By Daniel Dwarswaard
It all looks so familiar. Mathieu van der Poel squirting on stage with a bottle of prosecco. Mathieu van der Poel being shouted at by excited Italian cycling fans. Mathieu van der Poel who only talks about winning matches. But no, of course it is not all. In October, Van der Poel drove his last race on the road with Paris-Roubaix. Yes, there were still a few cyclocross races in December. But otherwise it was misery: his aching back kept him off course for months.
Matej Mohoric can no longer be traced after an attack in the descent of the Poggio. Anthony Turgis also stays in the banging final phase just before the group of favorites where Van der Poel is the strongest. Cycling life smiles on him again on the famous Via Roma in San Remo. Take a good look at himself. He smiles, patiently moves from camera to camera. Everything makes you feel: this man is relieved and relaxed. Although the first feeling, still with a good dose of adrenaline in the body, is also disappointment. ,,Just like last year, just not in Milan-San Remo. I do worry about that.”
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