As expected, Milano-Sanremo turned out to be a two-man show of world champion
Tadej Pogacar who challenged his predecessor -
Mathieu van der Poel. Third time however was not the charm for the Slovenian who tried impossible and win with an attack already on Cipressa. In any case both men seem be in top shape, which bears a great promise towards the upcoming cobbled Classics.
"The question is what this means for the rest of the spring," former Lotto team manager
Marc Sergeant writes in his analysis for Het Nieuwsblad. "Van der Poel may have emerged as the winner of the duel on Saturday, but that also had to do with the course. On the Poggio, Pogacar cannot drop the Dutchman because that climb is not steep enough."