Vingegaard to skip cycling world championships in Rwanda
hansgrohe team's German rider Florian Lipowitz wearing the best young rider's white jersey, Team Visma - Lease a bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey and UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey await the start of the 21st and final stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 132.3 km between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris Champs-Elysees Avenue, on July 27, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
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The Vuelta starts Saturday in Turin. The 28-year-old, who finished second at July's Tour de France, said another 21-stage grand tour would leave him too tired for Rawanda.
"I don't know how I'll get on at the the Vuelta a Espana, and with so little time to prepare, I decided not to go," Vingegaard said in Turin.
The Vuelta runs until September 14. The world championship road race is on September 28.
The gruelling 265km race around Kigali will by contested by defending champion Tadej Pogacar, who won a fourth Tour de France title in July.
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