2025 Milano-Sanremo Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of 2025 Milano-Sanremo! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
Course Preview
Milan may not have hosted La Primavera's start for three years, but that hardly matters as long as the finish line remains unchanged. The race culminates in the final 25 kilometres of the 289-kilometre course, starting with the Cipressa, followed by the Poggio, leading to a descent into San Remo.
Pavia is located 30 kilometers south of Milan in the Po Valley. After the start, the riders head north for a short local lap before turning south to reach the Mediterranean Sea. Along the way, they tackle the Passo del Turchino, which is essentially a long, steady drag that becomes a bit steeper towards the end. At the top, 532 meters above sea level, La Primavera has covered 139.3 kilometers.
The Turchino descent ends at the Mediterranean coast. The riders take a right turn and head towards the three ācapiā: Capo Mele, Capo Cervo, and Capo Berta. While these climbs arenāt particularly tough, they are well-known for marking the start of the finale. After Capo Berta, there remains just under 40 kilometres to go.
The tension builds as the riders approach San Lorenzo al Mare, the village at the base of the Cipressa. The climb stretches 5.5 kilometers with an average gradient of 4.1%. The first casualties typically emerge from the sprinters on the steepest section, which peaks at 9% halfway up.
After the descent of the Cipressa, itās about 8 kilometers to the base of the Poggio. This climb stretches 3.7 kilometers at an average gradient of 3.7%, with the steepest section reaching 8% just 1 kilometer from the summit. Not exactly Stelvio-level stuff, but by that point, the tension is already sky-high.
In the last three editions, Tadej Pogacar has tried everything to drop his rivals on the Poggio but has not yet succeeded. Last year, he topped the climb alongside Mathieu van der Poel, and the pair were joined by Tom Pidcock early in the descent. Later, Mads Pedersen, Matej Mohoric, Matteo Sobrero, Alberto Bettiol, Maxim Van Gils, Jasper Stuyven, Julian Alaphilippe, Michael Matthews, and Jasper Philipsen also made their way across.
The winner of 2023, Van der Poel, set up Philipsen by neutralizing attacks from Mohoric, Pidcock, and Sobrero in the streets of San Remo. Then it was a showdown between the sprinters. Philipsen expressed his gratitude to Van der Poel for his work by sprinting to victory, although it was close. Matthews finished just a few millimeters behind in second place.
Milan-San Remo starts at 10:15 a.m., with the race expected to finish around 5 p.m. ā both times are local (CET).
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