Milano - Sanremo 2023, one day monument, March 18

[Riek s]

Could Remco have beaten today's MVDP? I think only someone like Pidcock in top form, like in the Strade, could've followed and then keep with him on the descent.

I do like this new Ganna though, in the past he's been strickly a top TT guy, but now he can climb, he can sprint, he can really make a great classics rider.

Maybe, but not if he waited until the pogio, and neither would pidcock.

 

[Lequack]

So 62 years later, his grandson now takes the victory in a similar style.

1961 - Raymond Poulidor

2023 - Mathieu van der Poel

 

[noob]

So 62 years later, his grandson now takes the victory in a similar style.

1961 - Raymond Poulidor

2023 - Mathieu van der Poel

Poulidor looks like he's riding to his execution though when MvdP looks like he's winning

 

[jaylew]

He said he didn't took any risks in the descent, with the other classics in mind. Did the descent 3 times in recon.

He still gained time, though. He only had 2.5 seconds at the start of the descent.

 

[Salvarani]

So 62 years later, his grandson now takes the victory in a similar style.

1961 - Raymond Poulidor

2023 - Mathieu van der Poel

Absolutely incredible.

 

[vwpe]

As much as it hurts to hear it but it couldnt me any more true... Van Aert as great as he is hes just a POOR MANS MVDP dont know what more evidence there could been their entire career.. He can dominate andwin races MVDP doesnt target if he does he will just get whipped like he has his entire career by the freak MVDP is. Van aert is great just never been on that lvl - hence a POOR MANS MVDP.

Van aert *** riders forcing a debate is indeed tireesome which more evidence u want hes gotten beaten by MVDP from early days when they was juniors to this days time to start watching cycling or understand what ur watching - theres is no debate..just makes van aert look worse comparing him to MVDP who is clearly unmatched,

Van aert himself tho is extremely talented and simply a class act so chappou.

As for MVDP hes simply unmatched when hes on top form and always has been, noone been close people remember what he did to Ala in strade to others at flandern even at subpar lvl etc. At top lvl he wins in a fashion and lvl rest can dream of

simply unmatched top lvl.

 

[rghysens]

Van Baarle will win RvV. Van der Poel has a massive problem now.

No, he hasn´t, as he already has won a monument (and the cyclocross wc). His spring classic season is already a success, which can´t be said of Van Aert and Alaphilippe (or the whole of SQS). They have a problem.

 

[staubsauger]

Being the rider with the 2nd most wins so far this season within the Milan - San Remo field, Henok Mulubrhan finished a distant 162th, 13:10 minutes down.

Looks like someone couldn't handle his role as a favorite!

 

[Red Rick]

Lol.

Strava somehow has MvdP 17 seconds slower than Van Aert and Pog

 

[Netserk]

Lol.

Strava somehow has MvdP 17 seconds slower than Van Aert and Pog

Good thing no one takes strava koms seriously on this forum.

 

[Riek s]

Lol.

Strava somehow has MvdP 17 seconds slower than Van Aert and Pog

wasn't their a debate a day or 2 ago about the accuracy of strava?

 

[Netserk]

Iirc, it was the same with the descent last year.

 

[Didinho]

He still gained time, though. He only had 2.5 seconds at the start of the descent.

The acceleration out of the corners and just be fresher does a lot in descents. Had just more left in the legs.

 

[limak_]

Lol.

Strava somehow has MvdP 17 seconds slower than Van Aert and Pog

Because MvdP's time on that segment is from 2021. He hasn't uploaded anything on strava since January.

 

[Blanco]

I wanted him to win least out of the 4. However, if 3 of the best time trailers in the world can't see its in their interests to work together, they don't deserve ***.

I see that you didn't watch carefully...

 

[Red Rick]

Because MvdP's time on that segment is from 2021. He hasn't uploaded anything on strava since January.

Okay cause I got super confused the first section of the Poggio was the same time for everyone, but maybe that was 2022 tiem for everyone.

 

[BigCoward]

I see that you didn't watch carefully...

Ooooh, awesome comment. It must have taken ages to come up with that.

 

[kingjr]

Imagine all 4 of them had arrived together and Ganna had won the sprint, I think it would have broken the internet. The cycling portion of it, at least.

 

[Red Rick]

Imagine all 4 of them had arrived together and Ganna had won the sprint, I think it would have broken the internet. The cycling portion of it, at least.

Ganna sprints best at the end of a 4km effort with 4 dudes though.

 

[kingjr]

Ganna sprints best at the end of a 4km effort with 4 dudes though.

Fair point

 

[Nick2413]

Amazing win by Van der Poel. Surprising a guy like Ganna was able to be so strong. By far the most diverse mix of talents of all the monuments at the top in this race.

Pog didn’t do anything wrong but this race will always be a roll of the dice for him and if anything he can slightly change the way he rolls them. Maybe try just following on the Poggio and being the freshest for a small group finish, or attacking especially late like VdP did today.

The thing is, many riders can be the strongest in the race and not win, but if VdP is the strongest he will almost always win. I would be terrified if I’m heading into RVV and PR against him now.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Nice top 10 by Powless.

And he might have done even better if he hadn't been forced to make a sprint when the front of the peloton split during Pogacar's attack. It would also have been good if Cort could have stayed in the front longer.

 

[tobydawq]

And he might have done even better if he hadn't been forced to make a sprint when the front of the peloton split during Pogacar's attack. It would also have been good if Cort could have stayed in the front longer.

?

Cort wasn't near the front on the Poggio.

 

[Blanco]

Ooooh, awesome comment. It must have taken ages to come up with that.

No, I replied immediatelly

 

[Lequack]

Jan Tratnik had some bad luck with crashes

https://twitter.com/x/status/1637163242312146946

View: https://twitter.com/JTratnik/status/1637163242312146946