium.

He is also likely to participate with the goal of also excelling at the’only major stage race yet to be won, the Vuelta a España: “I will think about it but I do not make it an’obsession” said the UAE Team Emirates rider, who in his only appearance at the Vuelta, dated 2019, finished third behind compatriot Primoz Roglic and Alejandro Valverde.