San Remo: Mathieu van der Poel wins 62 years after Raymond Poulidor, his grandfather

Mathieu van der Poel won Milan – San Remo this Saturday. The Dutchman, who has already won the Tour of Flanders twice, won the great Italian classic for the first time. He won this legendary race 62 years after his grandfather, the legendary Frenchman Raymond Poulidor.

The Italian Filippo Ganna settled the prestigious group of pursuers in a sprint, ahead of Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar. Anthony Turgis (9th) is the first Frenchman.

“It was a race that I really wanted to win, dropped the winner of the day. The way I won was beyond what I expected. “I was really focused on this race for quite a while, added the Dutchman. I needed racing days to get back to my best and today I think was my best. »

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