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'This year I'm feeling even better' - After Tirreno-Adriatico sprint win, Olav Kooij takes aim at Milan-San Remo

Olav Kooij MilanSan Remo Wout Van Aert Poggio Tadej Pogačar Jasper Philipsen VismaLease a Bike
TRASACCO ITALY MARCH 13 Olav Kooij of The Netherlands and Team Visma Lease A Bike celebrates at podium as stage winner during the 60th TirrenoAdriatico 2025 Stage 3 a 190km stage from Norcia to Trasacco UCIWT on March 13 2025 in Trasacco Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images.

A sprint victory after a hard hilly stage at Tirreno-Adriatico is a clear sign of a Milan-San Remo contender and Olav Kooij added his name to the list of sprinters who could win La Primavera with his victory in Trasacco on Thursday.

The Visma-Lease a Bike rider is riding Tirreno-Adriatico for the second time in his career hoping that it will give him the form for Milan-San Remo. With Wout van Aert opting to train at altitude for the cobbled Classics instead of racing Tirreno-Adriatico, Kooij will have leadership status in the team for Milan-San Remo alongside Alex Zingle and possibly Christophe Laporte who may make his 2025 season debut after illness disrupted his winter.

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