2020 Milano - San Remo (World Tour)
111th edition: Saturday, March 21, 2020
Race postponed to Saturday, August 8, 2020
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Milano - San Remo, 305 km
Wout Van Aert (on right) beats Julian Alaphilippe to the line.
Weather at the finish city of San Remo at 1:40 PM, local time: 30C (86F), sunny, with the wind from South at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 5% chance of rain.
The race: Here's the report from third-place Michael Matthews' Team Sunweb.
After a long awaited break the peloton descended on Milano for the start of the first Monument of the year: Milano-Sanremo. Featuring a change in route with more climbing in the middle of the day and a whopping 305 kilometres to cover, it was set to be a long and hot day in the saddle.
A flurry of attacks from the gun saw a few failed breakaway attempts before a group of seven was able to get clear within the opening ten kilometres. From there the riders settled into a smooth rhythm as the kilometres ticked by. Yet, the pace increased once again and the breakaway were ultimately caught as the race hit the coastline.
Heading towards the Cipressa there was a lot of action at the front of the race, with numerous attacks. Each time the escapees got a small gap before being brought back, with the peloton together as they hit the famous Poggio climb. A steady pace was set on the lower slopes before in Milano-Sanremo tradition, the final kilometre was taken at full speed, with Van Aert and Alaphilippe getting a gap over the bunch. Michael Matthews tried to follow on the inside but was forced against the wall, injuring his hand and shoulder in the process. Nevertheless, the Aussie dug in and continued to follow the wheels over the top of the climb, staying near the front of the chasing group.
Once off of the descent, Tiesj Benoot buried himself at the head of the peloton in an attempt to close the gap to the leaders, aiming to launch Matthews for the sprint but unfortunately the gap was just too big. Despite struggling to hold his handlebars due to his injury, Matthews produced a monumentally impressive kick which saw him close in on the leaders in the finale, winning the bunch sprint for a great third place on the line.
Speaking after the stage Matthews explained what happened in the finale: “Other guys were just in front of me attacking and I also wanted to go and follow them. The door then closed in front of me against the wall, and I scraped my shoulder and hand against the wall. From that point I couldn’t actually hold my handlebar properly with my hand, but I knew the team did such a great job today so I didn’t want to give up. Obviously I wanted to win and I think I had the legs to do it but this is racing; sometimes you win sometimes you lose. In the sprint at the end it was all or nothing to see what I could get out of the race after the crash – I think being on the podium is nice.”
Team Sunweb coach Marc Reef added: “It was a really long and tough day because of the heat but also the parcours; it was always up and down. When we arrived on the coast the bunch had already suffered a lot. We lost Jasha because of the work that he had done earlier. Then Cees did a really good job towards the Cipressa where all of the guys were in a good position on the climb. We tried to then position ourselves well going onto the Poggio. Nikias went in a good way with Michael but Tiesj just missed it and he needed to move up on the Poggio. Tiesj could make up some spots but not enough and they both couldn’t follow Alaphilippe when he attacked. After the descent the gap was there and we tried to close it with Tiesj but didn’t succeed and Michael sprinted for a podium place. In the end I think we can be really happy with today, after the team did a really good job and with Michael’s third place.”
