Milan-San Remo 2026 is the first of cycling's five Monuments, and is one of the most prestigious races of the season. It's also the longest, typically just shy of 300km. The 2026 edition is once again being billed as a dual between two-time winner Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar who is yet to win on the Via Roma in San Remo.
Pogačar is famously looking to win all five monuments with just San Remo and Paris-Roubaix eluding him. While there's no doubt he is capable - and already in great form after winning Strade Bianche - the final climb of the Poggio isn't long or hard enough to allow the Slovenian to drop the likes of van der Poel, while the descent and flat run in to the finish often allows riders who were dropped on the climb to get back to the leader.
