
Despite not winning a stage at Tirreno-Adriatico last week, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) will enter the first Monument of the season at Milan-San Remo on Saturday with a solid week of tough racing in Italy under his belt.
Van der Poel believes he has sharpened the tools more than enough in his second race of the season, after debuting in 2025 with a win at Ename Samyn Classic, scoring a third place and second place finish on stages 4 and 5.