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Tadej Pogacar Returns to Racing Ahead of World Championships After Tour de France Break

Posted : 11 September 2025

Tadej Pogacar has returned to competition following a 47-day rest after claiming his fourth Tour de France title. The 26-year-old Slovenian skipped the Vuelta a España to recover and will make his comeback in Friday’s Quebec Grand Prix, followed by the Montreal Grand Prix on Sunday.

 

“It’s my first race back after the Tour, so I will have to see how my legs are turning,” Pogacar said at a press conference in Quebec on Wednesday. He acknowledged that late-season fatigue is typical, adding, “It’s always difficult to be in good shape at the end of the season, but I have some motivation left for the six races I have left.”

 

Pogacar is focusing on peaking for the world championships, where he will defend his road race title in Rwanda on September 28. He will also contest the time trial on September 21, hoping to challenge Belgium’s two-time defending champion Remco Evenepoel. “I trained quite a few sessions on the TT bike… It was more than usual. We will see how it goes… You need to have a great day on the spot,” he said.

 

His main rivals in Canada are expected to be Belgians Wout Van Aert and Arnaud De Lie. While Pogacar has twice won the Montreal Grand Prix, in 2022 and 2024, he has never claimed victory in Quebec, finishing seventh last year after being caught near the top of Montagne Hill. He noted that this year’s course features a steadier two-kilometre ascent before the finish, which could make the final sprint more challenging.

 

Following the Canadian races and world championships, Pogacar plans to compete in the European Championships in Drome-Ardeche on October 5 and conclude the season at the Tour of Lombardy a week later, where he has won for the past four years..

 

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