Mathieu Van der Poel will attempt to repeat his feat of 2023 on the first Monument of the year, Milan-San Remo. Tadej Pogacar and the Dutchman have the power necessary to dynamite the race in the Poggio, one of the hills located in the town of San Remo, a springboard to glory.

The pure sprinters, who have not won on the Via Roma since Arnaud Démare in 2016, have not completely given up either.