2018 Milano - San Remo (World Tour)

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Milano - San Remo, 294 km

Weather at San Remo at 12:40 PM, local time: 11C (52F), rain showers with the wind from the south at 10 km/hr (6mph). The rain ended by mid-afternoon before the race finish.

Peter Sagan at the sign-in, ready for a cold, wet day of racing.

The Race: The race began officially at 10:13 AM local time under pouring rain. The race was lengthened by three kilometers to 294 km because of a road closure mid-way along the course.

The organizer posted this short summary:

The Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain – Merida) has won the 109th edition of Milano-Sanremo Namedsport, the first Classic Monument of the season. On the finish line in Via Roma he finished in front of Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton – Scott) and Arnaud Demare (Groupama FDJ).

Speaking seconds after the stage finish, Nibali said: “I have to thank the team, who rode perfectly. I was able to hide in the group with Colbrelli, keeping an eye out and staying out of the wind. I attacked, but when my DS told me I had a 20 second lead, I was surprised and I knew I just had to ride. When I looked over my shoulder and saw the sprinters could not catch me, it was a good moment for me, but it is too early to say if it is the best win of my career.“

And here's the race report from Peter Sagan's Bora-hansgrohe team:

The first Monument of 2018 was a race where just making it to the finish line was an achievement in itself. Milano-Sanremo is one of the longest races on the UCI WorldTour and the 294km distance meant few riders would have the strength to contest the win after such a long day in the saddle. After working hard to reel in the day’s break, the BORA-hansgrohe riders arrived at the bottom of the Poggio, ready to assist Peter Sagan’s fight for the finale, but an audacious move saw the peloton chasing an attack with 6km to go, and while the sprinters massed in the hope of snatching the win, it was a single bike length that kept them from victory, with the UCI World Champion taking sixth on the line after more than seven hours of racing.

The Stage
There are few races anywhere near as long as La Primavera. At 294km in length, riders have to rely on almost superhuman reserves of strength and stamina to simply make it through the day, but this Italian classic always ends with a sting in its tail. Despite a fairly flat parcours that takes in some stunning views along the Ligurian coast, riders would have to take on the ‘Tre Capi’ – the Capo Mele, Capo Cervo, and Capo Berta – before the Cipressa and finally the fearsome and infamous Poggio, the climb where a rider’s race can either come to life or fall apart at the roadside. This sequence of climbs would be hard on its own, but with nearly 300km under their tyres, this is a race that only the strong survive, and fewer still are in a position to contest the victory. If it was all together at the finale, the Sprinters’ Classic would live up to its name, but positioning on the Poggio was where a rider’s race would be won or lost and would decide whether or not the sprinters would take the win.

The Team Tactics
The first of cycling’s Monuments, the team would be keeping a close eye on how the day unfolded, both in terms of the form of the classics riders as well as the tactics of the other teams throughout the day. While the aim would be to deliver Peter Sagan to the foot of the Poggio in a strong position, the weather and the sheer distance of the race would make the race difficult to predict until the day’s final climb. The plan, therefore, was to keep safe and avoid any splits in the peloton and take the finale as it came.

The Race
Starting the day in rain jackets, leg warmers and overshoes, it was obvious before the flag had dropped that it was going to be a hard race. Rain showers soaked the riders and even when this stopped, the roads remained wet and the temperature was cold. In spite of this, the day’s break wasn’t deterred from a long ride up front, with a group of nine making their move early on. At their peak, this group’s advantage hit seven minutes, but the peloton was clearly confident in their ability to eventually reel this group back in. After 260km out in front, the remaining four members of the break were caught, Juraj Sagan having been instrumental on the front of the bunch in setting the pace and reducing the break’s lead, just before the race hit the Cipressa.

With the sun setting, a larger peloton than expected carried the high pace to the foot of the Poggio, nobody knowing who was going to make a move and when, the nerves building steadily. A crash with just 10km to go saw a split in the bunch, but the BORA-hansgrohe riders were safely ahead of this and with Marcus Burghardt on the front, it was clear the pace was going to be high for the finale, the German National Champion surging ahead on the 8% gradients. The pivotal move came with 6km remaining with an attack from Vincenzo Nibali just holding off the sprinters, who at full speed, crossed the line with just a few meters between them and the race winner. The UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, crossed the line in sixth spot.

