This Saturday comes the first great classic of the season. For many, "
the sixth Monument".
Strade Bianche 2025 once again attracts a top crop of cycling's greatest, lead by defending champion Tadej Pogacar. Can anyone challenge the Slovenian? Movistar hopes to be in the mix with a team led by
Pelayo Sánchez.
The Asturian is not a "gravel rookie" with a victory in gravel stage of the 2024 Giro d'Italia under his belt. Sánchez had to withdraw from his first two races of the year (Faun-Ardèche and Faun Drôme), which makes it a bit difficult to read his current shape, but normally, he should still be
Movistar Team's main option for victory. Another option for Movistar could be
Carlos Canal, who was very strong on Spanish gravel race Clásica Jaén two weeks ago.