Pogačar wins Sanremo
Tadej Pogačar pulled off a photo‑finish victory over Tom Pidcock on Via Roma to win Milano‑Sanremo after fighting back from a late crash. The finale followed crash chaos before the Cipressa that also involved Wout van Aert, Matteo Jorgenson and Biniam Girmay — van Aert led the chasing group to take third. (cyclinguptodate.com) (cyclingnews.com) (idlprocycling.com)
The 117th Milano–Sanremo covered 298.0 km and the official winning time was 6:35:49, a race length and clocking published in the organiser’s results and on ProCyclingStats. (milanosanremo.it) A nine‑man morning escape — Martin Marcellusi, Manuele Tarozzi, Lorenzo Milesi, Manlio Moro, Andrea Peron, David Lozano, Alexy Faure Prost, Dario Igor Belletta and Mirco Maestri — built an advantage that peaked at about 6 minutes 30 seconds. (milanosanremo.it) The race saw attrition before the finale: Jan Christen and Michał Kwiatkowski were forced out after crashes earlier in the day, according to the organiser’s report. (milanosanremo.it) Team support proved decisive on the Cipressa, with teammates named by the organiser and UAE Team Emirates as key to the recovery and tempo — Brandon McNulty and Isaac del Toro were credited with heavy work to bring their leader back into contention on the climb. (milanosanremo.it) Race reports and the team release both described a sharp sequence on the Cipressa and Poggio that shed rivals on the Poggio, with one pre‑final favourite unable to follow over the summit as the decisive selection formed. (cyclingnews.com) The team announcement noted the win marked the rider’s 110th career victory and added another Monument to his palmarès, a milestone the organiser’s report framed as the rider’s 11th Monument overall. (uaeteamemirates.com) Official results show the next rider on the podium was recorded four seconds back, with the full top‑10 and precise gaps published on ProCyclingStats and event pages for the 298 km Classic. (procyclingstats.com)
