Milano-Sanremo: Same As It Ever Was

by Jen See on Feb 7, 2012 11:58 AM EST in News

According to a brief update from Tuttobiciweb, Milano-Sanremo will run over the same course as it did in 2011. Apparently, there was some disgruntled murmurings in Italy, because the organizers had not made any announcements. Well, says the RCS, we really don't have a great deal to announce.

The Milano-Sanremo course remains the same as it was the past few years, which means it will include the le Manie climb, which organizers added a few years ago in an effort to make the race a little harder for the sprinters. The move seemed to work, and the race has evolved from the pure sprint fest it was into a more attacking affair.

The finale of La Classicissima remains the same as last year, too. The race hits the Cipressa, and the Poggio. Then, it's a long, straight run-in along the ocean to the finish. There is often a headwind in these final kilometers and in the past few editions there's been some exciting racing. Fabian Cancellara's counter off Samuel Sánchez in 2008 is one of my personal favorites.

Milano-Sanremo finishes on the Lungomare Italo Calvino, which pretty much makes me want to read If On a Winter's Night a Traveller every year. In 2011, Australian sprinter Matthew Goss won Milano-Sanremo ahead of Fabian Cancellara and Philippe Gilbert.

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2 things - Re: 2008 (from that video)

1) I wonder if Sam San planned to attack or just move up. It seems like kinda far back to commit like that. But, there wasn’t anywhere to slot in. I wonder if he just said “screw it” and went. And…
2a) Look how EFFORTLESSLY Cance gets on Sammy’s wheel. And
2b) Does Cance even use his drops?

by swells on Feb 7, 2012 12:13 PM EST reply actions

Ha!

Maybe they should just saw his drops off?

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Feb 7, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

Chopped & flopped = Fixie style!

(I like where your head’s at)

by swells on Feb 7, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

That would look sweet.

And really, it’s not like he needs brakes, so….

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Feb 7, 2012 2:43 PM EST up reply actions

Duh...That's where his motor start button is hidden.

by JustJoshinYa on Feb 7, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

Can you think of anyone, anyone

who could do what Cancellara did there ?

I happen to think that had he taken a different path, one less focused on the TDF (or had Big Tex not come along) Ullrich possessed that type of raw power, but I can’t recall ever seeing it displayed so openly as Cancellara did there…

"Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill" - Fausto Coppi

by muk on Feb 7, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions

That Euskie is NOT Sanchez...its Inigo Landaluze

KRUoPIS!!!1!!

by Vlaanderen90 on Feb 7, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

Ah, right you are.

good lookin’ out, bra.

by swells on Feb 8, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions

So........then........watch every other years race......to really get the route established?

Soli Deo Gloria

by LooseHorse on Feb 7, 2012 12:20 PM EST reply actions

picky picky

Link added to last year’s course. :D

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Feb 7, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions

Letting the days go by

let the water hold me down

Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...

by TheFigurehead on Feb 7, 2012 12:22 PM EST reply actions

Ha ha, right :)

~ Gavia ~

by Jen See on Feb 7, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions

The race came apart on Le Manie last year

But not (exactly) because the race was hard – it’s because Thor touched wheels with somebody about a third of the way back in the peloton. That that 40-rider group whittled down to only 8 in the finale was because it got hard, but if that happens with a full peloton we could be looking at a 20-40 rider sprint like most years. The favorites should be the same as ever.

by Aly Edge on Feb 7, 2012 2:23 PM EST reply actions