The 2023 race was indeed a vintage edition of Milan-Sanremo; one that will be remembered for many years to come. It wasn’t just about the winner, Mathieu van der Poel, and the way in which he won. It was as much about the insane quality of the group he left behind, forced to squabble without dignity for the right to sit either side of the victor on a tiny couch behind the podium while they waited
