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Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
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2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
10 methods to win Milan-San Remo
The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
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Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
How one can watch Milan-San Remo 2024
The place to stream full dwell protection of Van der Poel, Pogacar, Ganna, Mohoric and extra taking over the Poggio
172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
Tadej Pogačar retains his Milan-San Remo race technique beneath wraps
‘You’ll want to have the very best legs on the ultimate two climbs’
200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
Buongiorno from Pavia. Cyclingnews in on the bottom initially to convey you all of the pre-race info after which full race protection.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ dwell protection of Milan-San Remo
Refresh
Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
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2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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Our picks for La Primavera, from Van der Poel and Pogacar to Ganna and Pedersen
The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
10 methods to win Milan-San Remo
The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
‘I really like this race’ – Tom Pidcock takes purpose at Milan-San Remo
Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
How one can watch Milan-San Remo 2024
The place to stream full dwell protection of Van der Poel, Pogacar, Ganna, Mohoric and extra taking over the Poggio
172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
Tadej Pogačar retains his Milan-San Remo race technique beneath wraps
‘You’ll want to have the very best legs on the ultimate two climbs’
200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
Buongiorno from Pavia. Cyclingnews in on the bottom initially to convey you all of the pre-race info after which full race protection.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ dwell protection of Milan-San Remo
Refresh
Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
Thieves tried to steal Bahrain Victorious’ bikes forward of Milan-San Remo; Sonny Colbrelli helped cease them
2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
10 methods to win Milan-San Remo
The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
‘I really like this race’ – Tom Pidcock takes purpose at Milan-San Remo
Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
How one can watch Milan-San Remo 2024
The place to stream full dwell protection of Van der Poel, Pogacar, Ganna, Mohoric and extra taking over the Poggio
172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
Tadej Pogačar retains his Milan-San Remo race technique beneath wraps
‘You’ll want to have the very best legs on the ultimate two climbs’
200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
Buongiorno from Pavia. Cyclingnews in on the bottom initially to convey you all of the pre-race info after which full race protection.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ dwell protection of Milan-San Remo
Refresh
Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
Thieves tried to steal Bahrain Victorious’ bikes forward of Milan-San Remo; Sonny Colbrelli helped cease them
2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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Our picks for La Primavera, from Van der Poel and Pogacar to Ganna and Pedersen
The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
10 methods to win Milan-San Remo
The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
‘I really like this race’ – Tom Pidcock takes purpose at Milan-San Remo
Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
How one can watch Milan-San Remo 2024
The place to stream full dwell protection of Van der Poel, Pogacar, Ganna, Mohoric and extra taking over the Poggio
172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
Tadej Pogačar retains his Milan-San Remo race technique beneath wraps
‘You’ll want to have the very best legs on the ultimate two climbs’
200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
Buongiorno from Pavia. Cyclingnews in on the bottom initially to convey you all of the pre-race info after which full race protection.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ dwell protection of Milan-San Remo
Refresh
Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
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2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
10 methods to win Milan-San Remo
The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
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Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
How one can watch Milan-San Remo 2024
The place to stream full dwell protection of Van der Poel, Pogacar, Ganna, Mohoric and extra taking over the Poggio
172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
Tadej Pogačar retains his Milan-San Remo race technique beneath wraps
‘You’ll want to have the very best legs on the ultimate two climbs’
200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
Buongiorno from Pavia. Cyclingnews in on the bottom initially to convey you all of the pre-race info after which full race protection.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ dwell protection of Milan-San Remo
Refresh
Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
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2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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Our picks for La Primavera, from Van der Poel and Pogacar to Ganna and Pedersen
The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
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The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
‘I really like this race’ – Tom Pidcock takes purpose at Milan-San Remo
Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
How one can watch Milan-San Remo 2024
The place to stream full dwell protection of Van der Poel, Pogacar, Ganna, Mohoric and extra taking over the Poggio
172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
Tadej Pogačar retains his Milan-San Remo race technique beneath wraps
‘You’ll want to have the very best legs on the ultimate two climbs’
200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
Buongiorno from Pavia. Cyclingnews in on the bottom initially to convey you all of the pre-race info after which full race protection.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ dwell protection of Milan-San Remo
Refresh
Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
Thieves tried to steal Bahrain Victorious’ bikes forward of Milan-San Remo; Sonny Colbrelli helped cease them
2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
10 methods to win Milan-San Remo
The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
‘I really like this race’ – Tom Pidcock takes purpose at Milan-San Remo
Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
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The place to stream full dwell protection of Van der Poel, Pogacar, Ganna, Mohoric and extra taking over the Poggio
172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
Tadej Pogačar retains his Milan-San Remo race technique beneath wraps
‘You’ll want to have the very best legs on the ultimate two climbs’
200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
Buongiorno from Pavia. Cyclingnews in on the bottom initially to convey you all of the pre-race info after which full race protection.
