The Dutchman was masterful in the final to get the upper hand over Pogacar and Van Aert. Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, from the Alpecin team, won Milan-Sanremo on Saturday, the first of the five Monuments of the cycling season, making the difference at the top of Poggio before finishing alone in Sanremo. Van der Poel wins this race 62 years after the victory of his grandfather, Raymond Poulidor, by about fifteen seconds ahead of a group of three riders, settled in the sprint by the
Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, from the Alpecin team, won Milan-Sanremo on Saturday, the first of the five Monuments of the cycling season, making the difference at the top of Poggio before finishing alone in Sanremo.
Van der Poel wins this race 62 years after the victory of his grandfather, Raymond Poulidor, by about fifteen seconds ahead of a group of three riders, settled in the sprint by the Italian Filippo Ganna ahead of the Belgian Wout Van Aert and Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.