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Vingegaard, who won the inaugural edition in 2022, will not be back to defend his title, but there will be a stellar cast here.
Four-time Tour winner Chris Froome, British cycling legend Mark Cavendish and Italian mountain specialist Giulio Ciccone are all eyeing the big prize.
Not that it will deter Pogacar, who is in the country for the first time. He said: “I’m looking forward to race, it’s gonna be a small criterium but really fast, on the beautiful streets of Singapore.
“In a race like this, we’ll see a lot of tactical plays, it’s not always the strongest that wins.”
Cavendish had recently made a U-turn on his retirement decision, expressing his desire to compete for another year and Pogacar sees him as a welcome addition, adding “it’s good to see Mark happy on the bike”.
Next season will be a busy one for the riders, with the Paris Olympics starting just five days after the Tour de France ends.
To avoid clashing with preparations for the July 26-Aug 11 Games, the Tour will finish outside the French capital for the first time in its 121-year history. The three-week race will conclude in Nice in the south of France.
Pogacar feels that the 2024 Tour route will be “very brutal” in the final week, despite knowing the area well.
He said: “The last three days will decide more or less who’s going to win. But, even before that, there are some tricky stages and hard finishes, time trials on this tour are not going to be simple.”
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