VIDEO: Tom Pidcock & Tadej Pogacar ignite Strade Bianche 2025 with 80km still to go

The big attacks have begun at Strade Bianche 2025. On the iconic Monte Sante Marie strip of gravel, the two main pre-race favourites have decimated their rivals with a couple of huge accelerations. 

Isaac del Toro and Tim Wellens did a monster turn on the front of the bunch for UAE Team Emirates - XRG. It wasn't Tadej Pogacar who was the first to launch a big move though, that was Tom Pidcock, just inside the final 80km. Pogacar though, countered immediately and the remainder of the day's break was immediately swallowed up. Credit to Pidcock though, as he said pre-race, he was keen to follow the world champion and that's exactly what he did, distancing the entirety of the rest of the race in the process.

See the initial attack below!