Tom Pidcock tames Superga for emphatic Milano-Torino victory as Uijtdebroeks and Roglič try in vain

150 years is a very long time. But Milano-Torino still exists. With that remarkable age, the race between the two cities remains the oldest event still on today’s cycling calendar, with the 2026 edition once again finishing at the Basilica di Superga.

The run-in to that finale was flat, however, and so six riders were allowed up the road early on by the peloton. They were Adrien Maire of Unibet Rose Rockets, Patrick Konrad of Lidl-Trek, Andrea Pietrobon of Polti VisitMalta, Valentin Ferron of Cofidis, Mathieu Burgaudeau of TotalEnergies and Alessandro Milesi of Biesse-Carrera-Premac.

With the two ascents of Superga approaching, the big teams took control, led by Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello-Q36.5 and Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe for Primož Roglič and Giulio Pellizzari. UAE Team Emirates-XRG, with Jan Christen as team leader, also lent a hand in the chase. As a result, the leaders’ advantage had dropped to around half a minute by the time the race reached the Superga circuit.

That was, logically, where the race came to life as well, thanks to the men of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. Remarkably, Primož Roglič chose to launch his attack there and then, on the first passage. Jefferson Cepeda of EF Education-EasyPost followed, while Tom Pidcock and Cian Uijtdebroeks also managed to bridge across.

On the descent, the other favourites were also able to make it back on, meaning around twenty riders headed towards the final climb in Turin. Among them were Christen and Pellizzari, but also Lorenzo Fortunato of XDS-Astana and Tobias Halland Johannessen in the colours of Uno-X. The most notable absentees at first glance were Michael Storer of Tudor and Derek Gee-West of Lidl-Trek.

Adrien Boichis of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe took the opportunity to move clear and gain a small advantage, while behind him Magnus Cort and Jonas Abrahamsen of Uno-X controlled the gap with their power on the flat and were able to deliver Johannessen into an ideal position for Superga.

Movistar then took over at the front, reducing the group to roughly ten riders. An attack by Uijtdebroeks thinned things out even further, although the big names were present to respond. Pidcock in particular appeared to be saving his bullet for the final kilometre.

That final stretch was approached by five riders: Uijtdebroeks, Pidcock, Roglič, Cepeda and Johannessen. The pace set by Roglič proved too much for the Belgian and the Colombian. Pidcock then launched his move with 500 metres to go, with Johannessen trying to respond. An extra kick from Pidcock ultimately proved decisive.