From the Finish Line
"After a very wet start, fortunately, the rain didn't affect the final part of this year's Milano-Sanremo and thanks to the slower pace as well, the selection was less and the group to arrive at the finish quite a lot bigger. We worked very well throughout the day and at the start of the climb on the Poggio we were well positioned at the front. Then Nibali attacked and I remained with the group of sprinters as we thought he would be caught and the race would finish with a bunch sprint. However, Nibali proved very strong and was able to hold on and take the win. Congratulations to him, he deserved it. This victory is good for Italy and the sport of cycling in general." – Peter Sagan, UCI World Champion

"I would say the team did a very good job and every single one of our guys put on a great effort to control the race. We were expecting one of the top contenders to attack on the Poggio and this is what Nibali did. He managed to open a gap and then fend off the attack of the sprinters, who missed catching him by a few meters. It isn't the result we were hoping for but we have to accept it and focus on the upcoming races." - Enrico Poitschke, Sport Director 

Vincenzo Nibali escaped on the Poggio and just held his gap to the end. RCS photo

Complete Results:

Photos

294 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.208 km/hr

1	NIBALI Vincenzo	Bahrain-Merida	7hr 18min 43sec
2	EWAN Caleb	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
3	DEMARE Arnaud	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
4	KRISTOFF Alexander	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
5	ROELANDTS Jurgen	BMC	s.t.
6	SAGAN Peter	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
7	MATTHEWS Michael	Team Sunweb	s.t.
8	CORT NIELSEN Magnus	Astana	s.t.
9	COLBRELLI Sonny	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
10	STUYVEN Jasper	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
11	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	Sky	s.t.
12	BRESCHEL Matti	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
13	LAPORTE Christophe	Cofidis	s.t.
14	MODOLO Sacha	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
15	CANOLA Marco	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
16	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	Dimension Data	s.t.
17	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
18	HAAS Nathan	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
19	VIVIANI Elia	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
20	RICHEZE Ariel	Quick-Step Floors	@ 4sec
21	IMPEY Daryl	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
22	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	Lotto-Soudal	@ 5sec
23	NEILANDS Krists	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
24	VAN EMDEN Jos	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
25	MOHORIC Matej	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
26	GALLOPIN Tony	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
27	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	s.t.
28	SANCHEZ Luis Leon	Astana	s.t.
29	MOSCON Gianni	Sky	s.t.
30	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
31	DUMOULIN Tom	Team Sunweb	s.t.
32	OSS Daniel	Bora-hansgrohe	0:10
33	HAUSSLER Heinrich	Bahrain-Merida	0:11
34	ŠPILAK Simon	Katusha-Alpecin	0:15
35	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
36	GATTO Oscar	Astana	0:17
37	TRENTIN Matteo	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
38	VERMOTE Julien	Dimension Data	0:32
39	THEUNS Edward	Team Sunweb	s.t.
40	THWAITES Scott	Dimension Data	s.t.
41	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
42	GAUTIER Cyril	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
43	DE KORT Koen	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
44	SWIFT Ben	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
45	JENSEN August	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
46	FELLINE Fabio	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
47	BOIVIN Guillaume	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
48	OOMEN Sam	Team Sunweb	0:34
49	GUARNIERI Jacopo	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
50	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
51	CIMOLAI Davide	Groupama-FDJ	0:45
52	POZZATO Filippo	Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia	0:53
53	GONÇALVES José	Katusha-Alpecin	1:02
54	BYSTROM Sven Erik	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
55	VAN POPPEL Danny	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
56	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
57	BARBERO Carlos	Movistar Team	1:21
58	BURGHARDT Marcus	Bora-hansgrohe	1:27
59	DEMPSTER Zakkari	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
60	BOEV Igor	Gazprom-RusVelo	2:23
61	POLITT Nils	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
62	NAESEN Oliver	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
63	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
64	ZARDINI Edoardo	Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia	s.t.
65	LOZANO David	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
66	CICCONE Giulio	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
