Milan-San Remo

Key points and takeaways from the first monument of the season, as well as what it all means for the major races looming in the weeks and months to come.

We dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu Van der Poel, and Maxim Van Gils at Milan-San Remo.

Tour de Hoody: Pogačar stymied, 'Bling' shows his class, and MVDP is MVP again after cycling's 'hardest race to win' delivers another sizzler.

Trouble in paradise? Philipsen's growing ambition could put strain on leadership strategy with Van der Poel and derail the Alpecin-Deceuninck superduo.

A selection of images highlighting the glory of La Primavera, the first and longest of cycling’s monument races.

Slovenian calls being on final podium with friends Philipsen and Matthews ‘one of most beautiful moments’ of his life.

Jasper Philipsen, Michael Matthews, Tadej Pogačar, Mads Pedersen and others react to a thrilling edition of La Primavera.

Huge Poggio attack by Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) too little too late, with small group fighting it out for victory.

Snoozer or stunner: Does the endless waiting and enormous explosion of MSR make for good racing? Our editors face off.

Picks and an inside look into the strategy of Milan-San Remo from someone who has raced it before.

Pogačar faces Van der Poel and pavé-shaped problems in his quest to be first since De Vlaeminck to claim victories across all five monuments.

Mathieu van der Poel vs. Tadej Pogačar headlines new-look Italian monument set for classic duel between sprinters and attackers over the Poggio.

Tour de Hoody: More Americans win in Europe, Chris Froome's long goodbye, and giving Milan-San Remo the respect it deserves.

Analysis: Not even Eddy Merckx could sweep all the spring monuments, but that's exactly what 'MVDP' is hoping to do in audacious calendar.

Powless kick-starts classics campaign at Strade Bianche with Van Aert, Van der Poel, and a victory in his sights.

UPDATED: Australian sprinting star delivers big win at Tour of Oman with pressure on his shoulders: 'If I have two more bad years, then it's career over.'

UPDATED: Bahrain Victorious star reminds every one of his superb descending skills in his season debut in Spain to win stage 2 at the Volta Valenciana.

Sunday's race in Tábor could be Van der Poel's last cyclocross worlds. Will his winter have been a waste without a sixth rainbow jersey?

Cavendish was the defining sprinter of the century – Our editors pick through their best memories of the retiring 'Manx Missile'.

Can his ripping spring form make him only the second US male to finish on the podium? Powless goes better the longer the race.

Analysis: The peloton's speed demons have no hope when the Pogačar’s and the Van Aert’s accelerate over the Poggio.

Belgian barnstormer sees the Milan-San Remo podium as confirmation he's on track going into the critical northern classics period.

Here are some of the best stories, out-takes, and stats coming out of San Remo that you might have missed.

Unpacking the tactics: One perfectly timed, fully committed attack deflated the peloton's most lethal engines.

Poggio recon rides and a lot of suffering send Van der Poel from mid-pack at Tirreno-Adriatico to off the front of Milan-San Remo.

Here's what the top riders said after Saturday's explosive battle over the Poggio.

Here's what the top riders said after the San Remo shakedown.

Van der Poel kicks clear from Filippo Ganna, Wout van Aert, and Tadej Pogačar and rides all alone to stunning victory on the Via Roma.

Van Aert drops the inner ring for La Primavera and its crucial Poggio ascent: 'It's a small advantage we wanted to take'

Follow all the news for Milan-San Remo to open the men's 'monument' season.

The tyrant, the returning king, and the wildcard: Who's hot, who's not, and what are the chances for San Remo's three superstars?

Analysis: Lotto-Dstny's two fast finishers both pack outside odds at Via Roma victory. We dive into how a team calls between its two captains.

Our editorial team debates the San Remo course and makes its picks for Saturday's kickoff of 'monument madness.'

Tour de Hoody: The arrival of 'monument madness' is a poignant reminder that Sagan's days in the peloton are numbered.

Who will be first down the Via Roma in the easiest monument to finish but the hardest to win?

After a spectacular start to his season, Pogačar is about to unleash on the spring classics from Milan-San Remo to Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Strade Bianche winner crashed twice during Tirreno-Adriatico and he will miss the Italian monument on doctor's orders.

