Overview
- Tadej Pogacar edged Tom Pidcock by roughly half a wheel on Via Roma after opening his sprint with about 200 meters remaining.
- He crashed on the approach to the Cipressa, remounted with visible abrasions, and rejoined the peloton after a brief chase.
- UAE Team Emirates controlled the race as Pogacar delivered repeated accelerations on the Cipressa before attacking again on the Poggio.
- Defending champion Mathieu van der Poel was dropped on the Poggio, leaving Pogacar and Pidcock to crest together and contest the finish.
- Wout van Aert took third, and the 298 km Classicissima win leaves Paris–Roubaix as the only Monument missing from Pogacar’s résumé.