Tadej Pogacar to lead strong UAE Team Emirates at Milano-San Remo: 'I know the roads pretty well'

Updated 14/03/2023 at 11:33 GMT

Off the back of his fantastic Paris-Nice display which saw him claim a maiden victory in the race, Tadej Pogacar will be back in action for UAE Team Emirates at Milano-San Remo. The Slovenian will be part of a team that also features Alessandro Covi, Davide Formolo, Felix Grosschartner, Domen Novak, Matteo Trentin and Diego Ulissi. Stream Milano-San Remo live on discovery+ and eurosport.com

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Tadej Pogacar will lead UAE Team Emirates at the highly-anticipated Milano-San Remo the team has announced.

Fresh off his dominant Paris-Nice victory, Pogacar will be back in action and among the riders to tackle the longest one-day race on the World Tour.

Taking place on March 18, Alessandro Covi, Davide Formolo, Felix Grosschartner, Domen Novak, Matteo Trentin and Diego Ulissi will also compete for UAE Team Emirates.

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At a gruelling 294km, a number of riders will fancy their chances, not least Pogacar himself.

"Milano-San Remo is a beautiful race,” he said. “I know the roads pretty well. I don’t live too far away and sometimes in training I can go to the Poggio and ride it.

“I’ve pictured many scenarios in my head of how the race can go. But it’s unpredictable and for sure one of the hardest races to win.”

Pogacar comes into the race in fine form having won his first Paris-Nice title in dominant fashion.

The Slovenian took three stages, including the final two, as he finished 53 seconds ahead of David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ in the final overall standings and is eyeing more glory in Italy.

“After a great week at Paris-Nice I’m recovering a bit now and getting ready for the big weekend,” he added.

“We have a strong team and we’re riding well together so I think we’ll have a few different options maybe for the finale.”

This year’s route begins in Abbiategrasso, 22km southwest of Milan, with a series of climbs in the final portion of the race.

The final climb, the Poggio di San Remo is likely to be where the race is decided.

Matej Mohoric was the winner in 2022.

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