Another Monument falls as Pogačar comes back from a crash to win a truly epic Milan-San Remo

Tadej Pogačar has added Milan-San Remo to his burgeoning Monument collection, clinching victory in a dramatic edition of 'La Primavera'. The Slovenian maestro attacked on the Cipressa, then out-sprinted Ineos Grenadiers' Tom Pidcock on the Via Roma, despite having crashed just 33 kilometres from the finish line. This marks Pogačar's fifth Monument win, a significant milestone for the UAE Team Emirates leader.

This victory is particularly noteworthy given Pogačar’s previous attempts at San Remo, where his aggressive tactics on the Poggio often fell short against sprinters or more tactically astute rivals. His decision to launch an earlier, sustained effort on the Cipressa, followed by a remarkable recovery from a mid-race crash, demonstrates an evolving race craft and an almost unsettling ability to overcome adversity. It also highlights Pidcock's continued emergence as a Classics contender, though still lacking that final winning punch.

Pogačar's ability to win from such diverse scenarios, even after a crash, suggests the peloton might need to start considering divine intervention as a viable counter-tactic. Five Monuments at 25? The man is simply collecting them like stamps.