Milano - Sanremo 2023, one day monument, March 18

[Logic-is-your-friend]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled.

Nobody was talking about Van der Poel before this race.

 

[JosefK]

Not a bad year so far for MvdP ... Cyclocross World Champion, monument winner. Still in March.

 

[Netserk]

Most dominant Sanremo win in a long time.

 

[OlavEH]

Looking at top 4 today, I think this was the highest quality MSR in recent history. Massive by Van der Poel!

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Love when people say WVA is better than MVP... when it really matters, MVP has kick his a$$

Yeah...that was true last year for sure... <rolleyes>

 

[Red Rick]

Van Aert coudln't get closer on the descent cause he was dead.

Ganna and Pogacar couldn't get closer on the descent cause they can't descent as well.

 

[Tobi]

What a rider

 

[Aimar16]

Pogacar was a true pancake today. Did not want to pull with the others

I think you're confusing people, because that was Ganna.

 

[Pantani_lives]

WVA didn't care for another second place. He put everything in the pursuit, while Ganna was saving something for the finish.

Pogacar did what was to be expected: attacking on the Poggio, and getting two or three guys with him.

 

[Sciatic]

Ganna surpassed my expectations...bravo

But he killed the chase!

 

[postmanhat]

Three Alpecins in the top ten?

SKA did a lot of the closing for MVDP. Has been a good signing for them on this showing.

EDIT- two,

 

[Big Doopie]

Sad Pog did not get the podium.

He was pretty beat. He could barely take any turns tho to his credit he tried.

MVDP is so deep inside WVA’s psyche. He let him do all the work to latch back on to Pog and Ganna. Then just slingshot away.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pogacar was a true pancake today. Did not want to pull with the others and deservedly lost the podium.

I mean, Ganna also didn't do too many proper pulls, that has to be said.

Nice one for Pippo, now I wanna see him in G-W and Paris-Roubaix. Dare I say that Pidcock not racing this one after his Tirreno crash was good for him, since the team didn't have him work for anyone?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pogacar was a true pancake today. Did not want to pull with the others and deservedly lost the podium.

He wanted to win. He can't afford a sprint with WVA. And he made the decisive attack, WVA is the one to blame for not respond to MVP

 

[Red Rick]

WVA didn't care for another second place. He put everything in the pursuit, while Ganna was saving something for the finish.

Pogacar did what was to be expected: attacking on the Poggio, and getting two or three guys with him.

Eh I don't think Pogacar was supposed to get dropped.

I think the Poggio is once again exposed as a 1 minute yolopunch more so than a 6 minute even climb.

 

[Poursuivant]

What an attack that was at the top of the Poggio. Amazing win

 

[Sciatic]

I think you're confusing people, because that was Ganna.

Absolutely, he clearly didn’t push as hard when he hit the front.

 

[nightowl]

Pogacar was a true pancake today. Did not want to pull with the others and deservedly lost the podium.

Did we watch the same race? He was the only one pulling properly after the Poggio

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Rode them off his wheel. Maybe he should have done a few more pulls and it would have been for the win. Frankly he looked stronger than Wout on the Poggio.

Wheel suckers, suck

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Extinction]

But he killed the chase!

He can become a classics racer now!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Congrats to MVP, he proved the strongest at the end. Three strong guys couldn't catch him. Ganna also sensational. UAE played it very well this year and put Pogacar on pole position with 7 km to go but the Slovenian maybe wasn't as strong as last year and didn't have explosivity left to fight for the podium - 4th place is a disappointment.

 

[Riek s]

Impressive acceleration of VDP, especially since everyone else were packed and done. Reminds of the acceleration he once did in SB.

Fantastic win! (and a bit out of the blue because he wasn't going super before)

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Great tactics of Belgian Pozzato to lose the race and maintain his reputation

 

[shalgo]

Another top-ten for Turgis