Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) again missed out on a stage victory at Tirreno-Adriatico but again showed some impressive form for the now rapidly approaching Milan-San Remo.
On stage 3, the Dutchman chased down late attacker Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenaders) as if he was chasing in the final kilometres of the Italian Monument. On stage 4, he tried his own attack on the late climb and finished third in the sprint after Ganna chased him down.
