Which races does Tadej Pogačar still have left to win? The major goals that continue to elude him

Five Tours de France, one Giro d'Italia, four Liège-Bastogne-Liège, five Lombardias, and victories in practically all the major events on the calendar. Tadej Pogačar's palmarès seems limitless, but there are still some important races that the Slovenian has not managed to win. And several could become his next major objectives.

Pogačar still has 19 WorldTour races pending, but three victories stand out above the rest

At 28 years old, Tadej Pogačar has accumulated 130 professional victories and has won at least once in 17 of the 36 events that were part of the 2026 WorldTour calendar. A figure that reflects both his dominance and the number of races that are still missing from his palmarès, although not all have the same importance or fit his characteristics.

In fact, there are three major titles that clearly stand out above the rest: the Paris-Roubaix, the Vuelta a España, and the Olympic gold in road cycling. These are the victories that would allow him to complete some of the most important chapters of his career.

The Paris-Roubaix has become one of his great challenges. After conquering the Milan-San Remo in 2026, it is the only Monument he lacks. And what is striking is that he has already finished second in both of his participations.

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In 2025, it was Mathieu van der Poel who prevented him from winning after a fall from the Slovenian while both were in a breakaway. In 2026, he returned even more competitive, but this time it was Wout van Aert who managed to defeat him in the Roubaix velodrome.

A victory in the Hell of the North would make him the fourth cyclist in history capable of winning all five Monuments, after Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, and Roger De Vlaeminck.

The Vuelta a España represents another particularly important objective. Pogačar already knows what it is like to win the Giro and the Tour, but he has not yet managed to impose himself in the general classification of the Spanish round.

In 2019, he debuted in a grand tour precisely in Spain, where he finished third and achieved three stage victories. His return in 2026 seemed headed for a new victory, but a fall during the eighth stage, when he was leading the general classification, forced him to abandon with a fractured clavicle, a concussion, and a vertebral fracture.

Now, the Vuelta appears among his declared objectives for 2027, alongside the Tour de France and the World Championship.

The third major title pending is the Olympic gold. Pogačar won bronze in Tokyo 2021 and did not participate in Paris 2024. His next opportunity will come in Los Angeles 2028, when he will be 29 years old.

The other races that Pogačar has yet to win

Beyond those three major titles, there are several WorldTour events that could fit perfectly with his characteristics and that are still not in his palmarès.

Among the most notable are:

• Itzulia (Tour of the Basque Country): he finished sixth in 2019 and third in 2021. It is one of the major stage races of a week that he has yet to win.
• E3 Saxo Classic: a cobbled classic particularly suited to his characteristics. He finished third in his only participation, in 2023.
• San Sebastián Classic: despite being a route favorable for a rider like him, his two participations ended in abandonment.
• GP de Quebec: he has competed three times and his best result is a seventh place, while in Montreal he has already won twice.
• Dwars door Vlaanderen: he finished tenth in 2022 and has not returned to compete in the race.
• Bretagne Classic: another one-day event he has contested twice without coming close to victory.

He also lacks races such as the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Eschborn-Frankfurt, Tour de Pologne, Renewi Tour, or Tour de Guangxi in his palmarès, although in several cases he has not even participated.

Other events, especially those that tend to be resolved in a sprint, are less attractive to the Slovenian. This is the case with the Copenhagen Sprint, the Ronde van Brugge, or the ADAC Cyclassics in Hamburg.

Australia could be the stage for his next unprecedented victory

One of the most interesting possibilities for 2027 is that Pogačar brings forward his season debut and returns to the Tour Down Under.

The Slovenian competed in this race in 2019, during his first year as a professional, and finished thirteenth. Since then, he has not returned to compete in Australia.

His return is not confirmed, but the race director, Stuart O'Grady, has acknowledged his interest in having him. Additionally, Michael Matthews has pointed out that he would not be surprised to see him compete again on Australian soil.

The advantage of starting there is that he could also compete in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, another WorldTour classic that he has yet to win and that would allow him to add a second objective to that trip.

For now, however, his 2027 calendar remains to be finalized. What he has already indicated is that he wants to combine the Tour de France, the Vuelta, and the World Championship, a particularly demanding program that could affect his presence in the spring classics.

Pogačar has already shown that he can win practically any race he sets his mind to, but the challenge now is not so much about accumulating victories as it is about choosing which of those still missing deserve a place on his calendar.