Dutchman admits Tadej Pogačar was the strongest on the climbs and that his finish 'was on the top of the Poggio with Tadej' ...

The streets of northwest Italy take center stage once more this weekend as the world's best riders take on the 116th edition of the iconic Milan-San Remo in the first of this season's spring classics.

Mathieu van der Poel won Milan-San Remo on Saturday to claim the cycling season's opening "Monument" race for the second time, denying Tadej Pogacar in a gripping finale on the Italian Riviera.