Matteo Jorgenson doesn't think he'll repeat his 2026 training schedule next season: 'Things didn't go to plan'

Jorgenson didn't manage to secure a victory in 2026, but he did finish on the podium at races including Tirreno-Adriatico and Tre Valli Varesine. “I think it’s been a good season; I can’t be too negative about it. When I compare it to my expectations for the season, things didn’t go entirely according to plan, and I didn’t win a race,” he told Domestique.

"I actually didn't achieve any of the goals I set at the beginning of the year, but you can't always have a perfect year," said Jorgenson, who saw his big goals literally and figuratively go down the drain in April.

"That crash in the Amstel definitely changed a lot for me. I think I was in top form back then. But by the end of the year, I was back in pretty good shape—which was a first for me."

Jorgenson even skipped his beloved cobblestone classics in favor of the Ardennes trilogy. “I’ve thought about it, and I’m not sure if I want to go through that same preparation again. I mean, riding in the Ardennes would be great anyway, but to focus entirely on it again…”

"It's a lot of pressure to race three times, and it's also tough to train at high altitude for a month just for three days. So maybe we'll do it differently, with a race before or after, but it would be cool to race them again," Jorgenson says.

By the autumn, he was back in top form, playing a crucial role—among other things—in the World Championships won by his compatriot Brandon McNulty.

“I hesitate to say it, because I want to think about it for a bit, but I think this might just be the race I’m most proud of. After all, I played a major role in both planning and executing it.”

"I thought about it a lot this summer during all my training rides after the Tour—what the best plan would be, who the competitors are. It was a matter of discussing it, and I wrote a document to put my thoughts down on paper. I sent that to all the riders about a week before the race, and the night before, we finalised the plan,” Jorgenson explains.