Complete Results:
305 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.958 km/hr
1 | VAN AERT Wout | Jumbo-Visma | 7hr 16min 9sec |
2 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
3 | MATTHEWS Michael | Team Sunweb | @ 2sec |
4 | SAGAN Peter | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
5 | NIZZOLO Giacomo | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
6 | SMITH Dion | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
7 | ARANBURU Alex | Astana | s.t. |
8 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | CCC Team | s.t. |
9 | GILBERT Philippe | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
10 | MOHORIC Matej | Bahrain-McLaren | s.t. |
11 | VENDRAME Andrea | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
12 | POGACAR Tadej | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
13 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
14 | NAESEN Oliver | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
15 | KWIATKOWSKI Michał | INEOS | s.t. |
16 | FORMOLO Davide | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
17 | JORGENSON Matteo | Movistar | s.t. |
18 | BETTIOL Alberto | EF Pro Cycling | s.t. |
19 | STYBAR Zdenek | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
20 | BENOOT Tiesj | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
21 | DE GENDT Aimé | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
22 | IZAGIRRE Gorka | Astana | s.t. |
23 | NIBALI Vincenzo | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
24 | DÉMARE Arnaud | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
25 | CARUSO Damiano | Bahrain-McLaren | s.t. |
26 | STANNARD Robert | Mitchelton-Scott | 0:08 |
27 | SBARAGLI Kristian | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:13 |
28 | ROTA Lorenzo | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
29 | TURGIS Anthony | Total Direct Energie | 0:14 |
30 | CICCONE Giulio | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
31 | DE MARCHI Alessandro | CCC Team | 0:16 |
32 | SWIFT Ben | INEOS | 0:27 |
33 | MOSCON Gianni | INEOS | 0:30 |
34 | MEURISSE Xandro | Circus-Wanty Gobert | 0:36 |
35 | VILLELLA Davide | Movistar | 0:57 |
36 | CANOLA Marco | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
37 | SOUPE Geoffrey | Total Direct Energie | 1:03 |
38 | BOUHANNI Nacer | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
39 | VIVIANI Elia | Cofidis | 1:24 |
40 | BOIVIN Guillaume | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
41 | BAKELANTS Jan | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
42 | PASQUALON Andrea | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
43 | VELASCO Simone | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
44 | CLARKE Simon | EF Pro Cycling | 1:26 |
45 | JANSEN Amund | Jumbo-Visma | 1:28 |
46 | BONIFAZIO Niccolò | Total Direct Energie | 1:46 |
47 | BRAMBILLA Gianluca | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
48 | VLIEGEN Loïc | Circus-Wanty Gobert | 1:57 |
49 | MASNADA Fausto | CCC Team | 2:14 |
50 | VISCONTI Giovanni | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
51 | BURGHARDT Marcus | Bora-hansgrohe | 2:42 |
52 | KÜNG Stefan | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
53 | BENEDETTI Cesare | Bora-hansgrohe | 2:43 |
54 | KREUZIGER Roman | NTT Pro Cycling | 3:44 |
55 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana | s.t. |
56 | ARNDT Nikias | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
57 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Soren | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
58 | VAN GESTEL Dries | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
59 | ROOSEN Timo | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
60 | BENNETT Sam | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 4:26 |
61 | MOSCA Jacopo | Trek-Segafredo | 4:46 |
62 | PUCCIO Salvatore | INEOS | s.t. |
63 | COLBRELLI Sonny | Bahrain-McLaren | s.t. |
64 | WARBASSE Larry | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
65 | WOODS Michael | EF Pro Cycling | 4:56 |
66 | KOCH Jonas | CCC Team | s.t. |
67 | EDMONDSON Alex | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
68 | RUSSO Clément | Arkea-Samsic | 5:05 |
69 | KONYCHEV Alexander | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
70 | TEUNS Dylan | Bahrain-McLaren | s.t. |
71 | OSS Daniel | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
72 | ASGREEN Kasper | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
73 | JUNGELS Bob | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
74 | GANNA Filippo | INEOS | s.t. |
75 | GROSSSCHARTNE Felix | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
76 | GOGL Michael | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
77 | MARENGO Umberto | Vini Zabù KTM | 5:47 |
78 | LEMOINE Cyril | Cofidis | s.t. |
79 | NAESEN Lawrence | Ag2r La Mondiale | 6:21 |
