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Sanremo, Italy, March 17, 2013 (AFP) - Gerald Ciolek of Germany, riding for South African team MTN-Qhueka, won the first cycling classic of the season, the Milan-Sanremo, triumphing in a race curtailed by heavy snow. The poor conditions forced the event to be temporarily halted after 117km. Organizers elected to restart the race for the final 126.5km from Cogoleto, meaning … [Read more...]
by Jean Montois SAN REMO, Italy, March 17, 2012 (AFP) - Australian national champion Simon Gerrans claimed the biggest one-day victory of his career by winning the 103rd edition of Milan-Sanremo, the first major classic of the season, on Saturday. After 298 km, and nearly seven hours in the saddle, the GreenEdge rider capped a determined display of riding to beat Switzerland's … [Read more...]
MILAN, March 15, 2012 - Former world champion Thor Hushovd pulled out of the Milan-Sanremo on Thursday having failed to shake off a fever, his BMC team said. "I woke up on Monday night with a fever and sweats. I have felt bad for the last two days and there's no way I can ride on Saturday," said the Norwegian cyclist. BMC team for Milan-Sanremo: Alessandro Ballan (ITA), Marcus … [Read more...]
PARIS, March 14, 2012 (AFP) - Cheng Ji will become the first Chinese rider to take part in the Milan-Sanremo race when this year's event takes place on Saturday, his Project 1t4i team announced on Wednesday. The 24-year-old is part of an eight-man team led by German duo John Degenkolb and Simon Geschke. In 2009, Cheng took part in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege, his first experience of a … [Read more...]
Written by: Benoit Noel MUSCAT, Feb 14, 2011 - Reigning world road race champion Thor Hushovd has admitted his days of pushing to the front in a bid to win every bunch sprint that is within his grasp are now practically over. But that has only served to increase the big Norwegian's appetite for victory in the tough one-day classics that pepper the calendar during the spring, … [Read more...]
PARIS, March 21, 2010 (AFP) - Belgium's one-day race king Tom Boonen has pledged to get back to winning ways on his beloved cobbled classics following a heartening second place finish in Milan-SanRemo on Saturday. Last year the second half of Boonen's campaign was compromised following a career-threatening second positive test for cocaine, but this season the big Quick Step rider, a world … [Read more...]
SANREMO, Italy, March 20, 2010 (AFP) - Spain's Oscar Freire secured his third success in the Milan-Sanremo spring classic cycling race after a dramatic sprint finish here on Saturday. The 34-year-old Spaniard, who previously won the event in 2004 and 2007, crept into third place as the 298-kilometer race reached its conclusion on the winding streets of Sanremo and broke for the line with 100 … [Read more...]
This is a list of the Team rosters for the 2010 Milan-SanRemo race. HTC-Columbia: 1. Cavendish (GBR), 2. Albasini (SUI), 3. Eisel (AUT), 4. Goss (AUS), 5. Monfort (BEL), 6. Rogers (AUS), 7. Bak (DEN), 8. P. Velits (SVK) Acqua e Sapone 11. Garzelli (ITA), 12. Paolini (ITA), 18. Miholjevic (CRO), 19. Codol (ITA) AG2R: 21. Hinault (FRA), 22. Bouet (FRA), 23. A. Efimkin (RUS) 24. … [Read more...]
Here is a collection of interviews of Team BMC riders, Hinacapie, Ballan, Wyss, and Burghardt. The interviews are preview interviews to the 101st running of the Milan-SanRemo race. HINCAPIE INTERVIEW BALLAN INTERVIEW WYSS INTERVIEW BURGHARDT INTERVIEW … [Read more...]
San Luis Obispo, CA -19th March 2010 - HTC-Columbia will take part in Saturday's Milan-San Remo Classic aiming for victory for a second straight year with Mark Cavendish. "He's the winner of the 2009 race and he's our best option for winning the race in 2010," says HTC-Columbia team manager Rolf Aldag. "Although I'm sure all seven team-mates are also capable of getting good results in their … [Read more...]