Cycling: The first monument of the 2017 season will take place on Saturday with Milan – Sanremo. With almost 300 km and two steep climbs in the final, the outcome of the race is always uncertain and holds surprises. We have summarized all important information.
Milan – Sanremo 2017: the route – decision at Poggio ?
The Cipressa and the Poggio, the last two climbs at the end of Milan - Sanremo are traditionally the focus, here at the latest it will be decided who can still fight for victory. The Poggio in particular will ensure a preliminary decision, some sprinters can no longer follow the pace of the group of favorites and the mountain specialists are trying to gain a decisive lead. At least as important as the last climb is the descent, which doesn't seem particularly difficult. It's not particularly steep, nor are there major technical difficulties or hard switchbacks. But after almost 300 km, many drivers are no longer quite fresh and their concentration also decreases. In recent years, some drivers have fallen again and again and therefore could not do anything. The sprinters have to work their way back up after the climb in order to be able to intervene in the sprint in the best possible position.
Milan – Sanremo 2017: teams and starters
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HOULE Hugo CAN
BAGDONAS Gediminas LTU
BAKELANTS Jan BEL
FRANK Mathias SUI
GOUGEARD Alexis MRS
ENGER Sondre Holst NOR
MONTAGUTI Matteo ITA
VANDENBERGH Stijn BEL
BRESCHEL Matti DEN
GATTO Oscar ITA
GRIVKO Andrey UKR
LUTSENKO Alexey KAZ
MINALI Riccardo ITA
SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon ESP
VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael DEN
COLBRELLI Sonny ITA
AGNOLI Valerio ITA
BOARO Manuele ITA
BOLE Grega SLO
BONIFAZIO Niccolo' ITA
BOZIC Borut SLO
PELLIZOTTI Franco ITA
VISCONTI Giovanni ITA
CARUSO Damiano ITA
DILLIER Silvan SUI
ELMIGER Martin SUI
OSS Daniel ITA
QUINZIATO Manuel ITA
SCOTSON Miles OFF
VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco ESP
SAGAN Peter SVK
BENNETT Sam IRL
BODNAR Maciej POL
BURGARDT Marcus GER
MÜHLBERGER Gregor AUT
SAGAN Juraj SVK
SARAMOTINS Aleksejs LAT
BENEDETTI Cesare ITA
CLARKE Simon OFF
BETTIOL Alberto ITA
KOREN Kristijan SLO
SCULLY Thomas NZL
SKUJINS Tom's LAT
SLAGTER Tom-Jelte NED
URANIUM Rigoberto COL
VAN ASBROECK Tom BEL
CAVENDISH Mark GBR
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR
CUMMING'S Stephen GBR
EISEL Bernhard AUT
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt RSA
REGUIGUI Youcef ALG
SBARAGLI Kristian ITA
THWAITES Scott GBR
DELAGE Mickael FRA
BONNET William FRA
CIMOLAI Davide ITA
GUARNIERI Jacopo ITA
KONOVALOVAS Ignatas LTU
LADAGNOUS Matthieu FRA
ROUX Anthony FRA
BENOOT Tiesj BEL
DEBUSTING SCISSORS Jens BEL
GALLOPIN Tony FRA
MAES Nikolas BEL
MARCZYNSKI Tomasz POL
ROELANDTS Jurgen BEL
SIEBERG Marcel GER
BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos A.COL
ANACONA GOMEZ Winner Andrew COL
ARCAS PEÑA Jorge ESP
BARBERO CUESTA Carlos ESP
BENNATI Daniele ITA
CARAPAZ MONTENEGRO Richard ECU
ROJAS Jose ESP
SÜTTERLIN Jasha GER
EWAN Caleb OUT
ALBASINI Michael SUI
GERRANS Simon OUT
HAYMAN MATHEWS OFF
IMPEY Daryl RSA
KEUKELEIRE Jens BEL
MEZGEC Luka SLO
NIELSEN Magnus Cort DEN
BOONEN Tom BEL
ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA
FARMER Jack NZL
GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando COL
GILBERT Philippe BEL
SABATINI Fabio ITA
TRENTINE Matteo ITA
VERMOTE Julien BEL
KRISTOFF Alexander NOR
BELKOV Maxim RUS
BYSTRØM Sven Erik NOR
HALLER Marco AUT
HOLLENSTEIN Reto SUI
MORKOV Michael DEN
SPILAK Simon SLO
VICIOSO ARCOS Angel ESP
LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose ESP
