Milano Sanremo 2026 Behind the Scenes

Guys, what do you think? It's first time have helmet in my life. Yeah? Small. have small head. No. lose some brain and now After 5 years of cycling you lose some brain and then you can go smaller helmet. They already go. So, Felix. Tell me about something serious now. Something serious? Yeah. Your coffee shop. How How are things going? Let's talk about cycling. Cycling in general? Yeah. Okay. It's very nice sport, the best sport in the world for me. Yeah. It's my big passion. Yeah. And even if wouldn't be professional anymore, would probably ride my bike almost every day. completely smash everybody in Yeah, of course. Like, go full training less weight. Less weight. Less weight. Even less weight. Yeah. Skinny boy. That's not possible. What? Turn. Go, mama. Vamos, vamos. Man, THIS IS SPANISH. ANDIAMO. HEY, NOW NOW IT'S SERIOUS. NOW IT'S SERIOUS. Now it's serious. In the mini battery feel you. feel you to cycle. Amen. You can go home. In the cobbles of Pavia. Yeah, that that's the dream that we are still chasing, but once we achieve this dream, then for me, can stop chasing it finally, and can relax the put put that weekend of the year, and but yeah, until then, we we'll keep fighting for the victory, and we're here with strong team, and we go for it. Well, I'll be praying for you guys tomorrow. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. Tomorrow first part on video viewer there is maybe dangerous passage and will tell you then is Turchino three caps Cipressa Poggio finish almost 300 at kilometer 148 Passo Passo del Turchino final 1 kilometer and half is more than 6% it's nothing special but it's still climb then technical descent here on the top little fight yeah before it's then to to Genova then it's few kilometers if you are behind is you spend too much maybe on final 27 kilometers 27.4 you will see later Cipressa 5.6 kilometers then from the top of Cipressa to to the start of Poggio is 13 kilometers Poggio 3.7 kilometers and top of the Poggio 5.6 to go here is important and here cut down here 9.2 km you will turn you will turn here right and start start narrow again. You will see later. Direction of wind is bit cross cross cross tail final part. And then is wide road, so no no problem. New helmet. aero This is big whistle, once again. La Classicissima, the 298 km race, which is all about the 6 hours of beautiful build-up to the most nervous and yet most important 30 minutes of cycling in the world. 8 km, 8 km to Cipressa. Okay, okay. Guys, you are 10 seconds with Tadej 10-15 seconds behind the group. And then all eyes on the chase. Looking at the back, the shoulder, the hip of Tadej Pogačar. He had come down really hard. Good job, good job. Bravo, Felix. Bravo, bravo. Wait for the steepest then and then we go all all in. 15 seconds. 15 seconds. Tadej, Pidcock, and Van der Poel. 15 seconds. Wait. Van der Poel dropped. Van der Poel dropped, Tadej. Deliver the performance that gets him this yearn for victory. Pogačar opens up his sprint. Pidcock still in the shadow of Pogačar. Pogačar trying to win the impossible race, BUT PIDCOCK IS COMING UP alongside him. The arms GO IN THE AIR and it's very, very close, but Pogačar celebrates. Sí. Go. Sí. Sí, sí. Go. Sí. GO. Sí. Sí. BRAVO, BRAVO. Sí. Sí. BRAVO. GO. YEAH. CALMA, CALMA. GUYS, YOU ARE THE BEST. You are the best. Thank you guys. Thank you guys. Bravo Brendon. Bravo Isak. Doman. Florian. And this one was for Jan. don't know. when crashed for second thought it's all over because had to crash in Imperia just before the most important part of the race is not ideal and but luckily was quickly back on the bike and not too much damage to me or to bike little bit. Then saw my team Florian and Felix, they left out everything to to come back to the front and yeah, then they gave me they gave me back hope and yeah, the legs were still okay and Brandon and Isaac did the rest on the Cipressa. Tom is really really fast guy. we all know this. He's punchy, he's fast. Surprised that in the end it was really close, and chapeau TO HIM, YEAH. I'M NOT CRYING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DAY. YOU guys you two made me go go, otherwise go straight at the bottom of Cipressa. wouldn't turn right if there's no you, really. Choice you had at the I'll see you later, man. You wait in the bus or Yeah, yeah. Okay. Enjoy. think book new flight. You are hate. You are hate. had my share of Hey! The whole AND ALL OF WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIEND. AND WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, NO TIME FOR LOSERS, CUZ WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD. UAH! UAH! UAH! UAH!