Maybe we'll have a solo winner, maybe it's me, maybe it's not. "It was a brilliant win from Vincenzo but every race year is different at Milan-San Remo," Pogačar warned. He appears ready for multiple outcomes and perhaps has multiple race plans in mind.
Vincenzo Nibali was the last rider to win alone in the Via Roma in 2018 but Pogačar refused to reveal his best race scenario. Pogačar can sprint but is not one of the fastest sprinters on the Milan-San Remo start list. You just need to be the best in the finale, it doesn't matter who is there." There are at least 20 riders who can win. "I'm not thinking about who my big opponents are because there are so many. For me, the goal is to be up front and fight for the win."
"Everyone wants to win solo because it's the most spectacular way but the adrenaline of sprinting after 300 km is also something else. You just need to be at the front all the time." " You need to follow everybody that attacks on the Poggio because there's no real time to play tactics too much. You need all seven riders in your team in good shape on the day, you have to ride together as a team, then be as fresh as possible for the final two climbs," he said, discussing different race scenarios. "I'm afraid there's no perfect strategy for Milan-San Remo.
He refused to reveal his race plans but knows he has to stay protected on the long ride towards San Remo before trusting his innate racing instinct. Pogačar seems to have learned from his mistakes. He was chased down and was unable to follow fellow Slovenian Matej Mohorič as he used a dropper post to surge away on the descent of the Poggio. Last year Pogačar made four attacks on the Poggio on the iconic final climb of the race.
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