VIDEO | Tadej Pogacar trains up Poggio di Sanremo as he prepares for first monument of the season
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The 2026 season is soon beginning and most riders are currently putting in the hours on the bike. Some are in Spain in training camps whilst others stay at home. In Tadej Pogacar's case, home also means the occasional trip to Italy where he explores and trains on the course of Milano-Sanremo. This week he has been seen on the Poggio.
The Slovenian is a resident in Monaco, and this means that besides being able to train mountains in the Alpes Maritimes, he also has the space to train on the long Mediterranean coast. Sanremo is just over 40 kilometers away and he regularly visits the area, including the Poggio di Sanremo and Cipressa where the race is often decided.
In a video recorded by an amateur cyclist in the area, it was possible to see the World Champion climbing the 3-kilometer long ascent, doing a sprint as well. Pogacar will race Sanremo this spring after Strade Bianche, and it will be one of his major goals of the year. Alongside Paris-Roubaix, Pogacar has not yet won the Italian monument, and these are the two one-day races that are still lacking to complete his brilliant palmarès.
Over the past seasons Pogacar has attacked in different ways to try and win Sanremo, not yet successfully. Last spring the formula seemed perfect, but Mathieu van der Poel was able to resist his attack on the Cipressa. It is not possible again to win the race with an attack from that climb, which favours Pogacar, but makes it no easy task nevertheless. On the Poggio or the flat roads into Sanremo it is harder for the Slovenian to make the difference, which poses a significant challenge.
Recently, former winner Vincenzo Nibali has commented on the Slovenian and his pursuit of Sanremo, pointing towards a different method to obtain the win:“Perhaps his limit, if you can even call it a limit, is that he thinks he can manage everything with strength. Look at Milano-Sanremo: he tries to drop everyone on the climb, without thinking about the possibility of winning it the way I did, on the descent.”
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- many people advise him to grow slowly and rather do giro and/or vuelta instead of tdf. but i can totally understand that he is not satisfied with taking over once pogi declines, but instead beat him in his prime. so if he goes for tdf again, i‘m all for it. let‘s hope that pogi recovers soon!Ketterechts07-11-2026
- So gracious to offer something no-one would be prepared to pay for. The Giro is not the Tour and doesn’t command the same interest or attract the same “elite” (those willing to pay to be a part of something they consider has ego boosting potential). Roadside viewing will always largely remain free for everyone outside circuits. Introduction of a symbolic entrance to mountain climbs is worthy of exploration. Asking 1-2€ isn’t going to repulse real fans (most will spend 50-100€ on their outing that day all things included) but will prevent a portion of the total knobhead thrillseekers who will join in any large gathering as long as it’s free, just because they’re attracted to crowds, without which it it difficult for them to work up their anti-social behaviour.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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Tadej Pogačar foi visto treinando na subida do Poggio no início deste ano. 🎥 acsiciclismo
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