Milan–San Remo

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Milan–San Remo is one of cycling’s oldest and most prestigious one-day “Monument” classics, renowned for its exceptionally long distance and sprinter-friendly route from Milan to the Italian Riviera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Monument classic
cycling race
one-day race
approximateDistance about 290 km
competitionLevel professional men’s road cycling
continent Europe
country Italy
distanceCharacteristic very long one-day race
finishFeature descent from Poggio to Sanremo
finishingCity Sanremo
finishLocation Sanremo
finishRegion Liguria
firstEdition 1907
firstWinner Lucien Petit-Breton
frequency annual
governingBody Union Cycliste Internationale
hasSprintFinish often
hasWomenEdition yes (various formats over time)
localLanguageName Milano–Sanremo
linked to: Milan–San Remo
nickname La Classicissima
La Primavera
notableClimb Cipressa
Poggio di Sanremo
organiser RCS Sport
otherMonuments Giro di Lombardia
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Paris–Roubaix
Tour of Flanders
partOf five Monuments of cycling
raceType single-day road race
recordWinsHolder Eddy Merckx
recordWinsNumber 7
region Italian Riviera
linked to: Ligurian coast
routeDirection from inland to the Ligurian coast
routeType sprinter-friendly
sport road cycling
startLocation Milan
startRegion Lombardy
status one of cycling’s most prestigious classics
surface paved roads
terrain mostly flat with late short climbs
typicalDate March
typicalFinishTime late afternoon
typicalStartTime morning
typicalWeather early spring conditions
uciCategory UCI WorldTour

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Eddy Merckx won Milan–San Remo
Liège–Bastogne–Liège monumentGroup Milan–San Remo
Paris–Roubaix otherMonuments Milan–San Remo
Milan–San Remo localLanguageName Milano–Sanremo
linked to: Milan–San Remo
RCS Sport organizes Milan–San Remo
Giro di Lombardia monumentAlongWith Milan–San Remo
Eddy Merckx wonMonumentClassic Milan–San Remo
subject linked to: The Cannibal
Raymond Poulidor won 1961 Milan–San Remo
linked to: Milan–San Remo
spring classics includesRace Milan–San Remo
Roger De Vlaeminck won Milan–San Remo
La Classicissima hasNicknameFor Milan–San Remo
La Classicissima alsoKnownAs Milan–San Remo
La Primavera nicknameFor Milan–San Remo
La Primavera alsoKnownAs Milan–San Remo
La Primavera alsoKnownAs Milano–Sanremo
linked to: Milan–San Remo
Cipressa usedIn Milan–San Remo
Cipressa partOf Milan–San Remo route
linked to: Milan–San Remo
Monument classics member Milan–San Remo
Poggio di Sanremo usedInEvent Milan–San Remo
Poggio di Sanremo partOfRouteOf Milan–San Remo
Laurent Fignon won Milan–San Remo 1988
linked to: Milan–San Remo
Laurent Fignon won Milan–San Remo 1989
linked to: Milan–San Remo
Rik Van Looy won Milan–San Remo
Sean Kelly competedIn Milan–San Remo
UCI Road World Cup includedRace Milan–San Remo