Milano - Sanremo 2025, one day monument, March 22

[scribers]

As the official time was 8'55":

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The winner is @ChewbaccaDefense:

I want an appeal! Crash at the bottom caused pogi out of position

 

[E_F_]

Yeah, I definitely expect him to be faster this year (depending on weather conditions) but the same goes for Pogacar.

100% I don't see it going differently this time.

Even though I completely forgot it while they were between the Cipressa and the Poggio, we've seen twice before that Pogi can't drop MvdP on the Poggio - just as he couldn't on the Cipressa. So nothing new under the sun there, if we're being honest.

 

[yaco]

It's fantastic to see quality riders go head to head. I thought Groves could do a good race and i was proven correct.

 

[Salvarani]

Two Dutch wins in Sanremo today. Maybe we'll do our national championships in Italy, since our government actively tries to prevent any sort of bike racing at all from happening.

They are pretty used to flat roads tbf.

 

[Davesta]

I don't understand how Pidcock and Pederson were dropped so easily. It made things for MVP so easy!

I watched the start of the Cipressa again, and Pidcock was on the wheel of the Cofidis rider that crashed, so at best was held up, or at worst crashed himself. A shame, as based on Strada, he would have given a good effort to stay with Pog…

 

[topcat]

I hope the Pog continues to ride MSR as a domestique for MVDP for the next 5 years.
After that, we'll have some new rocket launcher.
Brilliant race.

 

[Salvarani]

Mads P, what happened today buddy? So good in P-N and nothing to show for it here.

 

[Tommy Gun]

It's kind of funny how everyone did over 6 hours on a bike and only 3 guys were on TV in the final 20km.

This is what makes the cruel beauty of this race ! 300 km, more than 6 hours slaving on the bike, and only a handful of riders getting a glimpse of glory !

 

[awavey]

I don't understand how Pidcock and Pederson were dropped so easily. It made things for MVP so easy!

Or how he got dropped, but caught right back up with that group again, and it's not like they were soft pedalling it

 

[E_F_]

Man I can't wait to see MvdP and Pog get away the first time and Pog going solo the second time up the Kwaremont.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

People will keep shaming MvdP for cooperating with Pogacar when this is the end result every time he manages to stick to his wheel.

idk i sometimes think people forget what a classics monster VDP is. Even for Pogi he's hard to get rid off if it isn't an actual climby race. Heck even that RVV win in 2023 Pogi was near cramping on Paterberg.

Ofcourse VDP works with Pogacar. He's got the confidence to back it up. And the results.

 

[Rackham]

I think we all know Pog is going to get his 'revenge' in Roubaix. That's my prediction anyway.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Did Ganna post his Cipressa file? His watts must've been through the roof, he's walking around at 85kg after putting on a lot over the winter.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

You've gotta go long against VDP like Asgreen did, not do whatever those lot just did but to be fair it probably didn't matter anyway.

VDP went from near 300m himself.. the long sprint *** is overrated trope. It's not an actual weakness. Not when he's on a good day. He lost "long" sprints before because he was simply cooked because of the race itself. Now he wasnt cooked and easily wins.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This race is clearly favouring more MVP. Ronde has a lot more vertical meters.

counterpoint. I have the feeling the entire year so far MVDP is the strongest he's ever been.

 

[E_F_]

I think we all know Pog is going to get his 'revenge' in Roubaix. That's my prediction anyway.

If by "revenge" you mean re-humiliation after winning RvV then I think you might be right.

 

[Red Rick]

I think we all know Pog is going to get his 'revenge' in Roubaix. That's my prediction anyway.

RVV, possibly.

Roubaix, I think MvdP eats him alive.

Van der Poel was literally letting Pogacar have gaps to close them in uphill corners. That's how much superior his handling is.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I don't understand the obsession with the UAE teammates. Nobody is talking about the aplecin squad. It was a Mano a Mano battle of the top 3, having vermeercsh or oliveroa wouldn't change that

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

MVP wasn't on the limit, otherwise he wouldn't attack in the end of poggio.

VDP even confirmed that in the interview. He was feeling strong and looking to counte rat the top. He was never in problems. The meter he left halfway the climb was because of the upcoming corner...

 

[Red Rick]

I don't understand the obsession with the UAE teammates. Nobody is talking about the aplecin squad. It was a Mano a Mano battle of the top 3, having vermeercsh or oliveroa wouldn't change that

That's because we live in a reality where Tadej Pogacar is an infallible God who can do no wrong.

 

[Salvarani]

Did Ganna post his Cipressa file? His watts must've been through the roof, he's walking around at 85kg after putting on a lot over the winter.

There is no need to be telling on him like this. How did you do over the holidays?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I think we all know Pog is going to get his 'revenge' in Roubaix. That's my prediction anyway.

He's even more unlikely to drop VDP there. Have you seen VDP's cobble cornering technique? No chance.

 

[kingjr]

I wish Evenepoel had been here.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I don't understand the obsession with the UAE teammates. Nobody is talking about the aplecin squad. It was a Mano a Mano battle of the top 3, having vermeercsh or oliveroa wouldn't change that

Ganna also closed the first gap on the Cipressa for vdP and had no motobike in front of him to get a slight draft of the Poggio, just putting it out there.
You just mog UAE in the Cipressa run in and play roadblock FC for the first part of the climb.

 

[Red Rick]

I wish Evenepoel had been here.

I think Sanremo is unironically where Evenepoel has the best shot at beating Pogacar.