80 | VANDENBERGH Stijn | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
81 | ZABEL Rick | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
82 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
83 | KRISTOFF Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
84 | GAVAZZI Francesco | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | 8:43 |
85 | CONCI Nicola | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
86 | SEPÚLVEDA Eduardo | Movistar | s.t. |
87 | PETIT Adrien | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
88 | SINKELDAM Ramon | Groupama-FDJ | 9:24 |
89 | SCOTSON Miles | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
90 | CIMOLAI Davide | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
91 | GAVIRIA Fernando | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
92 | MARTINELLI Davide | Astana | 9:47 |
93 | GARCIA Iván | Bahrain-McLaren | 10:59 |
94 | SAVINI Daniel | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
95 | THWAITES Scott | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
96 | SABATINI Fabio | Cofidis | s.t. |
97 | GONZALEZ Roberto | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
98 | DE KORT Koen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
99 | VALGREN Michael | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
100 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
101 | CORT Magnus | EF Pro Cycling | s.t. |
102 | LAPORTE Christophe | Cofidis | s.t. |
103 | GUARNIERI Jacopo | Groupama-FDJ | s.t. |
104 | FRAILE Omar | Astana | s.t. |
105 | LEYSEN Senne | Alpecin-Fenix | 13:39 |
106 | MAES Nikolas | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
107 | MARTENS Paul | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
108 | DECLERCQ Tim | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
109 | BAIS Mattia | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
110 | DE BUYST Jasper | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
111 | LINDEMAN Bert-Jan | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
112 | FIORELLI Filippo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
113 | EWAN Caleb | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
114 | CIMA Imerio | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
115 | BOEV Igor | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
116 | BAGIOLI Nicola | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
117 | TONELLI Alessandro | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
118 | KURIANOV Stepan | Gazprom-RusVelo | s.t. |
119 | RICHEZE Maximiliano | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
120 | TROIA Oliviero | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
121 | PICHON Laurent | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
122 | VANBILSEN Kenneth | Cofidis | s.t. |
123 | CATALDO Dario | Movistar | s.t. |
124 | SCHÄR Michael | CCC Team | s.t. |
125 | MEYER Cameron | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
126 | DOCKER Mitchell | EF Pro Cycling | s.t. |
127 | RESTREPO Jhonatan | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
128 | DE BONDT Dries | Alpecin-Fenix | 15:01 |
129 | BOUDAT Thomas | Arkea-Samsic | 15:02 |
130 | ALBASINI Michael | Mitchelton-Scott | 15:05 |
131 | VACHON Florian | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
132 | VAN POPPEL Danny | Circus-Wanty Gobert | s.t. |
133 | MCLAY Daniel | Arkea-Samsic | s.t. |
134 | FRAPPORTI Marco | Vini Zabù KTM | s.t. |
135 | ALBANESE Vincenzo | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
136 | CRADDOCK Lawson | EF Pro Cycling | s.t. |
137 | BOL Cees | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
138 | BONIFAZIO Leonardo | Total Direct Energie | s.t. |
139 | CONSONNI Simone | Cofidis | 15:34 |
140 | VAN BAARLE Dylan | INEOS | 16:02 |
141 | TOLHOEK Antwan | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
142 | RUMAC Josip | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec | s.t. |
143 | RIESEBEEK Oscar | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
144 | CIMA Damiano | Gazprom-RusVelo | 17:44 |
145 | MAZZUCCO Fabio | Bardiani-CSF | s.t. |
146 | WALSCHEID Max | NTT Pro Cycling | s.t. |
147 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
148 | SUTHERLAND Rory | Israel Start-Up Nation | s.t. |
149 | DUVAL Julien | Ag2r La Mondiale | 29:52 |
2020 Milano-San Remo photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
The riders roll away from the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. They have more than seven hour of racing ahead of them.
Julian Alaphilippe (left) and Wout van Aert throw their bikes. This is close.
Wout Van Aert celebrates just beating Julian Alaphilippe
Van Aert is the center of attention.
Third-place Michael Matthews is certainly much worse for the wear after being forced againt the wall in the sprint.
The podium, from left: Julian Alaphilippe (2nd), Wout Van Aert (1st) & Michael Matthews (3rd).
