61 years after his grandfather Raymond Poulidor win at Milan-San Remothis Saturday March 18 Mathieu Van der Poel has once again provided a new example of its potential, achieving a stratospheric success in 114th edition of ‘La Classicissima’contested over a long route of 294 kilometers and which, as is customary here, is decided in the last act of the monumental task that is this great Italian classic.
+ THE KEY TO VAN DER POEL’S SUCCESS, HIS ATTACK ON POGGIO
‘Spring’ it is cooked as usual here on low flame. After nine riders showed off their sponsors for many kilometers, the peloton really came into its own on the day’s penultimate climb to Cypress, about 27 kilometers from the finish line. On this level of 5.6 kilometers at an average slope of 4.1% and ramps of 9%, the team U.A.E He is one of the most visible. He seeks the formation of Arab Emirates tense the rhythm, punish his rivals, until Bahrain-Victorius act, thinking that last year’s champion, the Slovenian Matej Mohoric was on fire and starred in such an act in 2022, with a hellish descent that is still remembered.
The pace at this point is furious, and towards the decisive Poggiothe last climb of the day, of 3.6 kilometers at an average slope of 3.6% and ramps of up to 8%, saw that this was not the day of Mohoric, despite the fact that his team came to dominate the head of a damaged and stretched team. The trick will be in Italian Filippo Ganna.
With 7.9 kilometers to go, the UAE enters to grasp the rhythm of this monumental cycling monument Milan-San Remo. Tim Wellens do a tremendous job for Pogacar, with Van der Poel and Van Aert very attentive. It’s a matter of knowing where Pogacar will try. He made it to 6.6 kilometers from the finish line, but all his movements tired him and cut off the favorites, who stuck to his tire Ganna, Van der Poel and Van Aert. His movement did not spread. He showed his cards ‘Handsome’ and this time the play did not go well. He missed the shot.
The main moment of the race
Without time to blink, a few meters from the top of Poggio, van der poel He attacked with unbelievable strength. In the first meters, none of the other three runners with him could break these first meters and we’ll just see each other later.
He started down five goals with a margin of four to his three immediate pursuers. Not one of these wonderful four left anything unanswered. they gave everything. van der poel He played his cards better and no matter how hard they tried to tie him up from behind, nothing could be done Mathieuwhich increased his goal difference to 15 seconds and showed that he thoroughly studied the route of Milan-San Remo.
Van der Poel succeeded Mohoric on top of the test podium and won 61 years after his grandfather did, Raymond Poulidor.
RANKINGS
1.Mathieu Van der Poel (PB/Alpecin-Deceuninck) 6h25’23”
2.Filippo Ganna (Ita/Ineos-Grenadiers) at 15″
3. Wout Van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma) id.
4.Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) id.
5.Soren Kragh Andersen (Din/Alpecin-Deceuninck) at 26″
6. Mads Pedersen (Din/Trek-Segafredo) id.
7. Neilson Powless (USA/EF Education-Easy Post) id.
8. Matej Mohoric (Slo/Bahrain-Victorius) id.
9.Anthony Turgis (Fra/TotalEnergies) id.
10.Jasper Stuyven (Bel/Trek-Segafredo) id.
Source: La Verdad
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