67	VENTURINI Clément	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
68	BOUWMAN Koen	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
69	SBARAGLI Kristian	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
70	VANDENBERGH Stijn	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
71	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
72	NYCH Artem	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
73	CUMMINGS Stephen	Dimension Data	s.t.
74	FIRSANOV Sergey	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
75	GILBERT Philippe	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
76	SABATINI Fabio	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
77	BETANCUR Carlos	Movistar Team	s.t.
78	LANGEVELD Sebastian	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
79	GOUGEARD Alexis	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
80	LOBATO Juan José	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
81	SANTAROMITA Ivan	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
82	TIZZA Marco	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
83	POWLESS Neilson	LottoNL-Jumbo	2:56
84	ANACONA Winner	Movistar Team	3:52
85	PELLIZOTTI Franco	Bahrain-Merida	4:00
86	PIBERNIK Luka	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
87	MAES Nikolas	Lotto-Soudal	4:50
88	VAN HOECKE Gijs	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
89	BENEDETTI Cesare	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
90	PUCCIO Salvatore	Sky	s.t.
91	BENNATI Daniele	Movistar Team	s.t.
92	SCHAR Michael	BMC	s.t.
93	CONSONNI Simone	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
94	QUINTANA Dayer	Movistar Team	s.t.
95	BETTIOL Alberto	BMC	5:20
96	PONZI Simone	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
97	VALGREN Michael	Astana	s.t.
98	CARBONI Giovanni	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
99	VAN BAARLE Dylan	Sky	s.t.
100	BARBIN Enrico	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
101	VLASOV Aleksandr	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
102	VILLELLA Davide	Astana	s.t.
103	ULISSI Diego	UAE-Team Emirates	s.t.
104	BEWLEY Sam	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
105	KÄMNA Lennard	Team Sunweb	s.t.
106	KLUGE Roger	Mitchelton-Scott	s.t.
107	LUTSENKO Alexey	Astana	5:22
108	MAESTRI Mirco	Bardiani-CSF	6:14
109	DE BUYST Jasper	Lotto-Soudal	6:42
110	BODNAR Maciej	Bora-hansgrohe	7:53
111	RAST Gregory	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
112	KEUKELEIRE Jens	Lotto-Soudal	8:30
113	BONNAFOND Guillaume	Cofidis	s.t.
114	TONELLI Alessandro	Bardiani-CSF	8:37
115	REIJNEN Kiel	Trek-Segafredo	9:37
116	HENTTALA Joonas	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
117	MULLEN Ryan	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
118	PERON Andrea	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
119	SIEBERG Marcel	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
120	ZABEL Rick	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
121	VENTOSO Francisco	BMC	s.t.
122	COLEDAN Marco	Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia	s.t.
123	DE LA PARTE Víctor	Movistar Team	s.t.
124	KOREN Kristijan	Bahrain-Merida	s.t.
125	KEISSE Iljo	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
126	WYNANTS Maarten	LottoNL-Jumbo	s.t.
127	STANNARD Ian	Sky	s.t.
128	ANDREETTA Simone	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
129	DELAGE Mickaël	Groupama-FDJ	11:40
130	BAK Lars Ytting	Lotto-Soudal	s.t.
131	PLANET Charles	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
132	SCHILLINGER Andreas	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
133	KURIANOV Stepan	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.
134	VAN WINDEN Dennis	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
135	ROTA Lorenzo	Bardiani-CSF	s.t.
136	BRAND Sam	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
137	SAGIV Guy	Israel Cycling Academy	s.t.
138	LE GAC Olivier	Groupama-FDJ	s.t.
139	KORSAETH Truls	Astana	s.t.
140	CURVERS Roy	Team Sunweb	s.t.
141	THOMSON Jay Robert	Dimension Data	s.t.
142	POLI Umberto	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
143	VAN POPPEL Boy	Trek-Segafredo	s.t.
144	CIMA Damiano	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
145	MOSCA Jacopo	Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia	s.t.
146	ROWE Luke	Sky	s.t.
147	CHERKASOV Nicolay	Gazprom-RusVelo	13:19
148	LEMOINE Cyril	Cofidis	15:03
149	VAN LERBERGHE Bert	Cofidis	s.t.
150	HATSUYAMA Sho	Nippo-Vini Fantini	s.t.
151	CARRETERO Héctor	Movistar Team	s.t.
152	TUFT Svein	Mitchelton-Scott	16:13
153	BELKOV Maxim	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
154	PHINNEY Taylor	EF Education First-Drapac	s.t.
155	KITTEL Marcel	Katusha-Alpecin	s.t.
156	DECLERCQ Tim	Quick-Step Floors	16:32
157	SAGAN Juraj	Bora-hansgrohe	s.t.
158	KAMSTRA Brian	Novo Nordisk	s.t.
159	BUSATO Matteo	Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia	s.t.
160	MARECZKO Jakub	Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia	s.t.
161	GANNA Filippo	UAE-Team Emirates	16:53
162	BERTAZZO Liam	Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia	s.t.
163	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	Cofidis	21:00
164	KOBERNYAK Evgeny	Gazprom-RusVelo	s.t.

