Isaac del Toro will join Tadej Pogačar at the season’s first Monument.
Cor Vos, Kristof Ramon
As Milan-San Remo looms, UAE Team Emirates XRG has unveiled a typically loaded roster but with some fresh faces to back Tadej Pogačar in the season’s first Monument, while seven-time winner Eddy Merckx has weighed in with his opinion on what the star and his team must do to finally get the elusive victory.
Pogačar’s six-rider support staff on Saturday will feature only two returning riders from last year’s roster in the form of Isaac del Toro – in flying form after winning Tirreno-Adriatico – and Domen Novak. Stalwart lieutenant Tim Wellens, who broke his collarbone at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, will miss the race for the first time since 2022, and other familiar faces have been replaced as well. One newcomer is Brandon McNulty, who flashed his one-day racing chops en route to victory at the GP Montréal last year.
This will be McNulty’s first ever San Remo, and he will be joined in making his debut by Jan Christen, one the team’s star prospects and a top-10 finisher at Strade Bianche earlier this month. We could get an update on Christen’s current form at Milano-Torino on Wednesday, where he will start among the favorites.
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