"We tried everything but it was not enough" - Tadej Pogacar left wondering how he'll ever win Milano-Sanremo after more disappointment in 2025

After coming up short again in 2025, the question must be posed - Just how can Tadej Pogacar win Milano-Sanremo? The world champion did what was widely predicted and attacked earlier than ever before on the Cipressa, but still he couldn't improve on a 3rd placed finish as both Mathieu van der Poel and Filippo Ganna matched the Slovenian's accelerations.

So is there any regrets for Pogacar after coming so close? "We will analyse and we will see what went wrong," he assesses honestly in his post-race interview with Cycling Pro Net. "But right now, I can say we rode a really good race. From my point of view it was a very good race and we tried everything to make the race really explosive, but it was not enough. We had two better riders today. But there's another chance next year!"

There aren't many races that elude Pogacar once he sets his mind to it. Again though, Milano-Sanremo has proven to be just such a race. "If you look on paper I would prefer Poggio to be 5km longer at 10%" Pogacar laughs. "But it is what it is. It's a really hard race for me to make a difference, so yeah, the law of physics is playing here and I cannot do magic."

This is by no means the end of Pogacar's Spring goals though. For definite the Tour of Flanders is targeted, with even rumours of a Paris-Roubaix debut on the cards. "I cannot say," he answers to talk of Roubaix. "Flanders? For this yes."

"The legs were really good, but maybe I'm just missing the big power," Pogacar adds, turning the focus back to Milano-Sanremo. "I could try many times but maybe it's just that a few watts are missing. But it was a really good shape today and good legs."