Pogačar does the near-impossible with stunning fightback to win first Milan-San Remo

Last wind 🌪 update #milanosanremo #msr2026: Mostly headwind 🌬 on Cipressa and after descent until Poggio, but only 5 kts, 9 km/u. Last part of Poggio: from the side. This won´t stop Pogacar and MvdP from going thermonuclear.

6:27 AM · Mar 21, 2026

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Breakaway takes a wrong turn immediately as Sanremo peloton slowly wakes up

Once the flag dropped at 10:10, plenty of riders were eager to commit to a long day in the break. A number of ProTeam squads sent riders up the road, but their adventure was over almost before it had begun. Part of the race convoy in the peloton went straight on at a roundabout, and the attackers followed the wrong route as well.

While the unfortunate early attackers suddenly had to try to regain contact with the bunch, a new leading group formed at the front. That move included Martin Marcellusi and Manuele Tarozzi of Bardiani CSF 7 Saber, Lorenzo Milesi and Manlio Moro of Movistar, Andrea Peron and David Lozano of Novo Nordisk, Dario Igor Belletta and Mirco Maestri of Polti VisitMalta, and Alexy Faure Prost of Picnic PostNL.

Four teams had placed two riders in the move, with Faure Prost out there on his own. Behind them, Alpecin-Premier Tech immediately put Silvan Dillier on the front of the peloton, just as he had done for much of the race last year. The pace in the bunch was low enough for the breakaway to gain time quickly, and with Alpecin keeping the gap around four minutes, a long wait seemed to be in store.

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🏁 290 KM It didn't take long to get a breakaway - 🇮🇹 M. Marcellusi - 🇮🇹 M. Tarozzi (BCS) 🇮🇹 L. Milesi - M. Moro (MOV) 🇮🇹 A. Peron - 🇪🇸 D. Lozano (TNN) 🇮🇹 D. Belletta - 🇮🇹 M. Maestri (PTV) 🇫🇷 A. Faure Prost (TPP) Follow #MilanoSanremo @CA_Ita on Rai 🇮🇹 and on Eurosport 🌐

9:34 AM · Mar 21, 2026

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Pogačar loses teammate unusually early

With 240 kilometres still to race, there was already unwelcome news for Pogačar and UAE. Jan Christen had to abandon, just like Movistar sprinter Orluis Aular, after both were unable to continue following a crash. That left the Slovenian one rider short far earlier than expected for the battle on the Cipressa, and it was hardly ideal if UAE had hoped to put pressure on earlier in the race, perhaps already on the Passo del Turchino.

With Alpecin-Premier Tech still leading the peloton, the breakaway began the first climb of the day with just under three minutes in hand. The final 2.4 kilometres of the Turchino average 5.2 percent, but the race remained largely in a holding pattern there. After the summit, however, the escapees gained ground again, and by the time the riders entered the final 100 kilometres they had stretched their lead to 5 minutes 45 seconds.

Dillier continued to do the hard work on the front, while Pinarello-Q36.5 also began to show themselves near the front for Pidcock. When Dillier finally swung off with 80 kilometres to go, it was not Pinarello that took over, but UAE through Domen Novak. With a motorbike in front of him, a helicopter behind the peloton and only one motorbike trailing the break, the gap began to fall.

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🏁 80 KM - 6'14" Back to the men's race for the final third of #MilanoSanremo. And for the first time since KM 0, 🇨🇭 Silvan Dillier has let someone else pace the peloton Follow #MilanoSanremo @CA_Ita on Rai (🇮🇹) and on Eurosport (🌐)

2:07 PM · Mar 21, 2026

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Ganna sees three teammates crash, then Pogačar goes down on the run-in to the Cipressa

As the race moved into the final 50 kilometres of Milan-San Remo, everyone knew what was coming: time for the Capi. Capo Mele, Capo Cervo and Capo Berta were taken at great speed. In that phase the breakaway lost much of its advantage, and by the time the last of those climbs had been crested the leaders were down to less than a minute, with the real approach to the Cipressa about to begin.

