Overview
- Tadej Pogacar attacked about 78 km from Siena and stayed clear, winning by one minute over Paul Seixas with UAE teammate Isaac del Toro third at 1:09.
- UAE Team Emirates intensified the pace into Monte Sante Marie, setting the platform for Pogacar’s long-range move that controlled the race.
- Seixas briefly closed to the Slovene’s wheel before fading, then distanced del Toro on the Via Santa Caterina to secure a breakout runner-up finish.
- Pogacar hailed Seixas after the finish, saying the French teenager “will become a monster,” underscoring his emergence as a major new talent.
- In the women’s race, Tour champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot reportedly lost her chance after a derailleur issue around 42 km to go and a wrong-way moto that cost further time.