Pidcock defeated in a two-man sprint; Van Aert 3rd
Tadej Pogacar wins the Milan-Sanremo, 298 km from Pavia to Sanremo.
The initial breakaway in the morning was formed with 9 men: Belletta, Maestri, Faure Prost, Peron, Lozano, Moro, Milesi, Tarozzi and Marcellusi.
The leaders close to a 7-minute lead and UAE, with 80km to go, hand over to Dillier at the head of the group.
Just before the Cipressa comes Pogacar's incredible crash , which also takes Van Aert, Girmay, Pellizzari and Jorgenson to the ground.
The world champion manages to rejoin the climb and attacks at the top after del Toro's work. Only Pidcock and Van der Poel remain with him.
From behind, the main group, consisting of around fifty riders, gets very close to the three leaders before the Poggio.
Incredibly, at the start of the climb , Van der Poel breaks away .
Pogacar attacked twice, but was unable to dislodge Pidcock . The two reached the summit with a 15-second lead over Van der Poel and a 20-second lead over the main group.
In the two-man sprint with Pidcock, Pogacar accelerates, resists the British rider's comeback and triumphs !
Van Aert anticipates the bunch sprint and gets ahead of Pedersen.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL
1 POGAČAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates - XRG 6:35:49
2 PIDCOCK Thomas Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team,,
3 VAN AERT Wout Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0:04
4 PEDERSEN Mads Lidl - Trek ,,
5 STRONG Corbin NSN Cycling Team,,
6 VENDRAME Andrea Team Jayco AlUla ,, 7 STUYVEN Jasper Soudal Quick-Step ,,
8 VAN DER POEL Mathieu Alpecin-Premier Tech ,,
9 TRENTIN Matteo Tudor Pro Cycling Team ,,
10 ZAMBANINI Edoardo Bahrain - Victorious ,,
11 BERCKMOES Jenno Lotto Intermarché ,,
12 ARANBURU Alex Cofidis ,,
13 ANDRESEN Tobias Lund Decathlon CMA CGM Team ,,
14 TEUNISSEN Mike XDS Astana Team ,,
15 MOHORIČ Matej Bahrain - Victorious ,,
16 LAPORTE Christophe Team Visma | Lease a Bike,,
17 LAPEIRA Paul Decathlon CMA CGM Team ,,
18 GRÉGOIRE Romain Groupama - FDJ United ,,
19 PITHIE Laurence Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe ,,
20 BARRENETXEA Jon Movistar Team ,,






