This year, in which he aims to achieve the impossible in May and July, Tadej Pogacar has a clear idea of what is best for him in early March. He could have taken it easy. He could have rolled up first on a smaller tour. But he chose Strade Bianche for his start to the season.
This dusty gravel road exchange in front of a Tuscan backdrop that pushes people and racing machines to their limits. An incredibly exhausting one-day event in which tactical considerations take a back seat to sheer (will) power in the finale. Strade Bianche is “a race that I love,” says the Slovenian superstar from Team UAE. And because Pogacar has started each of his seasons since 2020 with a (tour) victory, he will also drive “to win” in the endless ups and downs to and from Siena, as he says.