The Sprinters Classic Milan–San Remo



sprinter alessandro petacchi winning 2005 milan–san remo


in 1990 gianni bugno set race record of 6h 25 m 06 seconds win 4 seconds on rolf gölz. average of 45.8kmh (28.45 mph). other memorable editions in 1990s 1 in 1992, when seán kelly caught moreno argentin in descent of poggio , beat italian in sprint; 1999 edition, when andrei tchmil launched decisive attack under one-kilometer banner , narrowly stayed ahead of peloton, zabel winning sprint second place.


in 2004 zabel have won fifth time, lost Óscar freire because lifted arms celebrate , stopped pedalling early. freire go on secure total of 3 primavera wins in later years. in 2008 finish moved different location first time in 59 years, due road works on via roma. swiss fabian cancellara first winner on lungomare italo calvino, ultimate solo attack in streets of san remo.



michał kwiatkowski winning 2017 milan-san remo narrowly outsprinting peter sagan , julian alaphilippe on via roma.


in 2009 100th edition of milan–san remo held, won british sprinter mark cavendish on first attempt. cavendish beat australian heinrich haussler in millimeter sprint .


the race of 2013 epic contest. heavy snowfall , below-zero temperatures forced organizers shorten race 298 kilometres (185.2 miles) 246 kilometres (152.9 miles) eliminating 2 key climbs – passo del turchino , le manie – , arranging bus transfer, race begin second time. race won german gerald ciolek outsprinted peter sagan , fabian cancellara.


in 2015, after 7 years on seaside, race director mauro vegni decided move finish via roma, stating change 2015 , beyond. german john degenkolb won race ahead of previous winner alexander kristoff.


the 2016 milan-san remo won fdj sprinter arnaud démare in mass sprint. 1 day after race, both matteo tosatto (tinkoff) , eros capecchi (astana) accused démare of having used tow of teamcar rejoin pack after crash before cipressa climb. démare rebuffed these allegations, saying race commissioners right behind him , have disqualified him, had done illegal. on 8 may 2016, became public italian cycling federation making inquiries accusations démare, tosatto saying had given written testimony officials incident.


team sky s michał kwiatkowski won 2017 milan-san remo in three-up sprint finish ahead of world champion peter sagan (bora–hansgrohe) , quick-step floors rider julian alaphilippe after trio broke clear on race s final climb – poggio di san remo – .








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