Peloton be warned: Tadej Pogacar has already begun to prepare for Milano-Sanremo

It looks like Tadej Pogacar is no longer in holiday mode, as he has been spotted training for one of the most famous races in cycling, Milano-Sanremo. In recent weeks, Pogacar and his bosses at UAE Team Emirates have made no effort to hide the fact that the race they want to win more than any in 2025 is Milano-Sanremo.

A recent video on social media has shown the World Champion, and Giro-Tour champion, taking on the Poggio in a training ride already. This is the part of the race where Pogacar has tried and failed to distance his rivals in previous editions of the race, but maybe he has figured out how he can create a gap this time.

Last year he was beaten by Jasper Philipsen, after Mathieu van der Poel reeled the Slovenian’s attack in. Some may be wondering why Pogacar has always decided to attack on the Poggio, given it is so close to the finish, and why he doesn’t try and win before the climb. After all, he won the World Championships in Zurich with a 100km solo attack, among other crazy long distance attacks in 2024, including at Strade Bianche and Il Lombardia.

Milano-Sanremo will take place on the 22nd March 2025, so there’s just under 4 months until the first monument of the new season. It is impressive that Pogacar still has so much hunger to win, given how much he achieved in 2024. But Milano-Sanremo has proved to be the most difficult race for Pogacar in his career so far, and he has not been able to distance more powerful riders before the sprint so far. Could 2025 be his year?

Whilst Pogacar has yet to confirm his schedule for 2025, he will probably be returning to the Tour de France to attempt to win his fourth yellow jersey. Whilst he may not ride the Giro d’Italia again, he may also try and win the Vuelta a Espana, a race which like Milano-Sanremo he has yet to win.