“He teaches me a lot.” – After Tadej Pogacar and Juan Ayuso, who will be the next big thing on UAE Team Emirates?

Without a doubt, UAE Team Emirates had a great season. But what about the rest of their team? The UAE Team Emirates had some amazing times in 2024. They were the best because they won in many categories and Tadej Pogacar had a historic season. One of their best riders was Jan Christen, a 20-year-old Swiss star who has big plans to become the best in the sport.

“They haven’t said yet in Switzerland that I’ll win the Tour. “But they’re getting to know me better and know that I can eventually play on major tours,” Christen said, sure of his fast growth.

Christen says that he is like Pogacar as a friend and a teacher. “He’s a great friend and a great person in general, whether he’s riding or not.” “I learn a lot from him,” he said.

In terms of the future, Christen’s goals are the same as Pogacar’s: to improve as a tour rider. “Next year, I want to score in big tours and classics, just like Tadej.” “But for the first few years, we’ll mostly work on my growth as a tour rider,” he said.

Christen has a lot planned for 2025. He wants to race in his first WorldTour race at Paris-Nice. “I’d like to have the chance to go for a classification in the one-week races.” “But that depends on my health and the health of my teammates,” he said.

Christen wants to ride in the Vuelta in 2025 more than anything else. “I want to do my first grand tour in the Vuelta in 2025, just like Pogacar, Ayuso, and Del Toro.” So that they can try to win a stage.”

Christen is working on getting stronger for climbing in order to gain muscle bulk. “I weigh between 63 and 64 kg and want to gain muscle.” He said, “That way I’ll have more power on climbs.” He said, “Tadej is also a crazy climber with his 69 kg,” after seeing how well Pogacar could climb. That means you don’t have to be very skinny to climb quickly.