It is Saturday 16 March, meaning the first Monument of the year is on the menu. In short, it’s time again for Milan-Sanremo. In the Leader’s Jersey, we will keep you updated on what’s happening in Italy all day long in this live blog!
Bizarrely, like last year, Milan-Sanremo does not start from Milan, but from Pavia, a town south of the Italian fashion city. The riders do not finally click off the pedals until 299 kilometres further on, thus narrowly missing the 300-kilometre mark. The organisers opted for the same course in 2024 as last year. That means we will climb the Passo del Turchino halfway up the course, before setting off along the coast towards the three ‘Muri’. The Capo Mele, Capo Cervo and Capo Berta always cause nervousness, but you rarely win here.
With more and more climbers writing down Milan-Sanremo as their goal, things get interesting after the capos. The Cipressa was always a col that served as preparation for the Poggio, where the decision was made in most editions. It is never an overly steep hill on paper, but after nearly 300 kilometres of racing, it has splashed out there time and again in recent years. Some riders dare to take huge risks there and can therefore arrive alone on Via Roma, as was the case the past two years.
Again this year, several world-class riders will be at the start of La Primavera. No Wout van Aert, but heroes like Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel (the two top favourites)! Also on the start list are the names of Mads Pedersen, Matej Mohoric, Christophe Laporte, Tom Pidcock and Filippo Ganna. So that will be another feast!
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Stand van zaken Milaan-Sanremo
Kopgroep (10 renners):
Davide Baldaccini (Corratec)
Valerio Conti (Corratec)
Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec)
Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
Romain Combaud (dsm-firmenich PostNL)
Davide Bais (Polti-Kometa)
Mirco Maestri (Polti-Kometa)
Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa)
Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani)
Samuele Zoccarato (Bardiani)
Ideal conditions for a spectacular finale!
183 km – Status quo
But the pace is undiminished!
Not 11, but 10
For Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), it was a short adventure in the leading group. He has since been caught by the peloton.
238km – Bike change MVDP
Needless to say, the world champion did not shoot the spots.
Meanwhile at RCS Sport in Italy…
Editor-in-chief IDL
Our editor-in-chief Bram van der Ploeg is the man on the ground in Italy. In the run-up to La Primavera, he already made some interesting pieces.
One cog bigger
255 km – The leader group is the final
We are happy to give you the 11 names:
Davide Baldaccini (Corratec)
Valerio Conti (Corratec)
Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec)
Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ)
Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
Romain Combaud (dsm-firmenich PostNL)
Davide Bais (Polti-Kometa)
Mirco Maestri (Polti-Kometa)
Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa)
Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani)
Samuele Zoccarato (Bardiani)
The lead is around two minutes, with Lidl-Trek leading the chase debates.
Another one, then.
