Asia is the common thread of Jonathan Milan's recent competitive and non-competitive activities in 2025. After officially concluding his race program at the Japan Cup, the Friulian sprinter returned to the East to compete in the Tour de France EFGH Singapore Criterium, the first of two ASO-branded events scheduled for early November.

This event, along with the Saitama Criterium next week, will represent the strong Friulian sprinter's last cycling commitment before a well-deserved break that will allow him to recharge his batteries for 2026, a year in which, after nine victories in the just-concluded season (including the prestigious green jersey of the Grande Boucle), he will immediately launch himself in pursuit of new significant wins.

To understand with what spirit and schedule the Tolmezzo native will try to tackle this mission, we intercepted him in Singapore, taking the opportunity to also ask him about his brother Matteo's World Tour debut, the most dangerous rivals to watch out for next year, and his long-term goals.

Jonathan, first of all, what is your assessment of the season just passed and with what mindset will you approach 2026?

"I think it was an excellent season from all points of view. We managed to achieve all the goals we set last December, we brought home several victories, but most importantly, I can say that I truly enjoyed myself with the guys, and for me, this is the first thing to highlight. As for the rest, the season was long, I chased form at the end because, after the Tour, I realized I was tired, mentally more than physically, but at the Tour of Germany, even though I didn't win, I showed that I was there, and generally, I'm not complaining - the year was overall good. Now it's important to disconnect to be able to start again at my best."

So what is your program for the next few weeks?

"After these criteriums in Singapore and Saitama, I'll completely disconnect and go to the Maldives for a week. Then, at the end of November, I'll slowly start training again, and with the December training camps, we'll establish the program and goals for 2026. For now, I don't yet know how my calendar will be or which races I'll do. I still need to discuss and review this with the team, considering possible track commitments where I want to start training at the beginning of the season. In this regard, I've taken a look at various events and saw that it won't be simple to combine everything because several races won't be close to home, but we'll see what we can do: we've been through this before, and for this reason, I'm not worried."

To read the full interview with Milan, we invite you to listen to the next episode of our Bla Bla Bike podcast.