2021 Milano-Sanremo Results & Recap
2021 Milano-Sanremo is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Stuyven wins Milan-Sanremo
Jasper Stuyven (Trek - Segafredo) outfoxed the race favorites at the end of 300km to claim the biggest win of his career today at Milan-Sanremo, the first Monument of the season. The Belgian finished ahead of Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) and defending champion Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) after more than six and a half hours of racing. Notably, Peter Sagan finished fourth after recovering from Covid-19. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) took fifth.
“We had a plan to go for it, to be up there, and then, in the final, I was going well, I was there on the Poggio with a lot of fast guys, and I knew I had to try, all or nothing," Stuyven said. "If I waited I was looking at 5th to 10th place. Eight times out of ten we’d have nothing, but those two times out of ten you have everything. I was feeling good, and there was a good gap, but the legs were completely empty by the end.”
“In the last kilometer, I tried to recover a bit before the final bend ahead of the finish," Stuyven said. "I managed to recover a little, and then I launched the sprint. I still cannot believe I have won Milano-Sanremo. After the Poggio descent, I saw there were still some sprinters so I tried to go all-in and anticipate the sprint. It was not a strategy I decided on this morning but rather my instinct. It’s amazing, I cannot find the words!”
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