VIDEO: Mathieu van der Poel wins Milano-Sanremo 2025 in incredible three-up sprint with Filippo Ganna & Tadej Pogacar
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Milano-Sanremo 2025 will be a race long remembered in the annals of cycling history. In the end, it was Mathieu van der Poel who prevailed at the line, denying Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar in an incredibly dramatic three-up sprint for victory.
As the Poggio began, Pogacar made an immediate attack. Van der Poel though was glued to the back wheel and although Ganna was distanced initally, the Italian tempo'd himself back in true time trial specialist style. As soon as Ganna got back though, Pogacar attacked again, but once more Van der Poel refused to budge from the world champion's back wheel. Before the top of the climb, Van der Poel himself then attempted an assault but as the descent began the two were locked together, Ganna around 10 seconds back. Because of Ganna's work, Pogacar and Van der Poel couldn't afford to look at each other. Inside the final kilometre the Italian made contact, forcing a three-up sprint for the line! Reminiscent of a track sprint, things slowed right down before Van der Poel and there proved to be no stopping the Dutchman as Van der Poel won from Ganna and Pogacar.
Watch for yourself in the video down below!
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Mathieu van der Poel wins an epic 2025 Milan Sanremo!
— Mathew Mitchell (@MatMitchell30) March 22, 2025
The best edition in many years with race-winning attacks on the Cipressa, heavyweights slugging it out on the Poggio landing blows and a 🌈vs🌈vs🌈 final sprint
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- a concussion is a serious deal and I wish him well, but really he seems so fragile mentally and physically for a great champion. he won the tour 2 x which is insane, but he faced no adversity. he is crumbling with some tough times.mij25-03-2025
- Wow ! Why was he allowed to finish that stage? Where was the concussion protocol?frieders325-03-2025
- You know, all his critics would be the first to complain about the Tour if he retired.Mistermaumau24-03-2025
- Fine by me, was just trying to understand why you felt Tadej’s and MVDP’s 2 per year was more interesting than 3 and 1 or with the others thrown in the mix. Up to now results of the two eras are not very different but it may have been more interesting to compare the number of races where both actually CONFRONTED each other. I’m pretty sure TP and MVDP don’t have a hope in hell of offering nearly as much rivalry, many years the other 2 did 2 or 3 monuments together, in 1975 they even both did all 5! And that’s without counting classics. Compared to that it sure looks as if today’s riders try to avoid the others. You’re right to spend your time otherwise if you prefer I enjoy learning stuff from people with their personal view, whether I agree or not, debate is a great tool for that but obviously no longer fashionable in the age of Twitter where stating is more important than reasoning. Enjoy the racing/your rides, whatever.Mistermaumau24-03-2025
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- To be clear, I won't comment on another person or try to change what they do, and I won't uses language like you just did. I can only determine what I do, and I'd like to spend my time celebrating the incredible riding we see and enjoy it as much as possible. I'm a fan, I'd rather be a fan in awe than one going into debates online.RidesHills24-03-2025
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santiagobenites24-03-2025 - RiderHills...well said, the guy is a pain in the arse. He talks utter crap most of the time and off comment. Just ignore the sad little man.
Senna196024-03-2025 - I'm coming to realize that answering your questions will just lead down a rabbit hole of debate. I'd rather avoid that, and instead celebrate the amazing things we see in front of us. Have a good day!RidesHills24-03-2025