Tadej Pogačar won the Milan-Sanremo classic for the first time by defeating Tom Pidcock in a sprint finish.The Slovenian world champion recovered from a crash before the Cipressa climb to rejoin the leaders.Wout van Aert secured third place as defending champion Mathieu van der Poel faded in the final kilometers.This victory represents the eleventh monument title for the rider who now targets Paris-Roubaix in April.