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«Europe's most southern northern classic» is back for another year as the Tuscan dirt roads take centre-stage at Strade Bianche. With defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) absent, the likes of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) will be looking to grab top spot on the podium in the men’s race.
Trek-Segafredo have suspended Antonio Tiberi for 20 days without pay after he was fined by the courts in San Marino for killing a cat with a gun, an act his team described as «reprehensible». Tiberi – who was fined £4,000 for the incident – has issued a lengthy statement on his Instagram page apologising, describing his actions as «tremendously stupid and irresponsible». He said he had no intentions of killing the animal.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) will have to “risk everything” if he wants to win a full set of Monuments during his career, according to Eurosport expert Philippe Gilbert, who fears a Paris-Roubaix challenge may be too perilous for the Slovenian sensation. Cycling’s five Monuments – Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Il Lombardia – are widely considered the most prestigious one-day races outside of the Olympic Games and World Championships. Ad Pogacar already boasts two on his palmarès – Liege (2021) and Il Lombardia (2021 and 2022) – and boasts top-five finishes at Milan-San Remo and Tour of Flanders.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has no limit in one-day races, claims Eurosport expert Adam Blythe, who tipped the Slovenian to challenge for all five Monuments during his career. The two-time Tour de France champion has enjoyed a stellar start to 2023, claiming three stages as he took the overall crown at Vuelta a Andalucia last week and also won Jaen Paraiso Interior on his season debut. Ad He heads into the new road season chasing revenge, having relinquished the Tour title to Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and finished fourth in a two-horse race at the Tour of Flanders following a tactical calamity.
Tadej Pogacar will miss this year’s Strade-Bianche as he has decided to race in Paris-Nice, meaning he will go head-to-head against Jonas Vingegaard. It’s the first time the pair have met at a WorldTour stage race since their thrilling battle at last year’s Tour de France, which was won by Vingegaard.
Remco Evenepoel has said that it is up to he and the rest of the peloton to match the level being set by Tadej Pogacar. Two-time Tour de France winner Pogacar has opened his 2023 season in blistering form, racking up three wins en route to triumphing at the Vuelta Andalucia. Ad And speaking to media at the UAE Tour, which Pogacar is missing, Evenepoel admitted that it is motivating but he isn’t thinking about it too much.
For the last few years, the UAE Tour has been the springboard for my season. Whether it be in victory or defeat, this event has always found a way of pushing me to the limit and squeezing every last ounce of performance out of myself and the bike.
The UAE Team Emirates are targeting a hat-trick of wins in their home race this week - but their attempt to secure a victory treble will be done without star rider Tadej Pogacar.