Join us to analyze the race that Tadej Pogacar is obsessed with for 2025, which is neither Roubaix nor the Vuelta
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What can we expect from Tadej Pogacar in 2025? It may be too early to think about it, because the Slovenian has just finished the 2024 season, closing with his victory in Il Lombardia the best individual year in cycling history.
However, for a rider who has just won the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, the World Championships for the first time in his career, two monuments (Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the aforementioned Il Lombardia) and Strade Bianche, among other races, the ambition never stops growing.
Two races that the UAE Team Emirates star may be rumored to go for in 2025 are Paris-Roubaix, one of the few races that doesn't suit his impressive style, and the Vuelta a España, which he hasn't won either (although he only raced once, in 2019, when he finished third in his Grand Tour debut). But the real race that will have Tadej Pogacar in his sights for 2025, almost 100%, will be Milano-Sanremo, our CiclismoAlDía colleagues notice.
In fact, Pogacar himself has made this clear on several occasions. Sanremo is a monument that he is obsessed with, especially because he has been very close to winning it several times, and has never succeeded. Without going any further, in this historic 2024 of Tadej, the Slovenian was 3rd in the race when he could not beat either Jasper Philipsen or Michael Matthews in the final reduced sprint.
Tadej Pogacar's results at Milano-Sanremo
Below, we review all of Tadej Pogacar's results in a Milano-Sanremo which, as we have said, will certainly be his first major objective for 2025, and in which the Slovenian has participated four times in his career:
- 2020: Tadej Pogacar was 12th in a final sprint where Wout van Aert won ahead of Julian Alaphilippe and Michael Matthews. It was the farthest the Slovenian has ever come from winning the monument.
- 2022: Pogacar was 5th in a race where another Slovenian took the win, a Matej Mohoric who was 2 seconds ahead of the sprint group, where Anthony Turgis was 2nd and Mathieu van der Poel 3rd.
- 2023: The UAE Team Emirates star took 4th place in this edition. On this occasion, the victory came with a solo attack by Mathieu van der Poel, with Filippo Ganna 2nd (15 seconds behind), and Wout van Aert 3rd. Pogacar participated in the reduced sprint with the Italian and the Belgian for a podium but couldn't quite crack the case just yet.
- 2024: The one already mentioned. In this year's edition it seemed that finally the coin was going to fall on its side, but Mathieu van der Poel was against, neutralizing Pogacar's attempts to break away in selfless work for teammate Jasper Philipsen. The Belgian proved much faster in a sprint with Michael Matthews in second, again.
Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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