When Tadej Pogačar crashed hard on the approach to the Cipressa at Milan San Remo two weeks ago, it looked momentarily as though his inability to win that race would continue and that his campaign at the Monuments in 2026 would take a hit before even really getting started.
But after 32km of breakneck chasing, a stunning duel to the line with Tom Pidcock, which ended in Pogačar's maiden San Remo victory, and having won an epic Tour of Flanders ahead of Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel, the Slovenian is looking at making even more history.