The decisive climb in La Primavera is so innocuous that on the other 364 days of the year an errant cycling tourist will have a hard time finding it. 

Our editors debate where the men's 'monuments' rank as the all-time favorite.

From Giro-bound Roglič and Geoghegan Hart to Van Aert and Van der Poel heading to Milan-San Remo, here's what the favorites revealed.

The one-day race along the Italian Riviera opens a busy month of racing in Italy.

Here's what's making headlines on February 2.

After a rough and tumble 2022, Australia's fastest sprinter determined to hit top of sprinting hierarchy.

The 'Race of the Two Seas' has something for everyone in the prestigious, early season GC prize.

After winning cycling's longest monument, Mohorič will now take on cycling's most fearsome race at the Hell of the North.

The Slovenian on pre-race injury, near-crashes and that dropper seat-post.

RCS boss says they are working to "guarantee" a women's edition of the long-standing monument for 2023.

RCS CEO says he's also working with Giro d'Italia Donne organizer to build a closer relationship with the men's grand tour.

The Ineos Grenadiers emerged as a Classics force as Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl struggled to meet expectations on the cobbles.

Belgian star wants to leave with hands held high and the Ardennes will be at the center of his swansong season.

And Bernal is back to riding on the road!

Jim Cotton and Ben Delaney break down the key points of MIlan-San Remo, comparing Matej Mohorič's power to that of Mathieu van der Poel.

The Trek-Segafredo rider says that missing Milan-San Remo was the right call to avoid risking another setback later in his classics campaign.

James weighs in on how a dropper seat post helped Mohorič win Milan-San Remo.

Fearless descending was vital, but Mohoric was also sprinting like mad out of every corner down the Poggio. Here we compare his numbers on each critical section to that of Mathieu van der Poel's.

After the favorites are once again left with nothing to show for their efforts, we get yet another example that it is better to fly under the radar in modern cycling

A monument in moments.

Matej Mohorič used a dropper post to win Milan-San Remo. That got Nettie, Matt and Mitch thinking, what are the craziest technological innovations we've seen over the years in road cycling? Of course, the best ones have been banned by the UCI.

La Primavera Delivers the Thrills

From avoiding crashes and chasing motos to using a dropper post and warning off Pogačar, here are the keys to unlock Mohorič's San Remo masterpiece.

The Brit will now undergo blood tests to try uncover the root of the issue

Elisa Balsamo said she'd like to see a women's Milan-San Remo come back, but where does women's racing draw the line with importing men's events onto the calendar?

Mind games and engineering: Kate Wagner dissects and explains how the Slovenian rider masterminded an incredible victory in Milan-San Remo.

'We are not going to make a race schedule until this problem is solved,' says his coach.

Alpecin-Fenix confirms Dutch star will race Coppi e Bartali in latest sign that Mathieu van der Poel is on track to race Tour of Flanders.

UCI drops talk of dropping droppers ban with statement drop on droppers dropping in races

Governing body confirms approval of use of dropper posts in road racing, 'subject to the minimum 5cm setback rule.'

The 27 year old won the longest stage in the 2018 Giro d'Italia, the longest stage of the 2021 Tour de France,  and also the longest stage of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana.

Wout van Aert suggests that some of his rivals at Milan-San Remo were content to race for the podium rather than the win.

Mohoric ran a dropper post for his pre-planned Poggio descent attack.

The 27-year-old Slovenian takes his first-ever Monument victory.

Hypothetically.

The inside story on how Matej Mohorič and Bahrain Victorious plotted its strategy months ago for Milan-San Remo.

British team finishes outside the top-10 as crashes and illness sees the team fade in San Remo.

Tour de France champ attacked five times in quick succession but couldn't make it stick, putting an end to his season victory sweep.

Jumbo-Visma star covered attacks from Tadej Pogačar but could not chase down the attacking Mohorič on the Poggio descent.

Dutch rider tips his hat to Mohorič but calls out a lack of cooperation in the chase group.

Slovenian drops the likes of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel on a wild descent off the Poggio using a dropper seatpost to roar to victory.

Slovenian breakaway ace surprises favorites with solo dash off the bottom of the Poggio and down the Via Roma.