Hi there and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ dwell protection of Milan-San Remo
Refresh
Stuyven and Pedersen launched the dash simply as Pidcock was introduced again within reach of the road.
Nevertheless, the Lidl-Trek sprinter was rapidly overpowered on the opposite aspect of the highway by Matthews and Philipsen.
A have a look at that picture end!
It appeared like Matthews may’ve had that. He was so shut…
Philipsen simply forward of Matthews on the line. Pogačar got here by for third place.
End
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins Milan-San Remo
Three fastmen dash it out to the end line!
Pedersen hits the entrance however so do Matthews and Philipsen!
Stuyven leads out Pedersen!
He has a spot!
Can he pull this off?
Pidcock hits the entrance!
Sobrero and Pidcock chased by Van der Poel.
1km to go
An Italian leads the best way…
Pidcock chases solo.
Sobrero counters!
1.5km to go
Again collectively now.
They’re making it again to Mohorič.
Mohorič has just a few seconds on the flat.
2km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
Mohorič makes an assault on the backside!
2.5km to go
A regrouping on the backside.
Pogačar has led all the best way down the descent.
Solely a small hole behind.
4km to go
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock now main.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Mohorič, Ganna, Pedersen, Stuyven, Bettiol, Sobrero…
He leads the chase throughout.
Pidcock chasing now.
Ganna leads the chase.
Pogačar and Van der Poel have just a few seconds.
Excessive and Pogačar leads the best way!
5.5km to go
Van der Poel leads the chase.
200 metres from the highest.
He goes once more!
Pogačar could not get away.
Extra come throughout.
Pedersen, Matthews, Pidcock…
Then a spot to Pedersen.
Bettiol and Ganna observe Van der Poel behind Pogačar.
Pogačar goes 6.5km from the road!
Nonetheless Wellens pushes.
1.2km to the highest!
No large splits but.
It is all lined out behind him.
7km to go
Wellens actually flying right here.
Wellens, Pogačar, Van der Poel, Bettiol, Ganna on the entrance.
An enormous tempo at this level.
Now Tim Wellens takes over.
8km to go
All the massive names proper up there near the entrance.
Ineos and UAE up there.
Ineos Grenadiers additionally up there as riders start to drop.
Tudor hit the entrance because the Poggio begins.
10km to go
Right here we go. The ultimate check!
This is the Poggio. 500 metres to go!
Lidl-Trek prepared the ground as Bais is caught.
11km to go
Bais nonetheless 7-8 seconds up.
A bigger group coming again to the lead peloton now.
Simply over 2km to go till the beginning of the Poggio now.
The descent off the Cipressa.
Pogačar, Van der Poel, Matthews, Pidcock, Ganna, Kooij, Pedersen, Stuyven, Cosnefroy, Girmay, Bettiol, Alaphilippe all up there within the peloton.
One final have a look at the breakaway whereas the group was nonetheless all collectively earlier than the Cipressa.
A spell of calm now earlier than all of it kicks off once more.
