There were doubts about the form of Mathieu van der Poel for Milan – San Remo, but the Dutchman surprised everyone by unleashing Tadej Pogacar, Wout van Aert and Filippo Ganna on the Poggio. Van der Poel soloed impressively to victory, is the first Dutchman from La Primavera since Hennie Kuiper in 1985 and the fourth Dutchman in total.
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