Mathieu van der Poel fails to stop reckless Matti Mohorek from winning at Milan-San Remo | Cycling

Technical tool helps Mohoric profit
“I’ve been thinking about this race all winter,” Mourick said. The team came up with this plan. This course fits me well with going down at the end. I made sure I was in good shape to be on top of Poggio. Then I can take my chance to go down, take a little risk and then try to hold on to the win.”

The special bike his team built was so important that he could get off faster. Using the so-called dropper from mountain biking – where you can adjust the saddle height with a simple tap – he had more control over his bike as he descended. At first I thought it wouldn’t make much difference, but I immediately noticed the difference in training. I was really touched. I had more control and was able to move on. I managed to avoid mistakes and went a little faster.”

Mohoric saw his plan nearly collapse in the run-up to the Classical Spring. Initially ill and then crashed at Strade Bianche two weeks ago. But I always believed in my chance. I can’t believe I’ve won Milan Sanremo now.”