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Peter Sagan says Isaac del Toro should race a different calendar from Pogačar
Peter Sagan says Isaac del Toro could benefit from a different racing calendar from Tadej Pogačar.
Del Toro, 22, rides for UAE Team Emirates, where Pogačar is the team’s undisputed leader.
Sagan said del Toro has already shown his ability through his results and performance numbers.
He believes a separate schedule could give del Toro more chances to prove he can win a Grand Tour.
Sagan is a former professional road cyclist who retired from road racing in 2024 and now works at events and as a sports ambassador.
He said del Toro is likely to have more opportunities in the future, but no schedule change was announced.
Peter Sagan said Isaac del Toro could benefit from racing a different calendar from Tadej Pogačar.
Sagan said a separate schedule could give del Toro more chances to show he can win a Grand Tour.
He described del Toro as an excellent cyclist who had impressed UAE Team Emirates with his results and numbers.
Sagan said Pogačar is the undisputed leader of UAE Team Emirates.
Sagan made the comments in an interview with El Economista in Mexico City, where he was an ambassador for BiciExpo.
- Who
- Peter Sagan offered his view of Isaac del Toro and Tadej Pogačar.
- What
- Sagan said del Toro might benefit from a calendar different from Pogačar’s.
- When
- The interview was published on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Sagan spoke to El Economista at BiciExpo in the World Trade Center in Mexico City.
- Why
- Sagan said a different calendar could help del Toro demonstrate that he can win a Grand Tour.
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Sagan said he had already decided the previous year that 2024 would be his last year in road cycling.
Sagan retired from road cycling.
Sagan competed in some mountain-bike races for a year, then stopped competing completely.
El Economista published Sagan’s comments about del Toro’s racing calendar.
- Interview outlet
- El Economista MX
- Interview location
- BiciExpo, World Trade Center, Mexico City
- Sagan’s road retirement
- 2024
- Del Toro’s age
- 22
- Del Toro’s team
- UAE Team Emirates
- Sagan’s career victories
- 121
What people are saying
Isaac is an excellent cyclist.
Perhaps it would suit him to have a different calendar from Pogacar's, so that he can show that he too is capable of winning a Grand Tour or something like that.
Pogacar is the undisputed leader of UAE Team Emirates.
I don't miss the rhythm of life.