Pogacar: “The goal in 2023 is the Tour de France and the World Cup”

Tadej Pogacar, The Slovenian cyclist from the UAE Team Emirates, announced this Saturday that the goal set for 2023 is to try to win the Tour de France for the third time and the Glasgow World Cup (United Kingdom)and advance that he will be in Spain next year longer than the latter did.

Pogacar, 24, has two wins on his record in Tour de France (2020 and 2021)another second place in the gala round (2022) and a podium as third in Tour of Spain (2019). The goal for 2023 is to wear yellow again in Champs Elysees in Paris.

“The goal for 2023 is to repeat the victory in the Tour de France and then try to win the World Cup,” said Pogacar, headliner of the Madrid Criterium this Sunday.

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“I am really happy to return to the streets of Madrid after three years and compete with many of the best Spanish cyclists today. It is a real honor for me”, stressed the Slovenian, who also advanced to 2023 “he is spend more time ” in Spain than last year.

“I think Spain has a good future because of the number of races it has organized and the level of its riders at the moment,” said Pogacar, who did not rule out running the Vuelta a España next year. “Maybe”, he admitted at the presentation of the Madrid Criterium.

The Madrid Criterium route will be run on Paseo de la Castellanstarting from Jose Ortega y Gasset street until approaching the Colon Square, where it returns to the starting point. There will be a total of 30 laps in the elimination test and 35 laps in the scoring test.