2018 Milano-San Remo course map and profile:

2018 Milano- San Remo course map

2018 Milano-San Remo course profile

2018 Milano-San Remo photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Team Cofidis is presented before the race start.

It was a wet start to the day's racing. This photo RCS Sport

Fortunately the rain did not last last the entire race.

A foggy descent of the Turchino Pass.

The peloton has made it over the Turchino Pass and is on the coast headed to San Remo.

Another shot of the pack headed to San Remo

Vincenzo Nibali's attack on the Poggio got him a 12-second gap.

At the finish line, waiting for the race to arrive.

Nibali was able to stay away until the end.

Winner Nibali just after the race finish.

The podium, from left: Caleb Ewan (2nd), Vincenzo Nibali & Arnaud Demare (3rd)

Winner Vincenzo Nibali

Start list with back numbers, March 16, 2018:

Elenco Escriti / Liste des engagés

	TEAM SKY
1	KWIATKOWSKI Michal
2	MOSCON Gianni
3	PUCCIO Salvatore
4	ROWE Luke
5	STANNARD Ian
6	VAN BAARLE Dylan
7	WISNIOWSKI Lukasz
D.S.	TOSATTO Matteo
	AG2R LA MONDIALE
11	GALLOPIN Tony
12	GAUTIER Cyril
13	GOUGEARD Alexis
14	NAESEN Oliver
15	VANDENBERGH Stijn
16	VENTURINI Clement
17	Vuillermox Alexis
D.S.	JANNEL Didier
	ASTANA PRO TEAM
21	SANCHEZ Luis Leon
22	KORSAETH Truis
23	GATTO Oscar
24	LUTSENKO Alexey
25	NIELSEN Magnus Cort
26	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael
27	VILLELLA Davide
D.S.	SHEFER Alexander
	BAHRAIN - MERIDA
31	NIBALI Vincenzo
32	BOARO Manuele
33	COLBRELLI Sonny
34	HAUSSLER Heinrich
35	KOREN Kristijan
36	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas
37	PELLIZOTTI Franco
D.S.	VOLPI Alberto
	BARDIANI CSF
41	ANDREETTA Simone
42	BARBIN Enrico
43	CARBONI Giovanni
44	CICCONE Giulio
45	MAESTRI Mirco
46	ROTA Lorenzo
47	TONELLI Alessandro
D.S.	REVERBERI Bruno
	BMC RACING TEAM
51	VAN AVERMAET Greg
52	BETTIOL Alberto
53	CARUSO Damiano
54	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre
55	GERRANS Simon
56	ROELANDTS Jurgen
57	SCHÄR Michael
D.S.	SCIANDRI Maximilian
	BORA - HANSGROHE
61	SAGAN Peter
62	BENEDETTI Cesare
63	BODNAR Maciej
64	BURGHARDT Marcus
65	OSS Daniel
66	SAGAN Juraj
67	SELIG Rudiger
D.S.	POITSCHKE Enrico
	COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
71	LAPORTE Christophe
72	BONNAFOND Guillaume
73	CHETOUT Loic
74	LEMOINE Cyril
75	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel
76	TURGIS Anthony
77	VAN LERBERGHE Bert
D.S.	DAMIANI Roberto
	GROUPAMA - FDJ
81	DEMARE Arnaud
82	LADAGNOUS Matthieu
83	CIMOLAI Davide
84	GUARNIERI Jacopo
85	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas
86	LE GAC Olivier
87	ROUX Anthony
D.S.	GUESDON Frederic
	GAZPROM - RUSVELO
91	FIRSANOV Sergey
92	BOEV Igor
93	CHERKASOV Nikolai
94	KURIYANOV Stepan
95	NYCH Artem
96	LAGUTIN Sergey
