Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-Sram Zondacrypto) and Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), two riders who figured among the favourites for Milan-San Remo Women, were forced out of contention in the final of the race on Saturday after getting caught in a serious crash on the descent of the Cipressa.
The pair were among the riders at the head of the thinned-out peloton on the way down the penultimate climb of the 156km race, but went down hard on a blind corner with 19km to go.
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Another rider from Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi appeared to be among the worst affected, arriving later and crashing over the guardrail to fall several metres onto the road below.
The race concluded with a reduced bunch sprint on the Via Roma in San Remo, with Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) beating Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Oatly) to the line.
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