One day after the spring equinox, Pavia welcomes the World Tour peloton for the start of the season’s first Monument, Milano-Sanremo, a race which our team won on three occasions: 2003, 2006, and 2019.
The route once again has as its main attraction the climbs of Cipressa (5.6km, 4.1%) and Poggio (3.7km, 3.7%). Coming in the last 30 kilometers of the race, these two legendary hills are the places where those hoping to avoid a bunch sprint will make their moves in order to reduce the size of the peloton. The summit of the Poggio – which has been part of the course since the ‘60s – comes less than six kilometers from the finish on the emblematic Via Roma, meaning the chasers won’t have an easy task to make it back to the front, especially as the descent is a fast and technical one, favouring the attackers.
