Philippe Gilbert (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)The Belgian couldn't be more relaxed before a day that he says could take his career into 'another dimension' if he seals his fifth different Monument
SIENA, ITALY - AUGUST 01: Mathieu Van der Poel of The Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Fenix / Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step / Daniel Oss of Italy and Team Bora-Hansgrohe / during the Eroica - 14th Strade Bianche 2020 - Men a 184km race from Siena to Siena-Piazza del Campo / #StradeBianche / on August 01, 2020 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Milan – San Remo 2020 will be the first Monument of the revised cycling calendar, as the season gets going again after the coronavirus break. As the global pandemic took hold earlier this year, race organisers were forced to make tough decisions about the fate of their most prestigious races, with Milan...
Julian Alaphilippe after Strade Bianche 2020 (Jonny Long)The Frenchman praises rivals Wout van Aert and Philippe Gilbert but has also found extra motivation to defend his title
Arnaud Démare wins Milano - Torino (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)The Frenchman won the repurposed Milan-Torino in the build-up to Milan - San Remo, where he was the last sprinter to win back in 2016