Milano-Sanremo

Why? The above two factors contribute to create a unique puzzle on the cycling calendar. Milan-San Remo is a race that many riders with a broad range of skill ...

Tadej Pogačar attacks up the climb alongside Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock, and the three of them get a gap over the top and into the descent. In fact, it was set to be featured in the snowbound edition in 2014, but was canceled and duly dropped. The Dutchman hasn’t been firing on all cylinders since he returned to road racing after his cyclocross world title, but this could be his moment. The pack stays together over the Cipressa and accelerates into the Poggio. Forecasts for a brisk tailwind down the coast will keep the speed high. The above two factors contribute to create a unique puzzle on the cycling calendar. Despite remaining largely the same for years, the finale over the capi, Cipressa, and Poggio has constantly delivered differing scenarios that are consistently exciting. And with that, De Lie gets his opening and barrels to breakout victory. A sprinter who can produce jet airline-graded watts. [Download the app](https://outsideapp.onelink.me/wOhi/6wh1kbvw). Heading out the door? There’s a natural selection at Paris-Roubaix or Il Lombardia that doesn’t happen at La Primavera.

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Just after that trio of Van der Poel, Trentin and Kragh Andersen were brought to heel, Politt zipped clear. EF and Bahrain lead the pack towards the Poggio and it's all going to explode soon. Get ready for the most thrilling 15 minutes of the spring classics season... Ineos have numbers but Wout van Aert is badly placed and nowhere near the front here... Van Aert and Van der Poel then manage to bridge over so we have four out ahead... The Belgian rides ahead of Pogacar and Ganna in pursuit of Van der Poel. I knew I wanted to place an attack at the end of the Poggio and I managed to find a small gap between Pogacar and the wall. With four riders on the front, it's all Bahrain Victorious. Wout van Aert completes the top three ahead of Tadej Pogacar. He has a few seconds on Van Aert, Ganna and Pogacar. It's been 38 years since the last Dutch winner of Milano-San Remo - Hennie Kuiper in 1985. This is one of the races I really wanted to win.

Milano-Sanremo: The first monument of the season and the winner is Mathieu van der Poel with a massive jump at the top Poggio.

Ganna got the better of Van Aert and Pogačar to take second and Van Aert was third. Nils Politt attacked on the run-up to the Poggio. We had a great week of training with all the team, they did a great job for me. Well before the start of the last climb of the day, the German had already been pulled in. The difference to the escapees had shrunk to 1:10 at the foot. In the first crash was Sam Bennett (BORA-hansgrohe) with a handful of other riders. Then it was a long chase for the Frenchman to return to the peloton. Mark Cavendish and Jonathan Milan, and others, had to let go the peloton. UAE team Emirates had also come to the front to help the other teams in the pursuit. The race remained the same for a long time. They took a lead of about 3 minutes ahead on the peloton, where Jos van Emden (Jumbo-Visma), Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Jacopo Mosca (Trek-Segafredo) set the pace. As the race left Abbiategrasso and still in neutralised zone, there was a crash.

A devastating attack on the famous Poggio climb proved to be the decisive moment of the race as the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider beat Filippo Ganna, who was second, ...

But instead of waiting for the descent to make his move, Dutchman Van der Poel took the initiative with a last-ditch dig for which Pogacar had no answer. Third in 2022, Van der Poel went two places better as he added Milano-San Remo to his Monument wins alongside his two previous victories in Flanders. Italian powerhouse Ganna – who led for Ineos Grenadiers after Britain’s Tom Pidcock was ruled out with concussion – gave the home fans something to cheer as he crossed the line for second place. On the descent Van der Poel pushed clear alongside team-mate Kragh Andersen and Italy’s Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates). "I knew I wanted to place an attack at the end of the Poggio and I managed to find a small gap between Pogacar and the wall. “I cannot imagine a better scenario than this one,” Van der Poel said after adding another Monument to his swelling palmares, after two earlier victories in the Tour of Flanders.

Milan-San Remo - the first Spring Classic of the 2023 season – was contested in Italy earlier today. It was the 114th edition of the Classicissima and the ...

It was a nice group at the front in the end. We had a great week of training with all the team, and they did a great job for me today. Attacks were launched shortly after the start of the race and a group of breakaway hopefuls from smaller teams was formed. “I have to be satisfied with this third top 3 at Milano-Sanremo,” third-place finisher Van Aert explained to Roadcycling.com after the podium celebrations. Van der Poel then launched a solo attack as the riders descended from the Poggio. It brought a big group to the Poggio. The route then culminated with the legendary Cipressa and Poggio di Sanremo climbs in the final part of the race. Meanwhile, Ganna attacked from the chasing trio behind and crossed the finish line in second place. Meanwhile, at the back of the peloton, former World Champion Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan Team) was dropped – this was clearly not going to be his day of glory. The victory is amazing, and we will celebrate for sure.” “I have no regret about how the race went. Milan-San Remo - the first Spring Classic of the 2023 season – was contested in Italy earlier today.

Watch the closing stages of Milano-San Remo as Mathieu van der Poel won the first Monument of the year to emulate his grandfather Raymond Poulidor.

Mathieu Van der Poel launched an attack on Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert, and Filippo Ganna and stayed away to win Milan-San Remo.

Pogačar’s team, UAE, surged to the front to allow their leader to make his move, but all the main players, including van Aert and van der Poel and defending champion Matej Mohorič (who’s win last year was partially attributed to his bold use of a dropper post), hung on. But van der Poel’s lead seemed untouchable as they hit the flat two kilometers to the finish. Van der Poel quickly opened a strong lead as he started to descend the Poggio. [Tom Pidcock](https://www.bicycling.com/news/a43326736/tom-pidcock-out-of-milan-san-remo/), who was recovering from a minor concussion. By 50 kilometers to go, the racing had truly begun as the first of the five climbs to the finish began, along with roads that were becoming increasingly tight and technical as riders sped through small cities. The longest race of the year, Milan-San Remo, runs nearly 300 kilometers (182 miles) in Northwest Italy.

Watch highlights of the 2023 Milano-San Remo as Mathieu van der Poel stormed to victory from Filippo Ganna and Wout van Aert. Stream the 2023 cycling season ...

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Van der Poel won the race his grandfather Raymond Poulidor took 62 years ago after surging clear on the final Poggio climb. He surged away from race favourite ...

However, the two-time Tour de France winner dusted himself down and started the race. “My team and I trained really well in the week and today my teammates did excellent work. He surged away from race favourite Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert and Filippo Ganna, eventually finishing around 15 seconds ahead of Ganna on via Roma after 294 kilometres of riding.