Jasper Philipsen wins fastest ever Milan-San Remo Classic in photo finish https://ift.tt/6hnXgJE Reuters Belgian held off Michael Matthews and Tadej Pogacar at finish Winning time beat previous record set by Gianni Bugno in 1990 Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck won the fastest ever Milan-San Remo Classic in a photo finish on Saturday to claim the first Monument of the season, a 288km ride from Pavia to San Remo. In what had been billed as a battle between last year’s winner Mathieu van der Poel and five-times Monuments winner Tadej Pogacar, it was Philipsen who surged ahead in the sprint on the final kilometre to clinch victory after nearly six hours and 15 minutes. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/ilv7H4n March 16, 2024 at 08:16PM

• Belgian held off Michael Matthews and Tadej Pogacar at finish
• Winning time beat previous record set by Gianni Bugno in 1990

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck won the fastest ever Milan-San Remo Classic in a photo finish on Saturday to claim the first Monument of the season, a 288km ride from Pavia to San Remo.

In what had been billed as a battle between last year’s winner Mathieu van der Poel and five-times Monuments winner Tadej Pogacar, it was Philipsen who surged ahead in the sprint on the final kilometre to clinch victory after nearly six hours and 15 minutes.

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