{"id":636400,"date":"2026-06-13T09:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636400\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T09:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:15:14","slug":"pogacar-has-been-doing-recon-but-just-how-likely-is-his-vuelta-participation-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/636400\/","title":{"rendered":"Poga\u010dar has been doing recon, but just how likely is his Vuelta participation in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Poga\u010dar<\/p>\n

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Tadej Poga\u010dar has trained on some of the climbs featured at this year’s Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, which seems to suggest it’s on his mind at the very least.<\/p>\n

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Gruber Images, Cor Vos<\/p>\n

Tadej Poga\u010dar is deep in his preparation for the Tour de France, where he will once again be the top favourite to take victory, which would earn him membership to a select group of five-time winners. However, before he\u2019s even had a chance to pull on his first yellow jersey of the summer, the Slovenian is stirring the pot of Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a rumours.<\/p>\n

Poga\u010dar has recently completed a pre-Tour altitude training camp at Sierra Nevada, plus reconnaissance of a number of key stages of the Tour de France \u2013 and the Vuelta<\/a>. This has brought his possible return to the Spanish Grand Tour back into sharp focus.<\/p>\n

In isolation, there is a lot that makes sense about a 2026 participation. However, there\u2019s almost as much, if not more, that would keep him away yet again.<\/p>\n

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