UAE talked to Ayuso and said, “He knows that if you help someone, they’ll be happy to help you back when the time comes.”

In 2025, what is Tadej Pogacar going to do? For the next cycle season, this is one of the most important questions. The chances of winning are very low for everyone else wherever the UAE Team Emirates star shows up. Other stars on his own team often have to look elsewhere for chances just to make sure they have a fair chance to race. That being said, we might carefully draw some conclusions from the most recent rumours.

There is no question that Pogacar will ride in the Tour de France in 2025. It is his race, and he is the defending winner. He could win it again and get his fourth win. And he would be tied with Chris Froome for the most wins. He would also be one win behind the record five wins held by Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Miguel Indurain. Also, everyone is looking forward to his matchup with Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel, who both look like they want to go after France again.

It is said that Pogacar will not race in the Giro d’Italia in 2025, even though he did it last year. Instead, the Vuelta a España, along with the Tour, is likely to be his second Grand Tour. Pogacar has hinted at this in a subtle way. “The World Championships will be the hardest race to defend, but I prefer to go to races I haven’t won yet,” he said.

In an interview with In Bici, Fabio Baldato, the head of the UAE team, said that Pogacar has another race on his mind besides the Vuelta: Milan-San Remo. “He has already won the Giro and the Tour, but the Vuelta is still up for grabs.” I think he will race in Spain. Nevertheless, Tadej really wants to win in San Remo, so we will do everything we can to make that happen. He’s up against fast and explosive riders, which makes it the hardest race for him, but Tadej is eager to win.

Will Ayuso and Del Toro be at the Giro d’Italia?

This could mean that UAE Team Emirates will only race the Giro d’Italia to support other leaders, like riders who want to fight for the general classification without having to worry about Pogacar. La Gazzetta dello Sport says that Juan Ayuso is already very close to winning the Giro. The Spanish rider got a lot of bad press in 2024 because he didn’t seem ready (or able) to fully support Pogacar. As a result, he wasn’t in the Vuelta lineup. “If Tadej rides in one race, we’ll send someone like Juan to lead another,” said team boss Joxean Matxin not long ago.

In a chat with Eurosport, Matxin said great things about his Spanish high climber. “He showed what he can do by coming in third place at the Vuelta a España, where he raced against the best.” Ayuso is a rider with a lot of character, talent, and promise. He wins. I’m sure that he’ll be successful in 2025. Will he ever get the grand tour? There’s no question about it. But he has already shown that he will work for someone else if he has to. He will ride a big tour and also help other people. He works well with others and knows that if you help them, they’ll be happy to do the same for you soon.

The young climber is probably very excited about that plan. What about the other top riders, like João Almeida, Adam Yates, Pavel Sivakov, and others? La Gazzetta says that Isaac Del Toro, who is very young, may also be in the running for the Giro. This could make Giro head Mauro Vegni feel a little better. Even though Vegni won’t reveal the route until January, he is said to have already sent Pogacar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel, and Primoz Roglic a sketch of it. But it seems like a pipe dream to think that all four will be at the starting line in May.