Mathieu van der Poel's season steps up a level at Tirreno-Adriatico as he looks for 'the extra few percent' that will allow him to fight for the Spring Classics and take on Tadej Pogačar.
Pogačar has opted not to ride Tirreno-Adriatico and will only race again at Milan-San Remo as part of his seven-week Classics campaign. Wout Van Aert will not even ride La Classicissima, opting to train at altitude for three weeks in March to peak for the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
