{"id":551437,"date":"2026-03-21T15:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/551437\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T15:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:25:08","slug":"tadej-pogacar-wout-van-aert-caught-in-crash-in-finale-of-milan-san-remo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/551437\/","title":{"rendered":"Tadej Poga\u010dar, Wout van Aert caught in crash in finale of Milan-San Remo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"424e5f84-750d-40da-b796-7d77635c6d87\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/tadej-pogacar\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/tadej-pogacar\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/tadej-pogacar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/a>&#8216;s bid to win <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/milan-san-remo\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/milan-san-remo\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/milan-san-remo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milan-San Remo<\/a> took a hit after the World Champion was caught in a crash with 32km to go.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovenian was racing in the peloton on the road to the penultimate climb of the Cipressa when he went down along with several others when rounding a bend in the city of Imperia.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"424e5f84-750d-40da-b796-7d77635c6d87-2\">Poga\u010dar, who suffered torn shorts and abrasions to his leg in the fall, wasn&#8217;t the only rider to hit the deck.<\/p>\n<p>Article continues below <\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/wout-van-aert\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/wout-van-aert\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/wout-van-aert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wout van Aert<\/a> (Visma-Lease a Bike) was another to crash, while Biniam Girmay (NSN) and Giulio Pellizzarri (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) also went down.<\/p>\n<p>Poga\u010dar managed to return to the peloton quickly. He reached the group as the ascent of the Cipressa began, then moved to the front as teammate Brandon McNulty set the pace on the way up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The crash clearly didn&#8217;t affect the world champion too much, as before long he was on the offensive, launching an attack midway up the climb as Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) matched his acceleration.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf08 Tadej Pogacar goes down as we approach la Cipressa, and some big names are involved too &#8211; Wout van Aert, Matteo Jorgenson, Biniam Girmay, Giulio Pellizzari ; that&#8217;s a lot of favourites potentially out of contentionFollow #MilanoSanremo @CA_Ita on Rai \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 and on Eurosport \ud83c\udf10 pic.twitter.com\/G1NJd6sGMl<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2035373858673332516\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2035373858673332516\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">March 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"ac31c585-052e-4bd1-9245-02016354c6d0\">Get unlimited access to our unrivalled 2026 Spring Classics coverage with a Cyclingnews subscription. 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