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Milan–San Remo, also called "The Spring classic" or "La Classicissima", is an annual road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance of 298 km it is the longest professional one-day race in modern cycling. It is the first major classic race of the season, usually held on the third Saturday of March. The first edition was held in 1907.
Gino Bartali, nicknamed Gino the Pious and Ginettaccio, was a champion road cyclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia twice, in 1936 and 1937, and the Tour de France in 1938. After the war, he added one more victory in each event: the Giro d'Italia in 1946 and the Tour de France in 1948. His second and last Tour de France victory in 1948 gave him the largest gap between victories in the race.
Enrico Rossi is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who retired in 2014.
The 1964 Milan–San Remo cycling race took place on March 19, 1964, and was won by Peugeot-BP-Englebert's Tom Simpson, becoming the first British winner. It was the 55th edition of the Milan–San Remo "monument" classic race. Simpson set a record pace for the event at 43.420km/h.
The 1990 Milan–San Remo was the 81st edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 17 March 1990. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Gianni Bugno of the Chateau d'Ax team.
The 1960 Milan–San Remo was the 51st edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1960. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by René Privat of the Mercier team.
The 1950 Milan–San Remo was the 41st edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 18 March 1950. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Gino Bartali of the Bartali–Gardiol team.
The 1994 Milan–San Remo was the 85th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1994. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Giorgio Furlan of the Gewiss–Ballan team.
The 1992 Milan–San Remo was the 83rd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 21 March 1992. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Lotus–Festina team.
The 1976 Milan–San Remo was the 67th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1976. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.
The 1971 Milan–San Remo was the 62nd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1971. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.
The 1972 Milan–San Remo was the 63rd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 18 March 1972. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.
The 1973 Milan–San Remo was the 64th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1973. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Roger De Vlaeminck of the Brooklyn team.
The 1978 Milan–San Remo was the 69th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 18 March 1978. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Roger De Vlaeminck of the Sanson team.
The 1987 Milan–San Remo was the 78th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 21 March 1987.
The 1989 Milan–San Remo was the 80th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 18 March 1989. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Laurent Fignon of the Système U team.
The 1926 Milan–San Remo was the 19th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 21 March 1926. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Costante Girardengo.
The 1952 Milan–San Remo was the 43rd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1952. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Loretto Petrucci.
The 1957 Milan–San Remo was the 48th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1957. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Miguel Poblet.
The 1961 Milan–San Remo was the 52nd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 18 March 1961. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Raymond Poulidor.
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- ↑ "Remo Rossi". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
