After almost six and a half hours of racing, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) thundered to victory at Milan-San Remo, claiming his maiden win of 2023.
The Dutchman attacked with 5.5km remaining as he crested the Poggio, and powered solo down the descent. Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) followed in pursuit, but ultimately couldn't close the gap, which stretched out to 15 seconds.
