Only four riders out 63 arrived at the finish in what might be termed the toughest ‘Classicissima’ ever.Īnd that, fellow race fans is why it’s a ‘Monument’ and ‘the Classic of all Classics.’Īnd again we borrow from the race website: Giovanni Cocchi, the runner-up, came through after 1 hour and one minute, and Giovanni Marchese took third place 1 hour and 17 minutes later. He caught and dropped them all, soloing into Sanremo 12 hours and 24 minutes after setting off from Milan.
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Eugène Christophe, too, took shelter in a hotel after clearing the descent, only to continue racing after he saw four riders zip by, through the window. He sought refuge in a house and withdrew from the race. Along the descent, Van Houwaert – nearly frozen to death – decided to call it a day. It makes you wonder whether he or the two of them were the most shocked. Legend has it that Cyrille Van Houwaert – who at that time was leading the race, solo – came across a couple of skiers along the pass. It started to rain in Pavia, then the rain turned to hail in Tortona, and eventually it turned to snow as the peloton was negotiating the Passo del Turchino, heading for Ovada. Sixty-three riders kicked off from Milan under a laden sky, way before the sunrise. So did it in 1910, which was remembered as one of the toughest editions in history. More than once, however, winter had not left yet. Milano-Sanremo, the first monument classic of the season, has been the opener of the springtime cycling season worldwide since forever. Time of wolves and virtue of lions – A blizzard of snow, rain and wind wreak havoc among the competitors If I may start my annual preview and tribute to the world’s greatest single day race by borrowing from the race website and go back to: 3rd April 1910. Milano-Sanremo, what’s all the fuss about?
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