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?
swells - February 7, 2012
Ha!
Maybe they should just saw his drops off?
Jen See - February 7, 2012
Chopped & flopped = Fixie style!
(I like where your head’s at)
swells - February 7, 2012
That would look sweet.
And really, it’s not like he needs brakes, so….
Jen See - February 7, 2012
Duh...That's where his motor start button is hidden.
JustJoshinYa - February 7, 2012
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…
muk - February 7, 2012
That Euskie is NOT Sanchez...its Inigo Landaluze
Vlaanderen90 - February 7, 2012
Ah, right you are.
good lookin’ out, bra.
swells - February 8, 2012
So........then........watch every other years race......to really get the route established?
LooseHorse - February 7, 2012
picky picky
Link added to last year’s course. :D
Jen See - February 7, 2012
Letting the days go by
let the water hold me down
TheFigurehead - February 7, 2012
Ha ha, right :)
Jen See - February 7, 2012
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.
Aly Edge - February 7, 2012
I heard Nibali has already started his attack on the Poggio. Maybe it will stick since he's gone so early this time.
JustJoshinYa - February 7, 2012
at least they didn’t lengthen the route
Willj - February 7, 2012
Small favors, eh?
Jen See - February 7, 2012
Wasn't there a rumor about replacing the capi with something tougher?
(Or something along those lines)
Jens - February 7, 2012
I think they tried, but Chuck Norris wasn't available.
JustJoshinYa - February 7, 2012
Ah Goss, the memories...
…of waking the family up when he crossed the line. I enjoyed watching it last year, Gazetta do great streams.
RollinRollinRolland - February 8, 2012
wasn't it awesome?
Seahorse - February 8, 2012
Indeed. Unexpected too
Stewart on the front tearing it up for Cancellara with almost the who’s who of cycling behind…and Goss.Definitely a highlight of the year.
RollinRollinRolland - February 8, 2012
Stewart? Err...Stuart of course
rushes to move home and identity
RollinRollinRolland - February 8, 2012
Just as well! The shame.
Seahorse - February 8, 2012
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