TakeWorlds19 hours ago
All 18 WorldTeams have confirmed for GP Québec and GP Montréal, and Pogačar won't be at either. His 2026 season is already over. The Vuelta's final week collides with both races anyway, so the field is stacked with specialists — Evenepoel, Pidcock, Jorgenson — while the Grand Tour contenders are simply elsewhere.
The "star-studded lineup" framing hides a scheduling accident: Vuelta a España 2026 runs straight through both Canadian dates, so its contenders can't make the trip. Pogačar's early shutdown removes the one rider who might have crossed that gap anyway, and hands the Worlds gold picture wide open a week later on the same Montréal circuit. What's left is a complete field on paper but a specialist field in practice — rich, not full.
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