On Saturday, March 20th, the ‘Classicissima di Primavera’, the 112th Milano-Sanremo will take place on its traditional route. The only modification to this year’s route is the exclusion of the Passo del Turchino (blocked by a landslide and replaced by the Colle di Giovo).
25 teams of 7 riders each are set to start. The line-up includes last year’s winner Wout van Aert, as well as Mathieu van der Poel and UCI Road World Champion Julian Alaphilippe.
Organised by RCS Sport, and following the Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo, Milano-Sanremo is also presented by broadband firm Eolo as a main sponsor.
Confirmed riders include:
- The winner of the race’s previous edition, Wout van Aert (runner up in the Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo), the winner of the Strade Bianche Eolo and of two stages at the Corsa dei Due Mari,
- Mathieu van der Poel, and
- Road World Champion Julian Alaphilippe, who took Stage 2 of the Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo and last won La Classicissima in 2019.
- Other prominent names at the start line also include a long list of past Milano-Sanremo winners: Vincenzo Nibali (2018), Michał Kwiatkowski (2017), Arnaud Demare (2016, Maglia Ciclamino of the most recent Giro d’Italia), John Degenkolb (2015) and Alexander Kristoff (2014).
Starting alongside them will also be Maximilian Schachmann (fresh from victory at Paris-Nice), Caleb Ewan, Peter Sagan, Philippe Gilbert, Greg Van Avermaet, Michael Matthews, Søren Kragh Andersen, Alex Aranburu. Elia Viviani, Time Trial World Champion Filippo Ganna, Sam Bennett, Nacer Bouhanni and the Italian and European champion Giacomo Nizzolo.
‘The 112th edition of the Milano-Sanremo presented by Eolo will follow the classic race route with the exception of the climb of Passo del Turchino – not ridden this year due to a landslide. The race will instead pass via the Colle di Giovo climb to then descend on the Aurelia to Albisola and follow the final 112km that make the race iconic, with the passage over the three Capi before Cipressa and Poggio.’
Thanks to close collaboration with the Municipality of Sanremo and local authorities, as well as store owners who will close their shops from 14.30 CET to avoid gatherings, the Classicissima will be able to use its traditional finish line on Via Roma.