Wout Van Aert enjoys his win.
2020 Milano-San Remo course maps and profiles: Explanation of route change
Here is the revised 2020 Milan-San Remo map
Old 2020 Milano-San Remo course map
Here is the new 2020 Milan San Remo profile
Old 2020 Milano-San Remo course profile
Profile of the Cipressa ascent
And here's the Poggio
Start list with back numbers, August 7, 2020:
DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
DS: | Davide Bramati, Wilfried Peeters |
1 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian |
2 | ASGREEN Kasper |
3 | BENNETT Sam |
4 | DECLERCQ Tim |
5 | JUNGELS Bob |
6 | STYBAR Zdenek |
AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
DS: | Didier Jannel, Laurent Biondi |
11 | NAESEN Oliver |
12 | DUVAL Julien |
13 | NAESEN Lawrence |
14 | VANDENBERGH Stijn |
15 | VENDRAME Andrea |
16 | WARBASSE Larry |
ALPECIN-FENIX | |
DS: | Bart Leysen, Christophe Roodhooft |
21 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu |
22 | DE BONDT Dries |
23 | LEYSEN Senne |
24 | RIESEBEEK Oscar |
25 | SBARAGLI Kristian |
26 | THWAITES Scott |
ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI-SIDERMEC | |
DS: | Alessandro Spezialetti, Gianni Savio |
31 | BAGIOLI Nicola |
32 | BAIS Mattia |
33 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
34 | RESTREPO VALENCIA Jhonatan |
35 | RUMAC Josip |
36 | VENCHIARUTTI Nicola |
ASTANA | |
DS: | Giuseppi Martinelli |
41 | LUTSENKO Alexey |
42 | ARANBURU DEBA Alex |
43 | BOARO Manuele |
44 | FRAILE MATARRANZ Omar |
45 | IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka |
46 | MARTINELLI Davide |
BAHRAIN-MCLAREN | |
DS: | Alberto Volpi |
51 | COLBRELLI Sonny |
52 | CARUSO Damiano |
53 | GARCIA CORTINA Ivan |
54 | HALLER Marco |
55 | MOHORIC Matej |
56 | TEUNS Dylan |
BARDIANI CSF FAIZANE' | |
DS: | Roberto Reverberi, Mirko Rossato |
61 | ALBANESE Vincenzo |
62 | FILOSI Iuri |
63 | FIORELLI Filippo |
64 | MAZZUCCO Fabio |
65 | SAVINI Daniel |
66 | TONELLI Alessandro |
BORA-HANSGROHE | |
DS: | Jan Valach, Enrico Poitschke |
71 | SAGAN Peter |
72 | BENEDETTI Cesare |
73 | BURGHARDT Marcus |
74 | GATTO Oscar |
75 | GROßSCHARTNER Felix |
76 | OSS Daniel |
CCC TEAM | |
DS: | Valerio Piva, Fabio Baldato |
81 | VAN AVERMAET Greg |
82 | DE MARCHI Alessandro |
83 | KOCH Jonas |
84 | MASNADA Fausto |
85 | SCHÄR Michael |
86 | TRENTIN Matteo |
CIRCUS-WANTY GOBERT | |
DS: | Hilaire Van Der Schueren, Steven De Neef |
91 | BAKELANTS Jan |
92 | DE GENDT Aimé |
93 | MEURISSE Xandro |
94 | PASQUALON Andrea |
95 | VAN POPPEL Danny |
96 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
COFIDIS | |
DS: | Roberto Damiani, Christian Guiberteau |
101 | VIVIANI Elia |
102 | CONSONNI Simone |
103 | LAPORTE Christophe |
104 | LEMOINE Cyril |
105 | SABATINI Fabio |
106 | VANBILSEN Kenneth |
EF PRO CYCLING | |
DS: | Fabrizio Guidi |
111 | BETTIOL Alberto |
112 | CLARKE Simon |
113 | CRADDOCK Lawson |
114 | DOCKER Mitchell |
115 | CORT NIELSEN Magnus |
116 | WOODS Michael |
GAZPROM-RUSVELO | |
DS: | Michele Devoti, Aleksei Markov |
121 | CIMA Damiano |
122 | BOEV Igor |
123 | CANOLA Marco |
124 | CIMA Imerio |
125 | KURIANOV Stepan |
126 | VELASCO Simone |
GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
DS: | Frederic Guesdon |
131 | DEMARE Arnaud |
132 | SCOTSON Miles |
133 | GUARNIERI Jacopo |
