Mathieu VAN DER POEL. 10 and praise. Among giants, he is a cyclops of devastating beauty. He resists the world champion's attacks, checks his fever on the Poggio after letting him blow off steam and notices that the man with the sky's arches on his skin struggles to get back to him. The cyclops knows how to win, and after having his team pull all day long (Silvan DILLIER, 10 and praise: tireless), he wins again. It had been fifteen years since a rider managed to double a victory (2010, Oscar Freire). His team - Alpecin - wins the third consecutive San Remo (Van der Poel, Philipsen, Van der Poel): it hadn't happened since the Molteni days, early seventies. He wins with great legs, but he's also used to winning with his head.

Filippo GANNA. 10. He finds himself between two titans, even though he's not exactly a pushover, quite the opposite. He's our standard-bearer, the man who regenerated the track with Viviani and can now make the road bloom again. He wanted to improve his second place at San Remo with a first that would give meaning to everything, but he now has a one-way sense: always there, in front.

Tadej POGACAR. 8. He explodes San Remo, in his own way. If he didn't exist, we'd have to invent him: when he's there, you have to chase him. Today he finds two who don't intend to let him go. He tries in every way, but Mathieu and Filippo respond and resist in every way. He arrives exhausted at the sprint. If he makes a mistake, it's giving too much space to the Dutchman in the final sprint, but he tries to find a countermeasure and misses the measure. For some, this could be considered a serious mistake: not for me.

Michael MATTHEWS. 6. Loses the train, then arrives just in time to win the wooden medal.

Kaden GROVES. 6.5. The 26-year-old Australian closely controls the race's vanguard, tries to stay with the fastest men and obtains a more than good placement in the top five.

Magnus CORT. 6. The 32-year-old Dane pedals well and his sixth place finish says exactly this.

Mads PEDERSEN. 5. He was among the great favorites before the race and is clearly the one who makes everyone wait a bit too long.

Olav KOOIJ. 6. He's only 23 and has talent to spare. If UAE hadn't ridden the Cipressa as they did and Pogacar hadn't blown everything up, he would probably have been much further ahead, even though he clearly didn't finish very far back.

Matteo TRENTIN. 6.5. At 35, he's our eternal young blue. He brings his Tudor into the top ten and it wasn't a given.

Martin MARCELLUSI. 8.5. He's the last to surrender from the very long day's breakaway: he's the first to take the Cipressa.

Mathis LE BERRE. 8. Ready, go and the French rider from Arkea B&B attacks after about twenty kilometers. Mathis launches it and his teammate Alessandro Verre takes it away. With them Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto), Filippo Turconi and Martin Marcellusi (VF Bardiani Csf Faizan) Kristian Sbaragli, Mark Stewart and Tommaso Nencini (Solution Tech Vini Fantini).