Tom Pidcock pipped at the line by Tadej Pogacar in Milano-Sanremo
By Nick Westby
Published 22nd Mar 2026, 07:59 GMT
Updated 22nd Mar 2026, 07:59 GMT
Only the sheer relentlessness of multiple-times Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar could deny Tom Pidcock one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday.
Yorkshire’s Pidcock was beaten in a straight up sprint over the final blows of the Milano-Sanremo. Pidcock matched every acceleration and move, committing fully to the final showdown only to be pipped by Pogacar.
“No one can be completely disappointed to be second at Milano–Sanremo behind Tadej,” said Pinarello Q36.5 Procycling rider Pidcock. “But when you’re beaten by such a small margin, it hurts. It was so close.
“If you’d asked me this morning, maybe I would have signed for second.
"But after a race like that, you can’t help but feel the disappointment. Still, I need to look at it differently — I did a great ride.”