First great Classic of the year this Saturday March 18 with the Primavera, Milan San Remo.
The Classics season kicks off this Saturday March 18 with Italian racing legend, Milan San Remo. Positioned just after Paris Nice and Tirreno Adriatico and before the Flanders classics, the Primavera is always eagerly awaited by cycling enthusiasts. This year, the line-up once again promises to be substantial and enticing. Tadej Pogacar, Julian Alaphilippe, Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Mads Pedersen, Biniam Girmay and sprinter Jasper Philipsen are considered the big favorites in the race. Tom Pidcock is on the other hand forfeited, victim of a concussion after his fall on the Tirreno.
For Mathieu van der Poel, it’s also time for answers with a very complicated start to the season on the road (he favored the Cross World Championships), the Dutchman will know more about his condition after Saturday’s race. “It’s just very difficult to make choices, but nothing is lost yet. If it goes well at Milan-San Remo next week, everyone will say it was the right approach. It’s always how it goes. Last year it was of course because of the back, but if I don’t do cross country, I have a good preparation. This year, I didn’t want to miss the World Championships in Hoogerheide for nothing in the world, but if I had to draw the perfect winter, it would be without cyclo-cross”.
Find the runners involved as soon as the different formations are announced.
The first major classic of the year in the UCI calendar takes place on Saturday 18 March 2023.
The Passo del Turchino returns this year after a two-year absence. Another change, the departure traditionally given at the Sforza Castle will be at the mythical Maspes-Vigorelli, the velodrome in Milan. For the rest, it’s a classic course that awaits participants with the traditional Cipressa / Poggio sequence before the finish.
Milan-San Remo 2023 will be watched live and exclusively on Eurosport 2, the Eurosport app and Eurosport.fr. Meet from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on all Eurosport platforms to follow the monument in its entirety.
Considered the best downhiller in the world, Matej Mohoric won the best race of his career. First French rider, Anthony Turgis took a superb second place while Van der Poel completed the podium: