Milan-San Remo almost impossible to win with Evenepoel, Van der Poel, and Pogacar at the start

We have not yet reached the start of the season, and we are all anxious for the arrival of the first monument, a Milan-San Remo that, following the announcement that Remco Evenepoel could debut in the Classicissima, promises to surpass the emotions of the 2025 edition in which Tadej Pogacar did the unthinkable, a long-range attack from Cipressa, in his quest to achieve one of the major victories missing from his palmarès.

Remco Evenepoel will raise the level of the next Milan-San Remo even higher

Since a few days ago when Gazzetta dello Sport hinted that Remco Evenepoel will most likely be at the start of Milan-San Remo, the cycling world has been buzzing while fantasizing about how the race could unfold with him, an always unpredictable Mathieu van der Poel, and a Tadej Pogacar eager to achieve by any means one of the two monuments missing from his collection.

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A paradigm shift in Remco Evenepoel's seasons coincides with his arrival at Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, as until now he had only focused on mountainous classics, regularly participating in those of the Ardennes, where he has won Liège-Bastogne-Liège on two occasions; and in Il Lombardia, a race where he was close to ending his professional career after the terrible accident he suffered in 2020 and in which he has placed on the podium in the last two editions, a commendable feat against an untouchable Tadej Pogacar.

Participation in Milan-San Remo would be motivated by the need to advance his preparation if, as all rumors suggest, Remco Evenepoel decides to participate in the Giro d'Italia.

In any case, although the sources from Gazzetta dello Sport are usually quite consistent, in just under a month, when the first pre-season training camps take place and after the route of the Giro d'Italia is revealed, which will be presented on December 1, and according to the first leaks of the route, could be very appealing for Remco Evenepoel as it includes an atypical 40-kilometer time trial.