134 | KONOVALOVAS Ignatas |
135 | KÜNG Stefan |
136 | SINKELDAM Ramon |
ISRAEL START-UP NATION | |
DS: | Claudio Cozzi, Nicki Sorensen |
141 | BOIVIN Guillaume |
142 | CIMOLAI Davide |
143 | DOWSETT Alex |
144 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto |
145 | SUTHERLAND Rory |
146 | ZABEL Rick |
LOTTO SOUDAL | |
DS: | Frederik Willems, Kevin De Weert |
151 | EWAN Caleb |
152 | DE BUYST Jasper |
153 | FRISON Frederik |
154 | GILBERT Philippe |
155 | MAES Nikolas |
156 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh |
MITCHELTON-SCOTT | |
DS: | Gene Bates, Vittorio Algeri |
161 | ALBASINI Michael |
162 | EDMONDSON Alexander |
163 | KONYCHEV Alexander |
164 | MEYER Cameron |
165 | SMITH Dion |
166 | STANNARD Robert |
MOVISTAR | |
DS: | Maximilian Sciandri |
171 | CARRETERO Hector |
172 | CATALDO Dario |
173 | CULLAIGH Gabriel |
174 | JORGENSON Matteo |
175 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo |
176 | VILLELLA Davide |
NTT PRO CYCLING | |
DS: | Lars Michaelsen, Gino Vaoudenhouve |
181 | NIZZOLO Giacomo |
182 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald |
183 | GOGL Michael |
184 | VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael |
185 | KREUZIGER Roman |
186 | WALSCHEID Max |
ARKEA-SAMSIC | |
DS: | Yvon Caer, Kevin Rinaldi |
191 | BOUDAT Thomas |
192 | BOUHANNI Nacer |
193 | MCLAY Daniel |
194 | PICHON Laurent |
195 | RUSSO Clement |
196 | VACHON Florian |
INEOS | |
DS: | Dario Cioni |
201 | KWIATKOWSKI Michal |
202 | GANNA Filippo |
203 | MOSCON Gianni |
204 | PUCCIO Salvatore |
205 | SWIFT Ben |
206 | VAN BAARLE Dylan |
JUMBO-VISMA | |
DS: | Jan Boven |
211 | VAN AERT Wout |
212 | JANSEN Amund Grondahl |
213 | LINDEMAN Bertjan |
214 | MARTENS Paul |
215 | ROOSEN Timo |
216 | TOLHOEK Antwan |
TEAM SUNWEB | |
DS: | Marc Reef |
221 | MATTHEWS Michael |
222 | ARNDT Nikias |
223 | BENOOT Tiesj |
224 | BOL Cees |
225 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Soren |
226 | SÜTTERLIN Jasha |
TOTAL DIRECT ENERGIE | |
DS: | Lylian Lebreton |
231 | BONIFAZIO Leonardo |
232 | BONIFAZIO Niccolo |
233 | PETIT Adrien |
234 | SOUPE Geoffrey |
235 | TURGIS Anthony |
236 | VAN GESTEL Dries |
TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
DS: | Paolo Slongo |
241 | NIBALI Vincenzo |
242 | BRAMBILLA Gianluca |
243 | CICCONE Giulio |
244 | CONCI Nicola |
245 | DE KORT Koen |
246 | MOSCA Jacopo |
UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
DS: | Manuele Mori |
251 | GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando |
252 | FORMOLO Davide |
253 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
254 | POGACAR Tadej |
255 | RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano |
256 | TROIA Oliviero |
VINI ZABU’ KTM | |
DS: | Luca Scinto, Luca Amoriello |
261 | VISCONTI Giovanni |
262 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
263 | GONZÁLEZ Roberto |
264 | MARENGO Umberto |
265 | MITRI James |
266 | ROTA Lorenzo |
March 6, race organizer RCS Sport posted this notice:
06 March 2020
MILANO-SANREMO POSTPONED FROM ITS ORIGINAL DATE
Following the confirmation by the relevant authorities that they are unable to grant appropriate authorisations, RCS Sport announces that the cycling race Milano-Sanremo, scheduled for 21 March is cancelled from its original date.
