E3 Saxo Classic 2025, another feat by Van Der Poel. The story of the race

Rome, 28 March 2025 - In 2025 he hasn't made a single mistake in a day, with a sensational result on the scoresheet 3 su 3 in the category: it is about Mathieu van der Poel, who at the beginning of this season has already bagged the Samyn Classic 2025, the Milan-Sanremo 2025 and, as a final addition, the E3 Saxo Classic 2025, inflicting on the first among the rivals, Mads pedersen e Filippo Gana, an abysmal gap.  

Race report

The Dane arrives after 1'05 ", while the Piedmontese, who in any case confirms himself as an excellent man Classics, crosses the finish line after 2'05 ", with the distanced group of others 29" and regulated in turn by Mike Teunissen. In front of everyone there is only one man in command, capable of making the difference 40 km from the end with an attack on the Old Kwaremont, where he greets the company of Pedersen e Ganna, for a trio that had sewn up on the morning's breakaway. A nice, loud and clear message, if it were ever really needed, to all the rivals for the next races and, probably, first and foremost to Tadej pogacar, fresh from signing up to the startlist of the Paris-Roubaix 2025, the race of which the Dutchman has won the last two editions. And to think that even today someone tried to make life difficult for the runner of theAlpecin-Deceuninck: first of all Pedersen, who had broken the ice with a razor slash on the Taaienberg but, just like what happened less than a week ago at Milan-Sanremo and pogacar protagonist, Van der Poel when the road goes up it does not grant a meter. The comparison at a distance with the Very classic it also fuels it Ganna, who just like last Saturday is increasing his pace and is trying to take advantage of the skirmishes of the favourites of the moment. This time, however, there is no three-way sprint and, on the contrary, the company is already separated onThe Old Kvaremont, the springboard for the winning ride of Van der Poel, which in these latitudes continues to divide, as was evident from the spitting reserved for him by a "fan" on Boro Strada. Who knows how things would have gone with pogacar at the start before the change of program launched specifically to give priority to the Paris-Roubaix. Questioned before the start of the race that opens the season of the stones in Belgium, the Dutchman had spoken of a tactically perhaps tougher race without the Slovenian, adding that he did not fear him: judging from his physical condition, one can understand that the son and grandson of art is not bluffing. To the joy of theAlpecin-Deceuninck, a team that takes everything at the start of this season, is the counterpoint to the bitterness of the Soudal Quick Step, who today in a huge fall loses in one fell swoop Gil Gelders, Dries Van Gestel e Jordy Warlop: the first and last on the list suffered a concussion, while a Van Gestel a fracture to the left elbow and wrist was found, with the treatment plan to be evaluated in the next few hours, thus suggesting the need to proceed with surgery.

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