2017 Milan–San Remo

The 2017 Milan–San Remo was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 18 March. It was the 108th edition of the Milan–San Remo,[1] and the eighth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.[2][3]

2017 Milan–San Remo
2017 UCI World Tour, race 8 of 37
The sprint in Sanremo
The sprint in Sanremo
Race details
Dates18 March 2017
Stages1
Distance291 km (180.8 mi)
Winning time7h 08' 39"
Results
  Winner  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) (Team Sky)
  Second  Peter Sagan (SVK) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Third  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) (Quick-Step Floors)

After they broke clear on the race's final climb – the Poggio di San Remo – Team Sky's Michał Kwiatkowski won the race in a three-up sprint finish ahead of world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) and Quick-Step Floors rider Julian Alaphilippe.[4]

Teams

As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[5][6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Route

As one of the sports monuments, Milan–San Remo – generally considered to be a sprinters' classic – is among the highest-rated races in professional cycling.[7] The 2017 route was 291 km (181 mi) long, running from the Via della Chiesa Rossa in Milan to the traditional finish on Sanremo's Via Roma.[8] The final part of the race included the climbs of the Cipressa and the Poggio di San Remo, which usually prove decisive for the race outcome. Also on the route, the riders also had to tackle the 35 km (22 mi) climb of the Passo dello Turchino, although it was not considered to be a key point in the race. After the Turchino, the route followed the Aurelia road along the coast from Genoa all the way to the finish in Sanremo. With a little over 50 km (31 mi) left to go, the first of the coastal climbs started with the Capo Mele, the Capo Cervo and the Capo Berta, before meeting the final two climbs leading to the finish.[9]

Result
Result[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) Team Sky 7h 08' 39"
2  Peter Sagan (SVK) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Quick-Step Floors + 0"
4  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha–Alpecin + 5"
5  Fernando Gaviria (COL) Quick-Step Floors + 5"
6  Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ + 5"
7  John Degenkolb (GER) Trek–Segafredo + 5"
8  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Cofidis + 5"
9  Elia Viviani (ITA) Team Sky + 5"
10  Caleb Ewan (AUS) Orica–Scott + 5"

References
  1. Garibaldi 2017, p. 1.
  2. "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. Robertshaw, Henry (18 March 2017). "Brilliant Michal Kwiatkowski edges out Peter Sagan to win Milan-San Remo 2017". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. "25 teams to Milano Sanremo 2017". Milan–San Remo. RCS MediaGroup. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. Garibaldi 2017, p. 12.
  7. Westby, Matt (9 April 2015). "Spring classics: A beginner's guide to Paris-Roubaix, Milan-San Remo and the other one-day races". Sky Sports. Sky UK. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  8. Garibaldi 2017, p. 23.
  9. Ryan, Barry (16 March 2017). "Preview: Sagan and Gaviria the favourites but anything goes at Milan-San Remo". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  10. "Kwiatkowski wins Milan-San Remo". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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