2011 Milano - San Remo (World Tour), Italy
Results, Map, Profile
Saturday, March 19: 298 km.
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Results: 198 starters, 156 finishers.
- Matthew Harley Goss ( HTC-Highroad) 6hr 51min 10sec. 38.373 km/hr
- Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
- Alessandro Ballan (BMC) s.t.
- Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) s.t.
- Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
- Yoann Offredo (FDJ) s.t.
- Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 3sec
- Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) @ 10sec
- Stuart O'Grady (Leopard-Trek) @ 12sec
- Francisco José Ventoso (Movistar) @ 27sec
- Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) s.t.
- Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
- Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Dominique Rollin (FDJ) s.t.
- Peter Sagan (Liquigas) s.t.
- Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) s.t.
- Matteo Tosatto (Saxo) s.t.
- George Hincapie (BMC) s.t.
- Yaroslav Popovych (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Francesco Failli (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) s.t.
- Linus Gerdemann (Leopard-Trek) @ 32sec
- Pablo Lastras (Movistar) @ 33sec
- Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) @ 1min 6sec
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) @ 1min 12sec
- Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) @ 1min 44sec
- Steven Chainel (FDJ) @ 1min 47sec
- Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) @ 1min 55sec
- André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 3mn 59sec
- Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-lotto) s.t.
- Andreas Klier (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 5min 14sec
- Robbie McEwen (Radio Shack) @ 5min 23sec
- Aleksejs Saramotins (Cofidis) s.t.
- Niki Terpstra (Quicki step) s.t.
- Leonardo Duque (Cofidis) s.t.
- Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) s.t.
- Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r) s.t.
- Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Fabian Wegmann (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
- Ignatas Konovalovas (Movistar) s.t.
- Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Bernhard Eisel (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Marcus Burghardt (BMC) s.t.
- Geoffroy Lequatre (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Mauro Finetto (Liquigas) s.t.
- Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) s.t.
- Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Baden Cooke (Saxo) s.t.
- Grega Bole (Lampre) s.t.
- Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
A shot of the Poggio descent
Fabian Cancellara leads Matthew Harley Goss down the Poggio
Philippe Gilbert leads Michele Scarponi down the Poggio
And here comes Thor Hushovd
Oscar Freire shows the wounds from an earlier crash
Here's the press release from HTC-Highroad after Goss' win:
"San Luis Obispo, California - 19th March, 2011 - After 298 kilometers the Australian outsprinted a group of eight riders in the streets of San Remo to claim the victory ahead of Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland and Belgium's Philippe Gilbert.
"I knew I'd been going well, I knew I could get a good result, but actually to get the win is incredible." Goss said.
"I knew Gilbert was dangerous and would try for an attack on the Poggio [climb], so I rode across to that front group just as we reached the top, and once I was with them I knew I was in with a chance."
"It was an advantage knowing the route. I live nearby and I've trained over the Poggio a few times in the last few days just to check it again."
"The descent was fast, but it wasn't too tricky because fortunately it wasn't wet, and with 500 meters to go I just gave it everything I had and hoped for the best."
Goss has had a spectacular 2011 season thus far, with stage victories in the Tour Down Under, the Tour of Oman, and most recently in Paris-Nice. Milan-San Remo is his eighth win of the year so far.
"It's been absolutely incredible," Goss said, "I couldn't have dreamed up a better start to the year."
Following Mark Cavendish's win in 2009, this is HTC-Highroad's second victory in three years in Milan-San Remo, one of cycling's top five biggest one-day races."
