Defending champion Sepp Kuss leads hopefuls aiming to step out of all-conquering Slovenian’s shadow in Spain
There will be no Tadej Pogacar in this year’s Vuelta a España, which, following the Slovenian’s back-to-back domination of both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, will afford his rivals a sigh of relief.
As the Vuelta gets under way in Lisbon on Saturday with an individual time trial, the UAE Team Emirates rider will be elsewhere, planning towards his next target, the World Road Race Championships in Zurich.
Written by Jeremy Whittle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/16/pogacars-absence-opens-door-for-lesser-lights-to-shine-at-vuelta under the title “Pogacar’s absence opens door for lesser lights to shine at Vuelta”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
