Paris-Roubaix 2025, UAE Team Emirates-XRG on Pogacar: "Decision in a couple of days"

Rome, March 25, 2025 – For someone like Tadej pogacar coming in third, or at least not winning, is an anomaly, which then becomes an annoying worry when a race that on paper is not impossible turns out to be a taboo just like the Milan-Sanremo: a shame that almost has to be washed away by trying to get your hands on another Monument which is missing from the roll call, like the Paris-Roubaix. Maybe as early as this year, with the final decision expected to arrive very soon. Word of theUAE Team Emirates-XRG.

"Pogacar's decision within 2-3 days"

To act as spokesperson for the situation through the microphones of CyclingNews was Mauro Gianetti, team manager of the Emirati team. "The decision will be made in the next 2 3-days". The times coincide because, in case of a turn towards theHell of the North the Slovenian would probably cancel from his program two races that are much closer in time: to be precise, the E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2025 , Ghent-Wevelgem 2025, scheduled for next Friday and Sunday respectively. In short, time is running out to decide whether to continue following the path traced in the winter, always with the stated aim for this season of adding to the bag races not yet present in the palmares, or whether to go hunting for redemption against Mathieu van der Poel, winner of the last two editions of the Paris-Roubaix and of course the number one favourite for this year too: even more so after the great leg he showed off at the Milan-Sanremo 2025.

Pidcock's regrets about Milan-Sanremo 2025

La Very classic, now behind him, is still on the lips of several riders who harbour regrets perhaps even greater than Pogacar, who paradoxically has fewer than others, having truly tried everything: this is the case of Tom Pidcock, whose coach Kurt Bogaerts spokesperson for his client's bitterness on Sporza's microphones. "Tom was right at the point where the fall occurred at the beginning of the Cipressa. At that moment he lost at least 25" and from then on he had to start a long chase. At the top he narrowly missed rejoining the first group and this testifies to the speed with which he climbed the slope". According to the technician and the data available to the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, the British rider was also very good on the Poggio. "He attacked and finished the climb with a better time than the three in front. But by then the race was over and in fact in the last few kilometres he was also caught by a group of pursuers. The 40th place finish was quite frustrating - admits Bogaerts - but we know Tom's value and the progress he has made this season. After each race he has come back with positive feelings and the same happened on his return from Sanremo". Finally a comment on Pidcock's next plans. "He will train for three weeks in Andorra, where he lives, and will go to high altitude in view of the Ardennes classics and maybe, in case of wild card, even the Giro d'Italia. Cobblestones are not on the agenda at the moment, but things can always change."