Nonetheless solely round 30-40 within the peloton.
16km to go
Bais has 10 seconds.
Breakaway over, then, although Bais tries to maintain it going with one other push.
He ran vast and collided with a barrier on the skin of a nook and one of many Polti males could not keep away from the crash.
Samitier crashes on the descent!
Down the opposite aspect of the hill now and it is a choose group main the best way simply seconds down on the breakaway.
Round 9:35 up the Cipressa for the peloton.
22km to go
The stays of the break simply 12 seconds up now.
Wellens pushes on now.
Possibly 40 males left within the lead peloton.
Wellens takes over however the tempo has slowed.
Del Toro is completed and drops away, 2km from the highest.
Jonathan Milan amongst these off the again, although he has already carried out some work for Mads Pedersen.
Six left up entrance – Samitier plus the lads from Bardiani and Polti.
24km to go
Splits within the peloton additional again!
Pedersen, Stuyven, Ganna, Bettiol, Van der Poel, Pidcock lined out behind the UAE males.
Del Toro pushing a really excessive tempo. 25 seconds to the break.
Up within the break issues are falling aside because the Bardiani males lead it.
Del Toro and Wellens additionally arising.
Alessandro Covi on the entrance now to work for Pogačar.
Tsarenko drops from the break.
Now just a few males are shifting up.
EF and Ineos lead the peloton up. No signal of Pogačar’s UAE squad.
27km to go
43 seconds for the break as they start the Cipressa.
Israel-Premier Tech, Ineos Grenadiers, and Lidl-Trek among the many squads up entrance.
One ultimate story from the day – or fairly final night time – earlier than issues actually kick off…
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2022 winner Matej Mohorič eschews dropper submit to benefit from Merida aero body
4km to the beginning of the hill. This is a have a look at it. What’s going to go down on the best way up?
32km to go
1:20 for the breakaway.
The Cipressa is coming…
How can Tadej Pogačar blow up Milan-San Remo? – Evaluation
The Slovenian may assault with others on the Cipressa or alone on the Poggio
Nonetheless 9 left within the break following Baldaccini’s departure from the transfer.
The break are excessive of the climb with 1:30 in hand and now we head to the Cipressa.
Former race winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) can be dropped.
That is fairly stunning.
Christophe Laporte is dropped! The primary main casualty of the day.
UAE Staff Emirates proceed to push.
And now one other crash within the peloton which sees Tim van Dijke and Cedric Beullens go down.
Baldaccini is dropped from the break.
40km to go
In the meantime, the break are on the Capo Berta now.
Tom Paquot (Intermarché-Wanty) has hit the deck within the peloton.
UAE Staff Emirates on the entrance on the Mele.
45km to go
The hole to the break nonetheless holding at 1:30. It is a excessive tempo however they are not flying simply but.
UAE, Alpecin, Groupama all on the entrance on the Cervo.
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Our picks for La Primavera, from Van der Poel and Pogacar to Ganna and Pedersen
The tempo and rigidity definitely a lot larger than it was.
1:30 and counting for the break now as they head down the opposite aspect and onto the Cervo.
EF and Alpecin additionally up there.
UAE Staff Emirates transfer to the entrance of the peloton on the best way up.
Simply over 5 hours of racing carried out to date.
The break has began the Capo Mele.
56km to go
Seconds dropping off the break’s lead because it comes right down to 2:10.
Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Jayco-AlUla, and Lotto-Dstny among the many groups who’ve moved up within the peloton.
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Defending champion can ‘gamble slightly extra’ as highway season begins at what he considers probably the most tough Monument
63km to go
2:35 is the hole now.
A kind of well-known pictures of the riders racing alongside the coast – the Capo Noli – south in the direction of San Remo.
Underneath 20km to the primary of the three Capi climbs…
75km to go
2:45 is the most recent time hole.
It is nonetheless the identical 10 males out within the break – filled with riders from Polti, Bardiani, and Corratec.
