🎥 Does Pogacar reveal his attack plan for Sanremo here? World Champion enlists help of Cipressa descent master

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. With the help of a true descent master, he may even have revealed his race plan.

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.

And with these domestiques, the world champion has also been exploring the Italian roads around beautiful Sanremo, as Pogacar shows on his Instagram page. The images show the Slovenian and his teammates Narváez and Wellens cycling along the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, where he enjoys mouthwatering Italian delicacies in the warm spring sunshine.

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Bonifazio helps Pogacar with recon. Is an attack on Cipressa possible?

But will the riders be able to compete in sunny conditions during La Primavera on Saturday? That remains to be seen. Whereas at the beginning of the week, it was predicted that it would be a rainy edition, the predictions are now slowly being adjusted. The riders can expect rain along the way, but it will probably stay dry in the final. Hopefully, this will ensure a safer descent of the Poggio, and we will get an honest battle—without crashes—between the favorites!

Before we get to the Poggio, riders must conquer the Cipressa. Those who remember the 2019 edition will recall the bizarre descent skills of one Niccolo Bonifazio. The Italian dove like a falcon into the descent of the Cipressa. He has since retired but was suddenly 'hired' by Pogacar for a recon ride of Milan-Sanremo, as seen in the images below. Is this a sign of a possible breakaway on the Cipressa? We shall see...  

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