Before the start of the Milan-San Remo race (2023), we also drove along the route of the famous Milan-San Remo monument and crossed both climbs where our boys were gritting their teeth. First, the climb to Cipresso, then the famous Poggio. We waved flags, painted the ground, and loudly cheered on our Tadej and, of course, all the other guys who were part of this wonderful 300 km race.
The 64th edition of the Giro delle Conche in the vicinity of Villa di Villa traditionally hosted the start of the new season for the older youth category. The route is a good 90 kilometers long and includes numerous climbs and winding roads. The Pogi team colors were represented in the race by Nikolaj Gregorič, Domen Oblak, Gašper Kokalj, Matevž Zajc, Gašper Kokalj, and Jakub Husar.
Right at the start, there was a crash in which our Nikolaj fell and damaged his bike so badly that he was unfortunately unable to continue. The Borgo Molino team set a very fast pace at the start of the race, and already in the first lap of 12, four riders from this team and one from the Work Service team broke away. The breakaway riders continued together until the last lap, when they were caught by a group of about 20 cyclists, who then competed for the victory in a sprint.
In the first group, our best rider Domen Oblak finished in 18th place, while Jakub Husar, Gašper Klanjšček, and Gašper Kokalj finished in the second group, 30 seconds behind. Matevž Zajc withdrew in the third lap due to a fall.
The Giro delle Conche is considered one of the classic races in the Italian cycling calendar and has a long history dating back several decades.
The first monument of the season, La Primavera Milano-San Remo is one of the oldest cycling races in the world and, with a route length of 293 km, the longest race on the World Tour calendar. We are heading to the Milan-San Remo race, which will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023, with the fan group "Pogifriends," where we will experience the famous Cipressa and Poggio climbs by bike, and then cheer loudly for Slovenian cyclists, especially Tadej Pogačar, along the last few kilometers of the race route.
If you are an enthusiastic cyclist and fan at the same time and would like to experience the cycling atmosphere at the spring classic La Primavera under the guidance of experienced coaches from the Pogi Team UAE Generali (the group will be led by Tadej's first coach Miha Koncilija), then sign up quickly for this unique cycling experience, as the number of places is limited.
We are collecting applications atinfo@kdrog.si. For more information, please contact Miha Koncilija at 051-666-707.
Required equipment: special gear, cycling equipment, and a love of cycling ;)
At the beginning of this season, the 29-year-old former professional cyclist joined the Ljubljana Gusto Santic senior team at the initiative of KD Roga president Andrej Hauptman, where he will use his wealth of cycling experience to motivate and train young Slovenian cyclists.
Pibernik comes from the Rogova cycling school and was a professional cyclist in the Radenska, Lampre-Merida, and Bahrain-McLaren clubs from 2012 to 2020. In 2013 and 2015, he won the national championship title in road races. His greatest successes came at the 2012 World Championships, where he finished fifth in the junior road race, and in 2016, when he won the first stage of the Eneco Tour.
"We have to be optimistic and believe in ourselves, because without that, there will be no results," he said in his first interview in his new role. We invite you to watch the full interview in the video below.
Registration is required by September 15 at the latest at info@kdrog.si, specifying the desired driving speed.
DRES CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH TEAMS
POGI TEAM GENERALI
DRES MEN'S CONTINENTAL TEAM
LJUBLJANA GUSTO SANTIC
DRES WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL TEAM
BTC LJUBLJANA SCOTT
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