Tadej Pogačar has found success on all terrains in 2021, but UAE Team Emirates has confirmed that the two-time Tour de France winner, despite his victory at Ciklokros Ljubljana on December 26, will not attempt to extend his dominance on the cyclocross circuit. confirmed that he will not attempt to expand.

Pogačar defeated fellow road professional Luka Mezgec (Team BikeExchange) in the event, part of the Slovenia Cup cyclocross series. The 23-year-old won the Slovenian national title in this discipline in 2018 and was no novice, but he has no plans to test himself against the likes of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel this winter.

A spokesperson for UAE Team Emirates confirmed to Sporza (opens in new tab) that Cyclocross Ljubljana will be Pogachar's only cyclocross appearance this winter, and that he may compete in the World Cyclocross Championships in Fayetteville at the end of January Pogachar quickly quashed speculation that he might compete in the World Cyclocross Championships in Fayetteville at the end of January.

"Taddei was at the start of the cyclocross in Ljubljana on Sunday.

"Furthermore, the cyclocross was organized by his youth team "Pogi Team" and he was there to support them. For Pogachar, it was his first and last cyclocross of the season. He leaves next week for Spain for a training camp."

UAE Team Emirates will hold a training camp in Alicante from January 5-17, and as in 2021, Pogachar will start his season with a tour of the UAE in late February. His spring program includes Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Ituria-Basque, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and he will compete in the Tour of Slovenia as a warm-up for the Tour de France.

Last season, Pogachar won his second consecutive Tour, with monument wins in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Il Lombardia, and stage wins in the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico and Tour of Slovenia.