Opening Monument of the 2016 season starts in Milan, under sunny skies
Milan-San Remo started this morning, with 25 teams and 199 riders rolling out of Milan under clear, sunny skies.
The weather forecast for the day is almost perfect for a fast race: very little wind, no cloud cover and temperatures predicted to reach as high at 16°C.
There was one non-starter: Moreno Hofland (LottoNL-Jumbo) was forced to withdraw due to illness.
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As we write this, an escape group of 11 riders has over 10 minutes advantage over the peloton with 250km remaining.
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"Signore, signori, Alexander Kristoff!" @kristoff87 big star at start #MSR #TeamKATUSHA pic.twitter.com/Lcvo0eBktQ
— Team KATUSHA ALPECIN (@katushacycling) March 19, 2016
.@MorenoHofland will not take the start at @Milano_Sanremo due to illness. #MSR2016 pic.twitter.com/NuQkq46yCZ
— LottoNLJumbo Cycling (@LottoJumbo_road) March 19, 2016
The riders roll out for the first of 291 kilometres
Il gruppo passa da Pavia sulle rive del Ticino #MSR
10'35" il ritardo sui fuggitivi. pic.twitter.com/hHDG4gydMP— Milano Sanremo (@Milano_Sanremo) March 19, 2016
Photos: RCS Sport