97	VLASOV Aleksandr
D.S.	KHAMIDULIN Renat
	ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY
101	SBARAGLI Kristian
102	BOIVIN Guillaume
103	ENGER Sondre
104	JENSEN August
105	NEILANDS Krists
106	SAGIV Guy
107	VAN WINDEN Dennis
D.S.	MARIE Lionel
	LOTTO SOUDAL
111	GREIPEL André
112	BAK YTTING Lars
113	DEBUSSCHERE Jens
114	DE BUYST Jasper
115	KEUKELEIRE Jens
116	MAES Nikolas
117	SIEBERG Marcel
D.S.	FRISON Herman
	MITCHELTON - SCOTT
121	TRENTIN Matteo
122	EWAN Caleb
123	IMPEY Daryl
124	KLUGE Roger
125	BEWLEY Sam
126	JUUL JENSEN Christopher
127	TUFT Svein
D.S.	WHITE Matthew
	MOVISTAR TEAM
131	BENNATI Daniele
132	ANACONA Winner Andrew
133	BARBERO Carlos
134	BICO ALVES Nuno Miguel
135	BETANCUR Carlos
136	ROJAS José
137	SÜTTERLIN Jasha
D.S.	JAIMERENA Jose Kuis
	NIPPO - VINI FANTINI - EUROPA
141	SANTAROMITA Ivan
142	CANOLA Marco
143	CIMA Damiano
144	HATSUYAMA Sho
145	LOBATO Juan Jose
146	PONZI Simone
147	TIZZA Marco
D.S.	MANZONI Mario
	QUICK-STEP FLOORS
151	VIVIANI Elia
152	ALAPHILIPPE Julian
153	DECLERCQ Tim
154	GILBERT Philippe
155	KEISSE Iljo
156	RICHEZE Maximiliano Ariel
157	SABATINI Fabio
D.S.	BRAMATI Davide
	TEAM DIMENSION DATA
161	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
162	CAVENDISH Mark
163	CUMMINGS Stephen
164	RENSHAW Mark
165	SLAGTER Tom-Jelte
166	THOMSON Jay Robert
167	VERMOTE Julien
D.S.	ALDAG Rolf
	TEAM EF EDUCATION FIRST
171	MODOLO Sacha
172	BRESCHEL Matti
173	CLARKE Simon
174	DOCKER Mitchell
175	LANGEVELD Sebastian
176	MCLAY Daniel
177	PHINNEY Taylo
D.S.	GUIDI Fabrizio
	TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN
181	BELKOV Maxim
182	GONÇALVES José
183	HAAS Nathan
184	HALLER Marco
185	POLITT Nils
186	SPILAK Simon
187	ZABEL Rick
D.S.	COZZI Claudio
	TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO
191	VAN POPPEL Danny
192	BATTAGLIN Enrico
193	BOUWMAN Koen
194	POWLESS Neilson
195	VAN EMDEN Jos
196	VAN HOECKE Gijs
197	WYNANTS Maarten
D.S.	ENGELS Addy
	TEAM NOVO NORDISK
201	BRAND Sam
202	HENTTALA Joonas
203	LOZANO RIBA David
204	PERON Andrea
205	PLANET Charles
206	POLI Umberto
207	KAMSTRA Brian
D.S.	PODENZANA Massimo
	TEAM SUNWEB
211	MATTHEWS Michael
212	ARNDT Nikias
213	CURVERS Roy
214	DUMOULIN Tom
215	KÄMNA Lennard
216	OOMEN Sam
217	THEUNS Edward
D.S.	REEF Marc
	TREK - SEGAFREDO
221	STUYVEN Jasper
222	DE KORT Koen
223	FELLINE Fabio
224	MULLEN Ryan
225	VAN POPPEL Boy
226	RAST Gregory
227	REIJNEN Kiel
D.S.	BAFFI Adriano
	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
231	KRISTOFF Alexander
232	BONO Matteo
233	BYSTRØM Sven Erik
234	CONSONNI Simone
235	GANNA Filippo
236	SWIFT Ben
237	ULISSI Diego
D.S.	SCIREA Mario
	WILIER TRIESTINA - SELLE ITALIA
241	MARECZKO Jakub
242	BERTAZZO Liam
243	BUSATO Matteo
244	COLEDAN Marco
245	MOSCA Jacopo
246	POZZATO Filippo
247	ZARDINI Edoardo
D.S.	SCINTO Luca