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Jonas Vingegaard says his two-year setback from the Itzulia crash is behind him and he’s now on track to challenge Tadej Pogačar at the Tour de France after a Giro d'Italia stage win and continued form with Visma-Lease a Bike.
Tadej Pogacar won the 2026 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but was fined 5,000 CHF during the podium ceremony for a jersey publicity issue; the fine was later reported to be revoked by organizers.
Tadej Pogačar received a 5,000 CHF fine from the Liège-Bastogne-Liège race jury for the 'wrong place of publicity on the world champion jersey' during the podium ceremony, despite winning the Ardennes classic for a fourth time; Paul Seixas finished second and Remco Evenepoel third, with the jury providing no further explanation.
Remco Evenepoel admitted he would have exploded if he had tried to follow Tadej Pogačar’s searing attack on La Redoute, finishing Liège-Bastogne-Liège in third and saying that position was the maximum he could manage. He then sprinted to third behind Pogačar and Paul Seixas. The result caps Evenepoel’s Spring Classics with two third-place finishes (Liège and Tour of Flanders on debut) and a win at Amstel Gold Race, as Pogačar secured La Doyenne.
After years of near-misses and misfortune, Wout van Aert finally defeats Pogacar in a battle on the cobbles and in the velodrome to win Paris-Roubaix, a victory framed as redemption born from perseverance through crashes, mechanicals, and ruthless competition. The race featured UAE’s control, Arenberg’s brutal cobbles, and a tense chase as van der Poel faltered, culminating in van Aert’s masterful sprint to seal the Monument win and cap a career-long arc of resilience.
In Paris-Roubaix’s brutal 258-km cobbled classic, Wout van Aert outgunned Tadej Pogačar in the velodrome after a day that punished everyone, from Ganna’s multiple punctures to Mathieu van der Poel’s late rally that fell short due to mechanical woes. The race underscored Roubaix’s democratic cruelty: endurance and resilience prevail when the road breaks the field, and van Aert’s victory adds another chapter to a career defined by the moments between rises and falls.
World champion Tadej Pogačar led Wout van Aert on the Paris-Roubaix cobbles but suffered three punctures and multiple bike changes, leaving him unable to drop his rival and finishing runner-up as Van Aert edged him in the final sprint on the Roubaix velodrome.
Tadej Pogačar has overhauled his Paris-Roubaix cobble bike into a near-no-paint, weight-lean machine: wider tires around 35mm, a spare bike with 32mm rear, a legal 65mm rear rim on ENVE SES 6.7 wheels, a matte raw-carbon frame with minimal grafics, bayonet fork, a single front chainring, lightweight parts including aftermarket thru-axles, a 3D-printed saddle, foam under the brake levers, and a hinge-equipped Colnago computer mount. The goal is to shave weight and boost performance on the cobbles with a tech-forward setup, illustrating a meticulous, race-ready approach to the Monument.
Tadej Pogačar clinched Milan-San Remo despite a visibly damaged bike — a UAE Team Emirates-XRG mechanic later revealed a cracked rear fork and disc brake rub during the descent before the Cipressa. He also had to reset a crash-mode on his Di2 rear derailleur, rode a 1x setup with narrower tires, and nonetheless dropped key rivals like Tom Pidcock on the Poggio to secure victory, underscoring an extraordinary performance under adverse bike conditions.
Tadej Pogacar recovered from a late crash to win Milan-San Remo in a photo finish against Tom Pidcock, his fourth Monument Classic, cementing his status as cycling’s dominant force and moving closer to near-total dominance in the sport.
Brandon McNulty steered UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s plan for Tadej Pogačar at Milan-San Remo 2026, shepherding the World Champion back after a late Cipressa crash and delivering a final lead-out that allowed Pogačar to edge Tom Pidcock by a half-wheel in a dramatic 298-km Monument.
Tadej Pogacar recovered from a late crash 32km from the finish to win Milan–Sanremo in a tight photo finish against Tom Pidcock, adding a fourth Monument to his résumé and keeping alive hopes of completing cycling’s five Monuments with Paris–Roubaix upcoming; in the women's race, Lotte Kopecky won a four-up sprint after a key descent crash disrupted the action.
Live updates from the 2026 Milan-San Remo show a nine-man breakaway forming early while Dillier drives the peloton; the race hits the Passo del Turchino with the main group watching front-runners like Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel, as teams plot for Cipressa and Poggio and riders such as Mads Pedersen make a comeback appearance.
Tadej Pogačar teased a bold Milan-San Remo move, suggesting he could attack with about 150km to go from the Turchino to drop Mathieu van der Poel, but he stressed he still needs to be better than in 2025 and will rely on UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammates as he preps for possible Cipressa or Poggio attacks.
Rival team directors expect UAE Team Emirates‑XRG to unveil a new plan for Milan‑San Remo as Tadej Pogačar seeks another spring Monument, with debate over whether to attack on the Cipressa or the Poggio, wind along the coast shaping pacing, and the influence of Isaac del Toro’s form on the race dynamics.