Race analysis, favourites, and predictions for Milano - Sanremo 2023

As every year, Milano-Sanremo is the first of the five cycling monuments to be held. Also known as La Primavera (The Spring) because of its location on the calendar, Milano-Sanremo is the longest race of the season, with a total distance of almost 300 kilometres. Although it is normally a quiet race until the final part, the last 15 minutes always guarantee strong emotions and a first class show, since everything is decided in the ascent and the descent of the Poggio di San Remo (3.6 km at 3.7%) and the last 2 flat kilometers that head to the finish line in Sanremo.

The route

The Milano-Sanremo route has remained faithful to tradition, and in recent years it has hardly changed. Although a distance of almost 300 kilometers means that the event is necessarily for resistant riders, it is common for a large peloton to reach the first slopes of the first of the two final short climbs, the Cipressa (5.6 km at 4.1%). Already in the Cipressa the pace accelerates and the peloton loses units, but it is in the Poggio di San Remo (3.6 km at 3.7%), which is crowned with 5 km to go, where the big stars fight for the champions’ glory.

Favorites

The winner of the last edition of the race, Matej Mohorič (800) will try to defend the title won last year thanks to his incredible downhill skills. Wout Van Aert (1200), Tadej Pogacar (1200), Mads Pedersen (1000), Julian Alaphilippe (1000), Mathieu Van Der Poel (1200), Magnus Cort Nielsen (800), Christophe Laporte (800), Thomas Pidcock (600), Biniam Girmay (600), Jasper Stuyven (600), Søren Kragh Andersen (400) and Arnaud De Lie (200) complete a spectacular list of favorites.

Photo: Milano-Sanremo

Favourites

Best riders in one day races

1	VAN AERT Wout VAN AERT Wout JUMBO-VISMA 15-09-1994 (30 years), Herentals GC 409 CL 679 F 750 I 510 M 106 ITT 304 JUMBO-VISMA	1200
2	POGAČAR Tadej POGAČAR Tadej UAE TEAM EMIRATES 21-09-1998 (26 years), Klanec GC 1255 CL 519 F 115 I 735 M 671 ITT 239 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1200
3	VAN DER POEL Mathieu VAN DER POEL Mathieu ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK 18-01-1995 (30 years), Kapellen GC 213 CL 427 F 283 I 422 M 9 ITT 81 ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK	1200
4	ALAPHILIPPE Julian ALAPHILIPPE Julian SOUDAL - QUICK STEP 10-06-1992 (32 years), Saint-Amand-Montrond GC 205 CL 328 F 181 I 408 M 49 ITT 59 SOUDAL - QUICK STEP	1000
5	COSNEFROY Benoit COSNEFROY Benoit AG2R CITROEN TEAM 17-10-1995 (29 years), Cherbourg-en-Cotentin GC 24 CL 268 F 69 I 191 M 1 ITT 0 AG2R CITROEN TEAM	400
6	STUYVEN Jasper STUYVEN Jasper TREK - SEGAFREDO 17-04-1992 (32 years), Leuven GC 40 CL 258 F 368 I 143 M 0 ITT 6 TREK - SEGAFREDO	600
7	LAPORTE Christophe LAPORTE Christophe JUMBO-VISMA 11-12-1992 (32 years), La Seyne-sur-Mer GC 117 CL 257 F 431 I 197 M 0 ITT 47 JUMBO-VISMA	800
8	MOHORIC Matej MOHORIC Matej BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 19-10-1994 (30 years), Kranj GC 168 CL 241 F 228 I 386 M 7 ITT 14 BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	800
9	PHILIPSEN Jasper PHILIPSEN Jasper ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK 01-03-1998 (27 years), Ham GC 102 CL 228 F 1012 I 117 M 0 ITT 15 ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK	1200
10	GIRMAY HAILU Biniam GIRMAY HAILU Biniam INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY 01-04-2000 (25 years), Asmara GC 23 CL 209 F 279 I 154 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY	600

