Mathieu van der Poel finished on the podium during his comeback in the cycling peloton. The strong driver finished third in the Milan-Sanremo classic on Saturday afternoon. Slovenian Matej Mohoric was victorious.
Van der Poel surprisingly made his return on the bike on Saturday. Actually, he would not return to the Italian stage race Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali until next week after knee problems. Because a lot of Alpecin-Fenix teammates are sick or injured, he started again on Saturday.
Mohoric attacked in the final phase to victory.