Tadej Pogačar hinted he may never return to Milan-San Remo after finally winning the Italian monument at the sixth attempt, a breathtaking race that included a crash, a chase and attack on the Cipressa and then a close sprint victory against Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5).
Milan-San Remo was starting to weigh on Pogačar's shoulders as his podium places and defeats mounted up. It seemed out of reach even for his greatness, the route and his rivals, to be able to respond and sit on his attacks and then beat him in the sprint finish.
