🎥 After Strade crash, Pogacar tells fan during Milan-Sanremo recon that he's back: "I feel great"

With the form he showed at the start of the season, Tadej Pogacar is not surprising as the top favorite for Milan-Sanremo. However, the crash in the Strade Bianche, which he ultimately won, cast some doubt on the world champion's form. He was severely bruised, but Pogacar assured us he would be there on Saturday.

Pogacar's crash in the Strade Bianche was truly bizarre. He misjudged a corner at high speed and crashed. He ended up in the bushes after a somersault, where he crawled out of, bruised and scraped. Nevertheless, he caught up with race leader Tom Pidcock and then rode with him for a minute and a half, regardless of his injuries. Soon after, he started his training again, and during the recon for Milano-Sanremo, he was approached by a fan. The Slovenian didn't mind having a chat. "On Monday, after the Strade Bianche, I was already back on my bike and had a few quiet days," he said in the video interview.

During the flash interview, it was clear that the world champion was in a lot of pain. With a grimace of pain, he still politely answered the press. "Of course, I was experiencing some stiffness and pain, but luckily, I feel great now," said Pogacar, eager to add La Primavera to his list of achievements. But he knows that it is a tough race to win. Therefore, a good recon is crucial. I know the last part of the race very well."

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"Of course we have a plan"

The superstar has tried to break away from the Poggio in recent years. Whether he will follow the same plan is still unclear. "As I have seen in recent seasons, several scenarios are possible in the final. Of course, we plan to put ourselves in the best possible situation. It's a race we would like to win," he concludes. UAE Team Emirates - XRG will send Jhonatan Narváez, Tim Wellens, and Isaac Del Toro to Milan-Sanremo as domestiques.

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