Milan-San Remo

Pro cycling returns with a busy week that includes Milano-Torino, the Tour of Poland, Milano-Sanremo, and other major events.

RCS Sport makes late decision to reduce team sizes by one rider, angering staffers.

Frenchman starting season off the boil with plan to peak for the Tour de France.

The new unpublished route omits nearly the entire Liguria section from the race, traveling inland away from the coast.

Belgian confident and raring to go ahead of Strade Bianche and Milano-Sanremo.

Italy's Health Minister ruled that anyone visiting Romania or Bulgaria must quarantine for 14 days. That means riders who raced the Sibiu Tour will miss Strade Bianche and Milano Sanremo.

Strade Bianche, Milano-Sanremo, Il Lombardia, Tirreno-Adriatico highlight Sicilian's pre-Giro schedule.

Belgian veteran prepared to do all it takes to see racing resume as planned next month.

French star plans to start season slightly off the boil to allow form to last a busy schedule set to run through the fall.

The Deceuninck–Quick-Step pro will start racing again in Italy before heading home for Le Dauphiné, the French championships, and the Tour.

Health concerns in Romania put question mark over Dutchman's planned season restart at Sibiu Tour.

From the positive cases at the UAE Tour to the canceled final stage at Paris-Nice, the story of how pro cycling's 2020 season halted due to COVID-19.

The Australian who races for Team Sunweb looks back on the coronavirus lockdown, and looks ahead to riding Milano-Sanremo with no racing in his legs.

RCS Sport offers wildcard slots to Alpecin-Fenix at all its one-day races.

Belgian classics specialist Philippe Gilbert still dreams of winning Milano-Sanremo — it is cycling’s only monument that he has yet to win.

Slovak star to make Giro debut this October, with Tour, worlds and Sanremo also on the schedule.

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Officials juggling new dates for San Remo and Lombardia in August in effort to keep everyone happy.

Cofidis sprint and track star all-in for road racing after Olympic omnium defense delayed.

Italian federation calls for Il Lombardia to be moved from October to mid-August and Milano-Sanremo to be delayed two weeks.

Sagan's highly anticipated Giro debut might be in question as a new calendar will put the Tour ahead of the Italian race.

Mura was impossible to ignore in the press rooms of the Tour de France, a race he first covered in the 1960’s, and remained by far his favorite race.

While RCS Sport looks for a new dates for the Italian classic, a virtual ride will be held Saturday .

The WorldTour season is set to look altogether different this year, with the possibility of monuments and grand tours taking place as late as October. How will this impact race dynamics, and what could racing in the fall look like? Let's roundtable!

Milano-Sanremo should have been raced Saturday. In its absence, VeloNews spoke to the 1995 winner about how he took his greatest victory, how the race has changed, and the gravity of the coronavirus crisis.

The Giro faces another hurdle with the 'big start' slated for Budapest in May while Tejay van Garderen pulls out of Paris-Nice

Milano-Sanremo being raced in fall, major teams sitting out March racing, Paris-Nice carrying on regardless - VeloNews debates the big issues from the last week in pro cycling.

The two WorldTour Italian races will be re-scheduled to later in the calendar amid growing impact of coronavirus on the pro cycling world.

The French team will not be participating in the upcoming Italian races, and it remains to be seen if they start in French races.

A decree by the Italian government cancelling all public events is likely to impact Strade Bianche, Milano-Sanremo, and other cycling events.

Pressure is mounting as weekend races face growing coronavirus crisis. Teams have been placed in extended quarantine, doctors post warning, and others vow not to race.

RCS Sport sent a message Monday morning assuring teams that Strade Bianche and other Italian races will be held.

Teams are considering alternate schedules in case early-season Italian races are scrapped due to local quarantines.

