This is what i was trying to say.(Only recently saw this.)
Could it be that what he's doing is spending time with family and friends? Just generally having a life outside cycling.
I suppose - harsh as it might sound - that someone who is 110% focused on cycling would not miss out on defending a Monument title because his MIL was dying. However, Pogacar did just that, because he's not just a cyclists, he's also a nice young man, who just wanted to be there for the woman he loves.

'Tadej can win a sprint against anyone' - UAE Team Emirates back Pogačar to win world title in Zürich
Team manager Mauro Gianetti torn between Slovenian and Switzerland's Marc Hirschi

"He sacrificed so much in his life this year. He spent time at altitude in the spring, raced the Giro and won it, then went to altitude again. He won the Tour but only had a few days holiday."