A masterclass in reading Milano-Sanremo. Kopecky was briefly distanced when Niewiadoma drove the Cipressa but fought back to the bunch. On the Poggio she was one of only four able to follow Pieterse's decisive acceleration, then sat composed in the front five, letting Włodarczyk and Pieterse do the work into Sanremo. When Pieterse opened the sprint on the Via Roma, Kopecky came off her wheel and powered past for her biggest win of the young season and another Monument to her palmarès, fresh off a win at Nokere Koerse earlier in the week.

• 5 kmFollowed Pieterse's Poggio acceleration — one of only four able to
• 0.2 kmCame past Pieterse to win the five-up Via Roma sprint

Rüegg confirmed her strong early-season by making the four-rider response to Pieterse's Poggio move and contesting the win. In the sprint she settled onto Kopecky's wheel and held second, unable to come around the Belgian but well clear of the chasers. A standout one-day result that marks her out as a genuine Monument contender.

• 5 kmFollowed the Poggio selection into the front five

The Italian followed the Poggio selection and benefited from teammate Włodarczyk's selfless work to keep the break clear. On the Via Roma she held third behind Kopecky and Rüegg for a home Monument podium — a career-defining result and reward for UAE Team ADQ's strength in numbers in the decisive group.

• 5 kmMade the winning five over the Poggio
• 0.2 kmHeld third in the sprint for a home podium

The architect of the decisive selection. Pieterse surged inside the final kilometre of the Poggio, a move only Kopecky, Włodarczyk, Gasparrini and Rüegg could follow, and her acceleration is what created the winning five. She opened the sprint on the Via Roma but, having done the hard work on the climb, was overhauled and finished fourth at the same time — the race's animator without the win.

• 5 kmAttacked inside the final km of the Poggio to forge the winning five
• 0.2 kmLaunched the sprint but was passed, fourth s.t.

A selfless ride from the Pole. After following the Poggio split, Włodarczyk emptied herself driving the front five's descent and flat run-in to keep the move clear and protect teammate Gasparrini's podium chance. Spent from her efforts, she took fifth at +0:04 — a textbook domestique's race that delivered a UAE podium and a top-five for herself.

• 5 kmFollowed the Poggio selection
• 2 kmDrove the front five to keep the break clear for Gasparrini

The defending champion and pre-race sprint favourite was caught behind the Poggio selection after being briefly distanced on the Cipressa. Unable to make the winning five, she led the chasing peloton home for sixth at +0:09 — the best of the rest, but on a day the climbs denied the pure sprinters and her own teammate took the win.

• 0.2 kmLed the chasing bunch sprint for sixth, +0:09 down

Balsamo couldn't follow the Poggio selection and was left in the chasing peloton, sprinting to eighth at +0:09. A solid result on her home Monument but short of the front group, on a day decided by the puncheurs over the top of the Poggio.

With team leader Niewiadoma crashing out on the Cipressa descent, Consonni salvaged the day for Canyon//SRAM, sprinting to tenth out of the chasing bunch at +0:09. A top-ten on a day her team's main card was undone by misfortune.

One of the most aggressive riders on the day, Niewiadoma drove the front on the Cipressa, briefly distancing Wiebes and Kopecky. But her race ended in the heavy crash on the Cipressa descent that also brought down Kim Le Court, ruling her out of a finale she had been animating.

• 30 kmDrove the Cipressa, briefly distancing Wiebes and Kopecky

Le Court was among the aggressors before crashing on the technical Cipressa descent alongside Niewiadoma, ending her hopes in a race she had been positioned to contest.