INEOS Grenadiers had already suffered a major blow before that point, with three riders crashing after hitting a kerb. Michal Kwiatkowski was even forced to abandon. Fortunately for the main contenders, the race had remained relatively clean over the Capi, and no major favourite had yet been eliminated before the Cipressa. But that sense of calm proved short-lived.

In a left-hand bend on the approach to the Cipressa, none other than Pogačar himself crashed. Wout van Aert was also involved, but whereas the world champion got back on his bike quickly and was brought back up, Van Aert lost time and seemed out of contention. Van der Poel was briefly delayed as well, yet he made it back in time for the foot of the climb. Pogačar was still not there when the Cipressa began, but the UAE train managed to deliver him to the front anyway.

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🌈 Tadej Pogacar goes down as we approach la Cipressa, and some big names are involved too - Wout van Aert, Matteo Jorgenson, Biniam Girmay, Giulio Pellizzari ; that's a lot of favourites potentially out of contention Follow #MilanoSanremo @CA_Ita on Rai 🇮🇹 and on Eurosport 🌐

3:11 PM · Mar 21, 2026

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Pogačar attacks despite the damage, but Pidcock and Van der Poel can still follow

With the left side of his body grey from the tarmac, Pogačar still wanted UAE’s original plan to be carried out. Brandon McNulty and Isaac del Toro therefore lifted the pace, after which Pogačar launched his own attack. Only Van der Poel and Tom Pidcock could go with him. On the climb itself, Pogačar chose two more moments to accelerate, but the three of them still reached the summit together.

On the flat section between the Cipressa and the Poggio, Van der Poel could be seen with blood on his left hand and abrasions on his arm, showing he too had not escaped the Pogačar crash unscathed. Yet the Dutchman was still there, together with a very impressive-looking Pidcock and the world champion. Van Aert had not given up hope and was helping to drive the chase with Visma | Lease a Bike at around half a minute.

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POGI-NATION, RISE UP 🫡 The ego of the World Champ, down a few kilometers ago, and he goes thermonuclear in La Cipressa! Only Tom Pidcock, and his best frenemy, Mathieu van der Poel, can follow! Follow #MilanoSanremo #SanremoWomen @CA_Ita on Rai (🇮🇹) and on Eurosport (🌐)

3:22 PM · Mar 21, 2026

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Pidcock stays with Pogačar all the way to Via Roma

That gap came down further with the help of riders including Lidl-Trek, but there was no fully re-formed peloton by the time the front of the race reached the base of the Poggio. Pogačar attacked again immediately from the foot, and somewhat surprisingly Van der Poel was dropped quickly. The Dutchman seemed troubled by his injured hand, leaving Pidcock as the only rider capable of following. The Brit survived the first three accelerations, just hanging on.

Pidcock managed to stay with Pogačar all the way to the summit, but even on the descent he came under pressure. With 23 seconds over the chasers, a group that by then also included Van der Poel, the two leaders had some room to start thinking tactically. Once they were down at the bottom, Pidcock even took a turn on the front, fully aware that this was a unique opportunity.

Van Aert then attacked out of the peloton in the final kilometre, but the race for victory was always going to be decided in a two-man sprint. Who would write his name into Sanremo’s history for the first time? Just as Van Aert was almost getting back, Pogačar launched first from the front. Pidcock came alongside, but not far enough: the world champion finally claimed the Monument that had long been missing from his palmarès.

HE GOES AGAIN!! But this time, Mathieu can't follow 🫢 It's Tom vs Tadej, 8 KM to go! Follow #MilanoSanremo #SanremoWomen @CA_Ita on Rai (🇮🇹) and on Eurosport (🌐)

3:40 PM · Mar 21, 2026

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HE'S DONE IT!!! Tadej Pogacar wins Milano-Sanremo 2026!!! 🔥🔥🔥👑👑👑 #MilanoSanremo