10 methods to win Milan-San Remo
The simplest basic to complete is the toughest to win
Loads of blurry pictures on Getty in the present day. The riders have been dashing alongside and there hasn’t been a lot motion to {photograph} to date.
97km to go
Bais is again within the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture however he is again up and working now.
Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol
Residence nation solely an outsider for victory towards Pogačar and Van der Poel
The riders on the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming nearer to the 100km to go marker now.
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All you must know concerning the pivotal hill of the 300km Monument marathon
118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a couple of minutes forward of the quickest schedule to date. Round two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It is nonetheless Alpecin and Lidl engaged on the entrance. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Round three hours left to run in the present day…
‘I really like this race’ – Tom Pidcock takes purpose at Milan-San Remo
Briton may give Ineos Grenadiers their five hundredth victory
133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders go by the city of Novi Ligure slightly earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the midway level and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the primary abandon of the race.
No main incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they go by the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break because the riders come in the direction of the beginning of the Turchino correct.
The riders have been climbing for a while as they head in the direction of the Ligurian coast, although it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino can be arising shortly.
We’re edging in the direction of the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it is nonetheless the identical mixture of groups working on the head of the peloton.
It is nonetheless simply over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
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172km to go
2:50 for the transfer now. The hole hasn’t grown previous three minutes to date.
The breakaway riders out on the highway.
The pair hit the deck however are rapidly getting again up and working.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Training-EasyPost) crash within the peloton.
And now the hole dips beneath two minutes as soon as once more.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change within the general race state of affairs.
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200km to go
2:50 for the break in the intervening time.
The hole is slowly getting greater because the kilometres go by.
212km to go
We’re round 1 / 4 of the best way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A have a look at the pinnacle of the peloton.
222km to go
The hole to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph common pace to date in the present day after round 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl nonetheless main the best way on the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
One other stoppage for Van der Poel now and it seems like one other bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a motorbike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is again within the peloton now.
The peloton appears to be slowing down slightly now. The hole is again out to only over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping again from the breakaway already.
The pair talk about each other’s hairstyles as they experience alongside.
It is calm and relaxed on the rear of the peloton because the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his means again to the group.
Van der Poel drops again to his staff automobile for a chat together with his directeur sportif.
It seems just like the break’s benefit will probably be held at round 1:30 for now.
A quick begin to the race in the present day.
259km to go
These groups bringing the break’s benefit right down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty on the head of the peloton now.
It is the sixth 12 months within the row that Tonelli has made it into the break right here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been on the market 3 times earlier than, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in final 12 months’s breakaway as nicely.
This is the make-up of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the transfer.
The peloton has let the transfer go up the highway.
A number of riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It seems like this may be the break of the day!
A bunch of round 10 riders have a small hole now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No strikes but as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec nonetheless lead on the entrance of the peloton.
280km to go
Nonetheless riders battle to make the break because the race alongside boosted by an early tailwind.
Whereas the assaults fly on the entrance, riders together with Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar dangle round on the rear of the peloton.
It is lined out on the rear of the peloton beneath the excessive tempo.
Assaults fly right away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the many groups on the entrance.
288km to go
The flag drops and right here we go!
Coming nearer to the top of the brief impartial zone now and the flag will quickly drop to begin the beginning of the race correct.
Right here we go. The impartial begin is given.
Reigning champion and world champion Mathieu van der Poel makes his season debut in white shorts.
The riders now simply ready for the begin to be given in Pavia.
Signal-on is full and we’re nearly underway.
Right this moment’s race map…
175 riders from 25 groups are set to roll out and tackle the 288km problem.
There will be a 5.7km impartial zone to begin the day.
We’re edging nearer to the beginning of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is on the race begin, and will probably be sharing the most recent information from the build-up
The solar is out in Pavia and we’re anticipating spring climate all day. That ought to make it a quick and aggressive race.
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