UAE-Emirates also fielded South African Gibbons and the other Slovenian Polanc alongside the 2-time King of the Tour, who will start as favorite on Saturday
An assault team, as was expected. A team that for Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo focuses on Tadej Pogacar, the real ruler of the beginning of the season: the 23-year-old Slovenian’s UAE-Emirates has made known its choices for the Classicissima which in two days will stage the 113 / a edition on the classic route: historic via dal Vigorelli and then Turchino, i Capi, Cipressa and Poggio before the finish line in Via Roma after 293 km. First of all, the many Italians stand out alongside Pogacar, twice king of the Tour and signing 7 times in 2022 (Uae Tour and Tirreno Adriatico, always with 2 stages won, and Strade Bianche): here are Diego Ulissi, Alessandro Covi, Davide Formolo and Oliviero Troy. Then the Slovenian Polanc, who won the Laigueglia, and the South African Gibbons. So there are no fast men like Gaviria (injured), Ackermann or even Matteo Trentin, despite the ds Matxin saying he was optimistic on Sunday about his presence: the Trentino is just back from a fall at the Paris-Nice in which he was saved by helmet. “I am excited for this Sanremo – the comment of Pogacar -. We are ready for several options and we are sure it will be a great race ”.
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