BATTAGLIN Enrico ITA
CASTELIJNS Twan NED
VAN EMDEN Jos NED
LEEZER Thomas NED
MARTENS Paul GER
ROGLIC Primoz SLO
TANKINK Bram NED
VIVIANI Elijah ITA
KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL
MOSCON Gianni ITA
PUCCIO Salvatore ITA
ROWE Luke GBR
STANNARD Ian GBR
VAN POPPEL Danny NED
WISNIOWSKI Lukasz POL
DUMOULIN Tom NED
ARNDT Nikias GER
BARGUIL WARREN FRA
CURVERS Roy NED
GESKE Simon GER
MATTHEW Michael James OUT
STAMSNIJDER Tom NED
TIMMER Albert NED
DEGENKOLB John GER
ALAFACI Eugenio ITA
COLEDAN Marco ITA
DE KORT Koen NED
FELLINE Fabio ITA
RAST Gregory SUI
STUYVEN Jasper BEL
VAN POPPEL Boy NED
MODOLO Sacha ITA
LENGTH Vegard Stake NOR
MARCATO Marco ITA
MOHORIC Matej SLO
MORI Manuele ITA
SWIFT Ben GBR
ULISSI Diego ITA
ZURLO Federico ITA
BALLERINI Davide ITA
BERNAL GOMEZ Egan Arley COL
BONUS Raffaello ITA
CATTANEO Mattia ITA
FRAPPORTI Marco ITA
FRAPPORTI Mattia ITA
GAVAZZI Francesco ITA
MASNADA Fausto ITA
RUFFONI Nicola ITA
ANDREETTA Simone ITA
BARBIN Enrico ITA
BOEM Nicola ITA
MAESTRI Mirco ITA
SIMION Paolo ITA
TONELLI Alessandro ITA
WACKERMANN Luca ITA
BOUHANNI Nacer FRA
CLAEYS Dimitri BEL
LAPORTE Christophe FRA
LEMOINE Cyril FRA
SENECHAL Florian FRA
SIMON Julien FRA
SOUP Geoffrey FRA
VANBILSEN Kenneth BEL
PORSEV Alexander RUS
GROSS Pavel RUS
ERSHOV Artur RUS
MAIKIN Roman RUS
ROVNY Ivan RUS
SAVITCKII Ivan RUS
TCATEVICH Aleksei RUS
TRUSOV Nikolay RUS
ARREDONDO MORENO Julian COL
CANOLA Marco ITA
FILOSI Iuri ITA
GROSU Eduard Michael ROU
KOBAYASHI Marino JPN
MARANGONI Alan ITA
SANTAROMITA Ivan ITA
UCHIMA Kohei JPN
MEGIAS LEAL Javier ESP
PERON Andrea ITA
LOZANO RIBA David ESP
PLANET Charles FRA
HENTTALA Joonas FIN
VERSCHOOR Martijn NED
CLANCY Stephen IRL
VAN IJZINDOORM Rik NED
POZZATO Filippo ITA
AMEZQUETA MORENO Julen ESP
ANDRIATO Rafael BRA
BELLETTI Manuel ITA
BUSATO Matteo ITA
GODOY Yonder VEN
KOSHEVOY Ilia BLR
MARECZKO Jakub ITA
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Milan – Sanremo 2017: The favourites
Peter Sagan - The World Champion
In the last few days at Tirenno-Adriatico, Peter Sagan has impressively demonstrated that he is in top form and can handle any terrain. Thanks to his technique, the descent from Poggio will be easy and maybe he will be the fastest on the home stretch this year.
Arnaud Demare – The defending champion
Arnaud Demare also showed his great form at Paris – Nice and was even able to wear yellow for a few days. As last year's winner, he knows how to win Milan - Sanremo and will certainly do everything to be at the top this year.
Fernando Gaviria - The Unlucky One
The super-fast Fernando Gaviria is considered an absolute contender for this year's edition. Fell in a promising position just before the finish line last year and could complete the coup this year. He definitely has what it takes.
John Degenkolb - The German hope
The German fans will keep their fingers crossed for Dege, after he was unable to repeat his victory last year due to a serious training accident, he will try to be at the top again this year. With good results at Paris-Nice, the form also seems to be right, and Dege already knows how it's done on the Via Roma. Other German drivers at the start are: Nico Denz, Marcus Burghardt, Marcel Sieberg, Jasha Sütterlin, Paul Martens, Nikias Arndt and Simon Geschke.
Milan – Sanremo 2017: TV broadcast
With live images on free TV, things are looking bad again this year. Although Eurosport 2 is broadcasting the final phase of the race live from 14:15 p.m., it can only be received via Pay TV in most regions of Germany. Eurosport 1 offers a 22-minute recording from 15:60 p.m.
Eurosport 2 : Live from 14:15
Eurosport 1: recording (60 min) 22:15