Milan-Sanremo 2025, Pogacar reconnoiters the Poggio with Trentin and Matthews

Rome, 2 December 2024 - If it's not an obsession, it's very close to it, with the person directly involved doing little or nothing to hide it: Tadej pogacar , Milan-Sanremo, a feeling that is struggling to take off despite, on paper, the Very classic (which in 2025 will also return in a female version) both the Monument less complicated. Perhaps the problem for the Slovenian, a man used to racing hard on the steepest slopes, is precisely this: however, woe betide anyone who imagines a surrender by the runner of theUAE Team Emirates, which is not by chance already studying the countermoves for the edition of 2025, scheduled on 22 March.  

Joint training with Trentin and Matthews

Even though the event is still several months away, the Slovenian is already focused on one of the few races not yet in his portfolio, as can be seen from the joint training session immortalised on social media with Matteo Trentin e Michael Matthews. Curiously, in the 2024 the Australian crossed the finish line ahead of pogacar, an event that does not happen every day: he had done even better Jasper Phillipsen, the winner of last Spring ClassicThe cheerful three-man band will probably compete for the win in March, but first there is time for a ride together in the name of friendship and the breathtaking landscapes visible on the knoll, usually the crux of the Milan-Sanremo: uphill, yes, but also downhill, as the specialist has taught in recent years Matej Mohoric. In strict iridescent attire, according to some perhaps even worn to bed, pogacar he studied for the umpteenth time a race he had faced so far 4 times higher with ever-increasing results: 12esimo place since 2020, fifth since 2022, room since 2023 e third since 2024. Following this hypothetical roadmap, in the 2025 the Slovenian should finish in second place, but we can bet that his ambitions are quite different: especially in light of such meticulous preparation which however could say very little about the real ambitions of Handsome, a man accustomed to attacking from a distance. Therefore, it is forbidden to exclude that the possible attack of the world champion could happen much earlier: a message to the fans, but also to the players themselves Trentino e Matthews, training partners but opponents in March.  

LeMond's invitation to the UCI

When talking about the numbers of current cycling, which also involve the Slovenian, the name of an old glory like Greg LeMond always comes to the fore and this time he does it with a direct invitation to theUCI launched via Wheeler. "The weight of runners has decreased. Today there is a maniacal attention to nutrition and this can explain the increase in speed. I think that theUCI should publish the runners' data to promote greater transparency which would benefit the entire movement". The American closes by speaking precisely of pogacar. "Every generation has its phenomena: I think of Eddy Merckx e Bernard Hinault. And today the Slovenian, who won the Tour de France at the first attempt, he is one of the phenomena, if not among the strongest ever".

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