1907-1959
A series looking at the first fifty editions
Facts and Figures
The Turchino Pass - Who was first to the top?
1910 - The most terrible conditions!
1914 - Images from the eighth edition
1917 - Rare images from the 10th edition
1926 - Girardengo takes his fifth victory
1933 - Victory for Learco Guerra
1937 - Cesare Del Cancia takes the 30th edition
1947 - Coppi abandons - Bartali wins
1948 - Fausto Coppi's second victory
1949 - Fausto Coppi's third and final win
1953 - Loretto Petrucci wins for the second time
1954 - Rik Van Steenbergen takes sprint
1955 -
Germain Derijcke Triumphant
1956 - Alfred De Bruyne solo
1957 - Miguel Poblet first for Spain
1958 - Sanremo fifty years ago
Nostalgia
Arie den Hartog - The Netherlands' first winner
The 1973 Story
Fignon makes it two in a row
"il Diabolo" reaches Sanremo alone
Merckx makes it seven
Dancelli restores Italian pride
1984 - The hour record and Sanremo
1964 - Tom Simpson -
First and only British winner
1964 - How Tom Simpson won in his own words
1978 - De Vlaeminck's second win
The 100th edition of Milan-San Remo will be held on 21 March 2009
99th Milan-San Remo,
Italy,
22 March 2008
Cancellara victory: Image © Sirotti
Preview
Start List (pdf)
Maps and Profiles
Time Schedule (pdf)
Race Program (pdf)
Race Result
Race Report and Images
Graham Watson Images
The Capi
The Cipressa from the start to top in pictures
The Cipressa from top to bottom in pictures
The Poggio from start to top in pictures
Panoramic image top of Poggio
The Poggio in 2005
Video
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Cipressa Descent Video
(avi file - no sound - Duration 3m 45s - file size 21.1MB)
Poggio Ascent Video
(avi file - no sound - Duration 7m 20s - file size 41.3MB)
Poggio Descent Video
(avi file - no sound - Duration 5m 22s - file size 30.2 MB)
All video © www.milansanremo.co.uk
There was a new
finish for 2008. More here
Landslide caused route change and new climb
Image © La Gazzetta dello Sport
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