Milan-San Remo

Gerrans, the 2012 champ, has been battling allergies and fell ill overnight, according to his team

Fabian Cancellara is in legacy-building mode and wants to add more major classics to his treasure chest before calling it a career

American Taylor Phinney is ill and may not start Sunday, but BMC Racing is hoping its powerful Sanremo squad will finally deliver a major classics win

The Omega Pharma-Quick Step manager says the changes will alter the entire race — and the field of riders

The season's first major classic is the longest and most unpredictable, and while Sagan is the favorite, no one knows who will win on Sunday

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John Degenkolb and André Greipel give Germany two very different options for Sunday's sprinter-friendly Milano-Sanremo

The defending champion in the season's first major classic is flying under the radar next to favorites Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan

Milano-Sanremo enjoys a winners' list full of star sprinters and we look at the last 10 editions to end in a bunch gallop

Former champion Cancellara among the riders confirmed for the 105th edition of Milano-Sanremo

Belgian former world champion will not contest the season's first major classic after partner suffers a miscarriage

Much ado about Milano-Sanremo: Course changes, and the American's hope that tradition prevails at Sanremo

Rain in the forecast may force organizers to tweak the route of the annual classic

The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider guided Cavendish to a sprint victory in Monday’s Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6

Mark Cavendish promises to honor Milano-Sanremo with one last ride — and criticizes changes to the Italian monument

Vincenzo Nibali knows his chances are diminished at Milano-Sanremo without the Pompeiana climb — so much so that he may not start

BMC's Philippe Gilbert says Milano-Sanremo is an unpredictable race, but within reach

Ahead of Milano-Sanremo, Mark Cavendish could use the boost to his confidence that comes with a Tirreno-Adriatico win, says his team

Simon Gerrans isn't forgetting Milano-Sanremo, but admits the Ardennes suit him better than the sprinter-friendly course to open the spring classics

Tour de France champion will sit out sprinter-friendly classic in Italy and says he hopes cycling's reform commission helps turn the page on the EPO era

Former world champion will contest the sprinter-friendly Sanremo on March 23

With the Pompeiana washed out, the season's first monument will put the sprinters in the spotlight

Reports that the Pompieana climb might be excluded from Milan-Sanremo have prompted differing reactions from Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish

Bad weather and safety concerns may force RCS Sport to take another look at its Pompeiana climb, an addition to Milano-Sanremo

In a Q&A in Qatar, Trek director Dirk Demol appraises the race and his new team, and reflects on his escape from factory life on the bike

New approach to the classics for BMC Racing will give Phinney a shot at team leadership come the cobbles

The British sprinter says the altered course is too hard and that if the course remains that way, he might never race the monument again

RCS Sport adds a difficult climb that kicks up to 14 percent late in the race

New finale should open up even more aggressive racing along the Italian Riviera

The 26-year-old German will remain with the team through the 2015 season

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Cannondale standout will race in the Amgen Tour of California, and later the USA Pro Challenge

Though it came without a true showdown against Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara's triumphant return to the cobbles proved his place yet again

Cannondale rider, who will return at the Ardennes classics, is not suited well for the Hell of the North, says his sport director

Cannondale's Peter Sagan leads a talented crop of young riders during this season's classics

Salvatore Puccio's power data from Milano-Sanremo proves just how hard the riders were able to work despite harsh weather

The Global Cycling Network's weekly news show reflects on a bizarre "La Primavera" and features an interview with Gerald Ciolek

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BrakeThrough Media captures the frigid action at the 104th edition of "La Primavera"

Some Specialized-sponsored riders, including Mark Cavendish and Vincenzo Nibali, wear new helmet at Milano-Sanremo

With strong rides at Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-Sanremo, Taylor Phinney makes himself a contender in this classics season

The 135 finishers at Sunday's Milano-Sanremo dealt with some of Mother Nature's worst blows. It was exactly what the sport needed

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The young Slovak gave it his all, fell short and still calls the brutal Milano-Sanremo "beautiful"

The 2013 Milano-Sanremo proved even more monumental than usual, thanks to inclement weather

Results from the 2013 edition of Milano-Sanremo

The 26-year-old German pips favorites Sagan, Cancellara and Chavanel to win a weather-shortened "La Primavera"

BrakeThrough Media catches the soggy start to the 2013 Milano-Sanremo

Snow makes the Turchino climb too dangerous to race, and both break and bunch board team buses for a ride to a fresh start

"It's Sanremo; everything changes with the wind and the weather," says Tom Boonen

Cancellara, Gilbert and Chavanel seem like Sagan's strongest rivals for "La Primavera" title

IAM Cycling captain promises to be factor at Milano-Sanremo

At 298 kilometers, with a series of punchy climbs and a high-speed approach to the finish, "La Primavera" is the hardest monument to predict

After a near-miss last year, Fabian Cancellara says he has an idea how to win Sunday's Milano-Sanremo. But he's keeping it to himself

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The early starters for the 104th edition of "la Classicissima"

BMC rider still looking for his first victory of 2013 after a slow start and says he's yet to hit his peak physical condition for the season

Cannondale rider will face stiff competition in 2012 winner Simon Gerrans, Fabian Cancellara, Mark Cavendish, and Matt Goss

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Teams are releasing their rosters for the March 17 Milano-Sanremo. Check back as we update the start list

Sagan's diversity and the weather's role were just two of the lessons learned in Tuscany as we look ahead to the season's first monument

After winning the 2012 Milano-Sanremo in thrilling fashion, Simon Gerrans is realistic about his chances of repeating

"Tomeke" relieved after losing time at Paris-Nice, says Milano-Sanremo will be 'training race' ahead of Flanders-Roubaix defense

Mark Cavendish opens his classics season on Sunday. Is he playing coy to take the pressure off ahead of Milano-Sanremo?

World champion says he is ready to put a disastrous 2012 spring behind him and isn't ready to cede his Ardennes kingdom to Peter Sagan

Spartacus feels good about his chances in the spring, but says he'll need a lot of luck to win San Remo, Flanders or Roubaix

Former world champion says a run at San Remo isn't on his priority list for 2013

Sacha Modolo ripped off a win in San Luis on Tuesday and wants more at Milan-San Remo

African squad headed for the WorldTour, but did not pursue a grand tour, choosing instead to build realistically to impact African cycling

RCS Sport cites road safety, TV viewership, and spectator events as reasons behind its move of Milan-San Remo and Il Lombardia to Sundays

Milan-San Remo, Lombardia set for move to sundays in 2014

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Legendary images by famed Dutch photographer Cor Vos, from the pages of VeloNews Magazine