Furthermore, as the appropriate authorities have verified that suitable conditions do not exist for them to be unable to guarantee the provisions of the DPCM (Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri della Repubblica Italiana – Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic) on 4 March 2020, and to guarantee the safeguarding of public health and the safety of all the people involved, RCS Sport has made the decision to cancel Tirreno-Adriatico, scheduled for 11-17 March, and Il Giro di Sicilia, scheduled for 1-4 April.
RCS Sport will request the UCI, via the Italian Cycling Federation, to allocate new dates on the international cycling calendar for the three races, as has already been requested for Strade Bianche and Strade Bianche Women Elite.
Milan-San Remo re-routed because mayors of coastal towns won't allow the race in their cities
What follows is the race organizer's latest post, explaining the new route. But unspoken in the release is the fact the the cities along the Ligurian coast won't close the main coastal road to traffic at the height of the tourist season.
So here's the organizer's update and the new map and profile:
Milan-Sanremo by Vittoria changes its path. Saturday 8 August the protagonists of the Classicissima will face an unprecedented track that will move from Milan, Km 0 is set on the Nuova Vigevanese in the municipality of Trezzano sul Naviglio, to continue towards Lomellina, Alessandria, Monferrato and the Langhe before tackling the climb of Colle Nava 70 kilometers from the finish line in Sanremo. In Imperia we return to the classic route to face the Cipressa from San Lorenzo al Mare and shortly after the Poggio di Sanremo.
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
The Milan-Sanremo by Vittoria after 110 years changes route and meets the sea only in Imperia after crossing the Po Valley and the Apennines further west than usual. After leaving from Milan, cross the Lomellina on flat, wide and straight roads. After Alessandria, the race crosses the Monferrato and then passes through the Langhe and faces the first long asperity of the day, the ascent of Niella Belbo. The slopes are gentle, but they are present, especially in the initial part steep sections and the climb is almost 20 km long (average 3%). After Ceva begins the long and easy ascent to Colle di Nava (3.9 km at 3% in the final). Follows the fast dive on Pieve di Teco followed by the slight slope to go down to Imperia. Ascent and descent take place on wide roads. The crossing of Langhe and Monferrato has narrow sections. In Imperia we return to the classic route to face the Cipressa (faced for the first time in 1982) from San Lorenzo al Mare and shortly after the Poggio di Sanremo (tackled for the first time in 1961).
CYPRESS AND POGGIO
La Cipressa (5.6 km at 4.1%) introduces the race in the very fast and demanding descent that takes you back to the ss.1 Aurelia. At 9 km from the finish, the ascent of Poggio di Sanremo begins (3.7 km less than 4% on average with peaks of 8% in the stretch preceding the descent). The climb has a slightly narrow track and 4 hairpin bends in the first 2 km. The descent is very demanding, restricted in some passages, and with a succession of hairpin bends and curves and counter-curves up to the entrance to the Aurelia state road. The last part of the descent takes place in the town of Sanremo. To be pointed out at 750 m from the finish the last curve that leads to the final straight line of via Roma.