RCS Sport said there is no 'plan B' as Italian officials shut down areas near the route of the season's first monument

As it does every year, pro cycling produced an amazing array of photography in 2019. Our editorial team sifted through hundreds of images from various cycling photographers to come up with our favorite photos from the 2019 season for our annual VeloNews Awards Issue. Here are our selections from the year in racing:

Riders are anxious to see if the San Remo course will feature the Poggio climb or if the character of season's first monument will change in dramatic fashion

The Belgian star needs to win the elusive Italian classic to be join the elite club of sweeping all five of cycling's prestigious monuments

Key features of Milano-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, and Tour of Flanders all at risk due to landslides or red tape.

Due to their length, the five monuments of cycling are in a class of their own when it comes to the physical demands. Paris-Roubaix may be the hardest of all.

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Every few years, we see a pro cyclist string together a stunning run of victories. The year is 2019, and the rider is Julian Alaphilippe. What's next?

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Alaphilippe stuns Sagan and a cadre of all-stars in the final sprint at Milano-Sanremo. We discuss the action of the season's first monument classic.

Deceuninck-Quick-Step rallies around Julian Alaphilippe to deliver the French phenom to another big victory this spring.

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Van Aert "more than ready for the Flemish classics" after Strade Bianche and Milano-Sanremo successes.

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Sagan hoping to bounce back from early-season illness and Sanremo disappointment in time for cobbled monuments.

Alaphilippe brimming with confidence and form with Itzulia Basque Country and Ardennes next on the hit list.

Alaphilippe takes sprint win out of a select lead group, his seventh victory of the season.

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Three-time world champion Peter Sagan is willing to be patient in his quest to win Milano-Sanremo, which started back in 2011.

Despite a winless drought dating back to last year's Milano-Sanremo, Vincenzo Nibali hopes that building form will carry him in Saturday's classic.

Australian Michael Matthews had written off Milano-Sanremo after a hard crash in Paris-Nice, but he has recovered quicker than expected.

On paper, Deceuninck-Quick-Step boasts the strongest team for Milano-Sanremo, but can it control a typically unpredictable monument classic?

The European Champion has the form of his life, and will be chasing his first monument win this weekend.

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How to win Milano-Sanremo? Endurance, early season form, a perfectly timed attack on the Poggio or final sprint, and plenty of good luck.

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A fabulously wealthy British knight swoops in to save Team Sky. We discuss. Plus Caleb Ewan talks about Milano-Sanremo, and we predict winners for "La Primavera."

Pro cycling's first monument classic will feature an intriguing blend of sprinters and climbers who will take on "La Primavera," the longest race of the year.

Sprinter Caleb Ewan's sole focus is Milano-Sanremo, and his new team Lotto-Soudal is dedicated to backing him in "La Primavera."

Peter Sagan has twice finished second in the Italian monument, so this year he is making it a priority.

With a bold attack on the route's final climb of the Poggio, Nibali built on his reputation as a fearless attacker with tactical nous.

The first monument of 2018 was a signature victory for Nibali, but his team manager says it was unplanned — he won with guile not form.

Nibali claimed the Milano-Sanremo monument with a brilliant attack, but the finish was a nailbiter.

The 109th edition of Milano-Sanremo featured ever-changing weather, drama, and a daring solo attack to win.

Retired pros and sport directors said Vincenzo Nibali's victory at Milano-Sanremo provided Italy — and cycling overall — with a boost.

Peter Sagan finished sixth at the 2018 Milano-Sanremo on Saturday. He congratulated Vincenzo Nibali afterward for his courageous attack.

The 2018 Milano-Sanremo started in the rain, but dry conditions prevailed in the end, as Vincenzo Nibali took the victory for Italy.

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On Saturday, Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) became the first Italian in 12 years to win the Italian Monument Milano-Sanremo.

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Mark Cavendish crashed in the final 10 kilometers of Milano-Sanremo on Saturday. It is the third heavy fall for him in the last month.

Vincenzo Nibali won the 2018 Milano-Sanremo on Saturday ahead of Caleb Ewan and Arnaud Demare third.

A trio of enterprising attackers denied the fast finishers their lone shot at a monument last season. How will things play out this time around?

Change is part of the natural evolution of cycling—but Milano-Sanremo is fine just the way it is.

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