US EditionNetherland's Van der Poel pounces past Pogacar to secure Milan-San Remo double
- Mathieu Van der Poel of Alpecin-Deceuninck won his second Milan-Sanremo Classic by outsprinting Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar in the final stretch.
- Tadej Pogacar finished third after a strong performance throughout the race, which began in rain and concluded in sunshine.
- European champion Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime won the first women's Milan-Sanremo since 2005 by defeating Marianne Vos in a sprint finish.
- Both Van der Poel and Pogacar set a new record at the Cipressa climb, surpassing the previous best of 9 minutes, 16 seconds, which had stood since 1996.
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The 116th Milan-Sanremo one-day race (UCI 1.UWT; 289 km) was held in Italy on Saturday, won by Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Madis Mihkels (EF Education – EasyPost) finished in 66th position.
Mathieu van der Poel already had a list of achievements to dream of. With his second triumph in Milan-San Remo and thus seventh victory in a monument, it has become a bit more beautiful. And even more impressive: the Dutchman also enters the top 10 of riders with the most monument victories.
After the Monument of Anthology won by Mathieu van der Poel against Tadej Pogacar in Milan-Sanremo, the two men will find themselves very quickly on the flandrian classics and, who knows, perhaps even in Paris-Roubaix.
The Dutch rider, the rider on duty with more monuments equalled with Pogacar (7), played one of his best performances in Milan-San Remo Read
The cycling stars Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel deliver a gripping exchange of hits for the first great classic. In the sprint van der Poel is the fastest.
After 28 years, he managed to attack from Cipressa at the Milan–San Remo race, but in the end, Tadej Pogačar came out on top in the sprint of the trio, who directed the show. "A little too easy on the slopes, we'll need to add some watts and some muscle, then it will be easier."
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