Pogacar targets elusive Milan-San Remo as Van der Poel defends crown

TDT | Milan

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Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel are set to face off for the first time this season on Saturday as cycling’s pre-eminent one-day riders vie for glory at the 298km long Milan-San Remo.

The first “Monument” race of the year homes into view with both world champion Pogacar and last year’s winner Van der Poel already showing hot form in Italy. Pogacar claimed his fourth victory, and third in as many years, at Strade Bianche earlier this month, while Van der Poel won two stages in the Tirreno-Adriatico last week.

The 27-year-old sat out both Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico in preparation for Milan-San Remo, a rare race in which he can’t just blow away the competition with longrange attacks.