Greig Leach

Milano Sanremo is hard enough, clearly no one needs any bad look added on top of the kilometes and final climbs. But that is exactly what befell fan favorite Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies). Within sight of the Capo Cipressa, Sagan had a problem with his gearing and needed a quick bike change. While the swap went well, it meant that he was chasing back through those dropping off of the back of the peloton as the favorites were on the attack further up the climb. Sagan could comfort himself knowing that he was catching up the peloton as others, like Elia Viviani (Ineos-Grenadiers), were dropping away.