Best riders in flat races

1	PHILIPSEN Jasper PHILIPSEN Jasper ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK 01-03-1998 (27 years), Ham GC 102 CL 228 F 1012 I 117 M 0 ITT 15 ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK	1200
2	VAN AERT Wout VAN AERT Wout JUMBO-VISMA 15-09-1994 (30 years), Herentals GC 409 CL 679 F 750 I 510 M 106 ITT 304 JUMBO-VISMA	1200
3	PEDERSEN Mads PEDERSEN Mads TREK - SEGAFREDO 18-12-1995 (29 years), Tølløse GC 131 CL 129 F 742 I 123 M 0 ITT 58 TREK - SEGAFREDO	1000
4	DEMARE Arnaud DEMARE Arnaud GROUPAMA - FDJ 25-08-1991 (33 years), Beauvais GC 61 CL 167 F 691 I 24 M 6 ITT 6 GROUPAMA - FDJ	1000
5	BENNETT Sam BENNETT Sam BORA - HANSGROHE 16-10-1990 (34 years), Wervik GC 70 CL 195 F 680 I 15 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	800
6	CAVENDISH Mark CAVENDISH Mark ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM 21-05-1985 (39 years), Douglas GC 68 CL 75 F 676 I 40 M 0 ITT 6 ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	1000
7	GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando MOVISTAR TEAM 19-08-1994 (30 years), La Ceja GC 32 CL 72 F 595 I 37 M 0 ITT 0 MOVISTAR TEAM	800
8	EWAN Caleb EWAN Caleb LOTTO - DSTNY 10-07-1994 (30 years), Sydney GC 36 CL 103 F 593 I 101 M 0 ITT 0 LOTTO - DSTNY	800
9	VAN POPPEL Danny VAN POPPEL Danny BORA - HANSGROHE 26-07-1993 (31 years), Moergestel GC 22 CL 144 F 506 I 109 M 0 ITT 0 BORA - HANSGROHE	600
10	SAGAN Peter SAGAN Peter TOTALENERGIES 25-01-1990 (35 years), Žilina GC 17 CL 62 F 462 I 156 M 0 ITT 0 TOTALENERGIES	800

Race analysis

Previous editions

Won how?

**Average won how type since the first race in Cycling Fantasy

Solo

Bunch Sprint

Reduced Sprint

Predictions

18/03/2023

Abbiategrasso > Sanremo

294.45km

+2137m

⭐️⭐️⭐️

MOHORIC Matej, DE LIE Arnaud, LAPORTE Christophe,

⭐️⭐️

VAN AERT Wout, VAN DER POEL Mathieu, VANMARCKE Sep,

⭐️

ALAPHILIPPE Julian, GAVIRIA RENDON Fernando, WELLENS Tim, GIRMAY HAILU Biniam,

Most picked riders

1	DE LIE Arnaud DE LIE Arnaud LOTTO - DSTNY 16-03-2002 (23 years), Libramont GC 0 CL 140 F 113 I 36 M 0 ITT 0 LOTTO - DSTNY	79.5
2	POGAČAR Tadej POGAČAR Tadej UAE TEAM EMIRATES 21-09-1998 (26 years), Klanec GC 1255 CL 519 F 115 I 735 M 671 ITT 239 UAE TEAM EMIRATES	69.1
3	VAN AERT Wout VAN AERT Wout JUMBO-VISMA 15-09-1994 (30 years), Herentals GC 409 CL 679 F 750 I 510 M 106 ITT 304 JUMBO-VISMA	65.1
4	GIRMAY HAILU Biniam GIRMAY HAILU Biniam INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY 01-04-2000 (25 years), Asmara GC 23 CL 209 F 279 I 154 M 0 ITT 0 INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY	50.9
5	MOHORIC Matej MOHORIC Matej BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 19-10-1994 (30 years), Kranj GC 168 CL 241 F 228 I 386 M 7 ITT 14 BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	39.7
6	STRONG Corbin STRONG Corbin ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH 29-04-2000 (24 years), Invercargill GC 38 CL 73 F 79 I 82 M 0 ITT 8 ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH	36.6
7	PEDERSEN Mads PEDERSEN Mads TREK - SEGAFREDO 18-12-1995 (29 years), Tølløse GC 131 CL 129 F 742 I 123 M 0 ITT 58 TREK - SEGAFREDO	27.1
8	VAN DER POEL Mathieu VAN DER POEL Mathieu ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK 18-01-1995 (30 years), Kapellen GC 213 CL 427 F 283 I 422 M 9 ITT 81 ALPECIN - DECEUNINCK	24.7
9	COSNEFROY Benoit COSNEFROY Benoit AG2R CITROEN TEAM 17-10-1995 (29 years), Cherbourg-en-Cotentin GC 24 CL 268 F 69 I 191 M 1 ITT 0 AG2R CITROEN TEAM	23
10	MILAN Jonathan MILAN Jonathan BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS 01-10-2000 (24 years), Tolmezzo GC 8 CL 0 F 76 I 22 M 0 ITT 9 BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	22

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Milano - Sanremo

2023