"He has 'only' suffered wounds and scratches" - Tadej Pogacar confirmed to have no serious injuries after Strade Bianche crash; Milano-Sanremo next target
CyclingSunday, 09 March 2025 at 16:00
Any fears of long-term injury looked to have been quickly put to bed by Tadej Pogacar following his scary crash at Strade Bianche 2025 on Saturday afternoon as he bounced straight back up and eventually soloed to a stunning victory. It has now been confirmed though, that after medical checks, Pogacar has escaped without any any serious concerns.
"Now the adrenaline has worn off and I'm starting to feel a lot of pain. It’s not the best way to win a race, but a win is a win. Let’s hope it’s nothing worse than it looks. All should be fine," Pogacar himself assessed of his own condition in his post-race interview in Tuscany. Wanting more information, TV2.dk chased up UAE Team Emirates - XRG for an update. "Fortunately, everything is fine. He has 'only' suffered wounds and scratches. Therefore, he will also be ready for Milano-Sanremo," replied the team's press department.
As such, the world champion is expected to be completely fine for Milano-Sanremo on March 22nd. "It's a huge, huge, huge achievement. We had a team meeting when it was decided, so I couldn't watch the final. But I rewatched it right after and I could also see the crash and everything. It's amazing that he's coming back from that. It shows what a true champion he is. He never gives up, but just keeps fighting," reflected UAE Team Emirates - XRG's sports director Fabio Baldato to TV2, currently in France. "He is an inspiration and motivates us all. It gives those on the team here for Paris-Nice that extra motivation. So it means something, because it's contagious."
On his own Instagram account on Saturday, Pogacar commented the following: "Bit the dust pretty hard today. Glad to bounce back and take the win. Tim on the podium also : very well deserved. Lucky to escape with a few cuts, scratches and thorns in the side. Blessed to have Urska Zigart to look after me. Part 1 of the Italian adventure done. Roll on San Remo."
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- Media pundits trying to make a bigger story out of it than it is. Great ride by Del Toro but let's not get carried away. He didn't ride away from Ayuso. Ayuso crashed and in the heat of the dust and the chaos he found himself up ahead so he made the most of the situation. Don't buy the argument he shouldn't have pushed for pink if he wanted to win the stage. He could have backed off and not ridden with WvA but then he might have ended up without pink, without any guarantee WvA wouldn't have out sprinted him for the stage. He rode well and very strongly through a very chaotic stage and came away with a pink jersey to show for it. As for the overall GC that's a whole other story and as others have said may already look very different after tomorrow's TT. For me, still feel Del Toro has a lot to prove in terms of consistency in the mountains to be a real GC contender over the three weeks ....TBC
z2319-05-2025 - Truth be told, if Carapaz doesn't lose four minutes tomorrow he will be the guy that UAE needs to worry about. He's looking better and better.awp19-05-2025
- This is true.awp19-05-2025
- They have no other option when Tadej is racing, but when he's not, it's a free for all.
santiagobenites19-05-2025 - Del Torro was placed in the service of Ayuso during the stage where Ayuso won. It's not like he only worked for himself. What was he supposed to do on stage 9? Due to the dusty road, he thought Ayuso was at the front, but it turned out to be Egan Bernal. Was he supposed to purposely slow down and wait for Ayuso who was further behind and let Egan had a go? So, I'm not sure what's there to puzzle about.
KerisVroom19-05-2025 - They (Ayuso excluded) do perform as a team when Tadej is thereKerisVroom19-05-2025
- There is nothing to be puzzled about. Its everyman for himself at UAE doing their own agendasabstractengineer19-05-2025
- Roglic crashed(out. of his own fault), had a puncture 40+km from the finish. All the big shots up front and they managed to put 1 minute into him. Chasing basically alone. UAE is pathetic without Pogacar, not a team, just a bunch of people riding in same jerseys. I think even Bernal and Carapaz can beat them. I imagine a podium with no UAE rider on it at the endLaszlo19-05-2025
- Let's all just calm down until after the TT tomorrow... If one of them have a bad day, then that's the leadership question solved... If not, then Ayuso will have to explain why IDT needs to work for him when he would not do the same for the world champ last year...DoctorNurse7119-05-2025
- I assume Del Toro will be in pink for a while. Maybe even good for Ayuso that the pressure is off him now for a while. I still think Ayuso is team leader because I do not expect Del Toro to be a serious contender in the high mountainbike. Fun development 😁 I loved the stage also.
DareDevil19-05-2025