Milan–San Remo 2019
The Milan-San Remo is an elite mens UCI WorldTour one day race - the first major classic of the year. The 2019 edition, which will be its 110th, will take place on the 23rd March. Starting in Central Milan, the Milan-San Remo is one of the most prestigious cycle races on the professional calendar, and one of the five ‘Monuments’ alongside the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Giro di Lombardia.
The current title holder is fellow Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team), who claimed a stunning solo victory after he attacked on the Poggio to deny Caleb Ewan (Team Mitchelton-Scott) and Arnaud Démare (Team Groupama - FDJ) the win. Ewan claimed second place with Démare in third. Nibali went clear on the Poggio before a strong descent to hold off the chasing peloton.
With a distance of just under 300 km, it one of the longest professional one-day races on the Tour. Generally, it’s considered as a sprinters Classic because of its mainly flat course, unlike the other Italian Classic, the Giro di Lombardia. However, the race ends with the famous Poggia which presents the perfect opportunity to attack to break away from the peloton and hold off the bunch sprint - exactly how Nibali did.