Tadej Pogacar already thinking about "trying to do something different from previous years" at Milano-Sanremo 2025

More often than not, when Tadej Pogacar sets his mind to something, he ends up successful in his quest. So far in his career however, Milano-Sanremo has proved elusive. As such, in 2025, the Slovenian is open to trying something different.

After finishing 12th in 2020, Pogacar has been slowly but surely getting closer to the victory with finishes of 5th in 2022, 4th in 2023 and earlier this year, 3rd behind Jasper Philipsen and Michael Matthews. Over these editions of Milano-Sanremo, the UAE Team Emirates leader has repeatedly bet all his chips on a potentially decisive attack on the Poggio. Given the lack of tangible success via this method however, Pogacar admits he may need to mix things up.

“I have always liked to look at the heart of things. That is why I think I like to race like this, to race instinctively to increase the number of options available to win a race. My way of interpreting challenges leads me to dream of winning Milano-Sanremo in particular," the 26-year-old explains via La Gazzetta dello Sport. "There will always be someone faster than me there, but I know I can try to attack in some way. I am already thinking about how I will race, to do something different from previous years. In 2025, it will be a challenge, but I will try to win.”

So if not a Poggio attack, what can we expect from Pogacar at Milano-Sanremo in 2025? Well, whilst he obviously didn't fully open the doors to his secret plan for success, it can easily be theorised that maybe the UAE Team Emirates leader will go and go hard, from the Cipressa. If there is one thing that Pogacar's astonishing 2024 season has proven more than anything else, it's that the Slovenian superstar is not afraid of a long-range solo attack.