Milano-Sanremo, La Primavera 298kms ***Spoilers***

[Blazing Saddles]

The first of the monuments and being in Italy, it’s a Saturday race. Also being an Italian race, the available graphics aren’t great.

Startlist can be viewed here:
https://firstcycling.com/m/race.php?r=4&y=2026&k=start

 

[Dogtrousers]

Timing. Subtract an hour to get UK time. I think

Times: local CEST

Start		Race	ETA
10:10		Milano-Sanremo (1.UWT)	16:35
10:40		Milano-Sanremo Donne (1.WWT)	14:25

 

[GnarlyCrank]

Elisa Longo Borghini won't start.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Lovely work @Blazing Saddles, much appreciated

 

[Animo]

Keeping fingers crossed for a decent YouTube feed later on.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Lovely work @Blazing Saddles, much appreciated

Yes, well, I made the mistake of reading your post, yesterday.
Just call me a sucker.

The weather looks ok. Snow was forecast earlier in the week.

Going with SBS right now.

 

[MadMalx]

ETA for the Cipressa?

 

[mjr]

It's on RAI Sport+ HD now, changing to RAI 2 at 14:00 their time.

280km to go in the men's race, break has 4 minutes, fairly big group, no big names, RAI waffling about memorials and showing clips rather than say.or show who's in the break.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Are we nearly there yet?

 

[TomDW]

Elisa Longo Borghini wont start.

She's been in good form and this race would suit her puncheur attack, it's a shame.

 

[mjr]

Are we nearly there yet?

No, but Jan Christen has reached his finish and stepped off. I hope Pogi wasn't expecting him to help!

 

[Gweeds]

LOL at Kelly talking about how strong Argentin and Ariostea were.

Can you think of why that might have been Sean?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Are we nearly there yet?

No. And if you don't shut up you can go in the break. And you should have gone before we set off.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

For those that didn't tune in early to see a bunch of Italian pro-conti riders wave bye-bye to the peloton for the next 250km, this is what caused the unexpected reunion five minutes later, when the race director's car took a wrong exit off a roundabout

 

[Blazing Saddles]

For those that didn't tune in early to see a bunch of Italian pro-conti riders wave bye-bye to the peloton for the next 250km, this is what caused the unexpected reunion five minutes later, when the race director's car took a wrong exit off a roundabout

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You would have thought that the long line of cars with drivers in them, waiting on the junction, would have been enough of a clue.

It’s been a steadier start than I expected. 45kph average for the first 2 hours.