'That sucks a bit' - Mathieu van der Poel misses out on Tirreno-Adriatico win but passes another Milan-San Remo test

Mathieu van der Poel finished stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico in second, only losing out to a solo breakaway rider
Mathieu van der Poel finished stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico in second, only losing out to a solo breakaway rider (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) again missed out on a stage victory at Tirreno-Adriatico but again showed some impressive form for the now rapidly approaching Milan-San Remo.

On stage 3, the Dutchman chased down late attacker Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenaders) as if he was chasing in the final kilometres of the Italian Monument. On stage 4, he tried his own attack on the late climb and finished third in the sprint after Ganna chased him down.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is one of the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.

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