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Hello and welcome to the 2025 Milan-San Remo!
It’s time for one of the most exciting races of the season – Milan-San Remo.
This is a race that ignites more pre-race discussion than almost any other classic, largely due to just how hard it is to predict, and how many different ways it can take shape.
The finale of Milan-Sanremo is often described as the most perfectly-balanced in cycling. It’s not hard enough for the strongest rider in the race (which in recent years has so often been Pogačar and Van der Poel) to simply ride away from the field; but neither is it easy enough for pure sprinters to reel in the late attacks for a group finish. It presents a conundrum for all kinds of riders, as only one of the many contenders who fancy their chances can win.
The riders are on the move, and making their way in the neutralised one. We’ll be racing soon!
There’s been much talk about the weather during the build-up to the race, and the news is that it’s a cold and wet one – for now. Riders at the start are adorning rain jackets and multiple layers.
Weather conditions could have a drastic impact on how Milan-Sanremo is raced. It’s not just how wet roads make the descent of the Poggio so much more precarious and selective – it’s how more uncomfortable the whole long day on the saddle becomes in the cold and the wet, making it more attritional.
Two riders have not made it to the start – Cedric Beullens (Lotto) and Simon Clarke (Israel-PremierTech).
289KM TO GO
Attacks are let loose right from the start, led by a Lotto rider.
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