Milan-San Remo 2020 – Race Preview
https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-2020/preview/ Poggio attack or sprint finish? Revamped edition of La Classicissima sure to deliver on Via Roma By Stephen Farrand cyclingnews.com, 6 August, 2020 Milan-San Remo has a new summer date, and a new inland 299km route, but the climbs of the Cipressa and the Poggio should produce yet another thrilling finale as the biggest sprinters and finisseurs fight to win one of cycling's most prestigious Monument Classics. Milan-San Remo often falls on the day of the spring equinox and, in late March, heads from the winter weather of Milan to the warmer spring conditions of the Ligurian Riviera. On the revised calendar as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, La Primavera was rescheduled as a summer race on Saturday, August 8 with temperatures of 30°C expected for much of the race, even at the 18:30 CET finish time. Organiser RCS Sport apparently pushed to hold their Classics in August to ensure some of th...