"It’s a race we’d dearly love to win” - Tadej Pogacar fully recovered from Strade Bianche crash and ready to lead UAE at Milano-Sanremo 2025
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One of the biggest days in the season is almost upon us, as Milano-Sanremo opens up the Monuments for 2025 this coming weekend. For Tadej Pogacar, the Italian race is one of the very few targets he is yet to achieve in his career. Could the winning formula finally be cracked for the otherwise all-conquering Rainbow Jersey this time around?
After defying a nasty crash mid-race to open his European season with a stunning solo win at Strade Bianche in his last time out, Pogacar insists he is now feeling fully recovered and is raring and ready to go once again. “I was back on the bike already on the Monday after Strade Bianche and had a couple of easier days," the world champion explains in a pre-Milano-Sanremo press release posted to UAE Team Emirates - XRG's official website. "Naturally I was a bit stiff and sore, but thankfully I’m feeling good again now."
"We’re coming into a really exciting period of racing and I’m feeling ready for Milano-San Remo. I know the final of the parcours really well by now and we’ll hope to light up the race on Saturday. Can we win? For sure it won’t be easy but we will give it a good shot," continues Pogacar, who will supported by an incredible strong UAE lineup including Isaac Del Toro, Jhonatan Narvaez, Domen Novak, Nils Politt, Vegard Stake Laengen and Tim Wellens. "As we’ve seen in the past there are a number of scenarios that this race can finish in. For sure we will have a plan and put ourselves in the best position possible. It’s a race we’d dearly love to win.”
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UAE Team Emirates - XRG lineup for Milano-Sanremo 2025
Tadej Pogacar
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Nils Politt
Domen Novak
Vegard Stake Laengen
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- What can you expect though from something that is free.......Cyclingsbestfan25-03-2025
- The guy has changed teams so often they are not sure what one is currently his.Cyclingsbestfan25-03-2025
- Do you honestly not have a picture of Ewan in his correct team kit?JoBro25-03-2025
- that sounds right. at Roubaix, any of the strong riders who has better luck than the other elites can win. not the case at flanders, where THE strongest almost always wins. (which means rvv will be either tadej or mathieu.)OCexile25-03-2025
- Yes try riding same distances as themen as courses as hard. No point wanting same money if you are not putting the miles and same work in.paultryan200225-03-2025
- Come on, shorter stages, easier stages, less stages, easier one day races, shorter one day races, far lesser competition, slower speed, lack of bike handling skills and strategy … you can demand equality where it is due.. but that is rather not the case here. The men’s race was 20x more entertaining, so receiving 10x less is rather fair.
UltimateOpportunist25-03-2025 - this is officially the stupidest article i’ve ever read about cycling, or maybe anything else. i want those 2 minutes of my life back…OCexile25-03-2025
- I agree, this article is silly. Pogacar won that TdF because he was stronger than Roglic on the time trial not because he was unknown. Each rider has their own strengths and ride to those. Each of the classics and monuments have their own unique features that the riders must strategize.GB25-03-2025
- Yes, I think he still has a lot to say in road cycling. In the CX races he showed a very good gear but... the problem was essentially his NERVOUSNESS then he took bad decisions in finding the best strategies and paths. He needs confidence (calm down) and maybe a very good preparation gave him that.
maria2024202425-03-2025 - I don't believe so sadly, much as pulling another rider into that group I think Tadej and MVDP have raised the game so far they are essentially untouchable. The spoils of this season will be split between them, I believe Tadej will take RVV, LBL and Lombardia, MVDP MSR and Roubaix. I'm not even sure Remco will be at their level when he comes back. Tadej and MVDP are just a step above everyone elseslappers6625-03-2025