03.20 - Milan-San Remo

The peloton leaves the start in Milano, under cloudy skies...

SCENERYPELOTONSAN REMO

Rain, cobbles and tram lines make for a delicate start to the day....

DANGERPELOTONSAN REMO

Three men have attacked right away - led by Fabrice Piemontese...

Incredibly, the peloton is already 15 minutes down after 30-kilometres of racing..!

Diego Caccia leads the escape onto the Turchinio pass - they are still 20 minutes in front...

CACCIASAN REMO

Campo Ligure gives its annual welcome to the peloton on the Pasos Turchino...

SCENERYPELOTONSAN REMO

A simple flat tire will cause Mark Cavencish more trouble than he realises...

CAVENDISHMECHANICALSAN REMO

The peloton is definitely not waiting for Cavendish as the summit of the Turchino looms...

The slippery descent causes many crashes - Massimo Codol falls...

Mirko Sarvaggi is a faller too...

Acqua Sapone are putting the pressure on in front - the peloton is in three main pieces after the descent...

PELOTONSAN REMO

Team Columbia is working to bring Cavendish back - a pursuit begins that will last about 40-kilometres, with less than one minute separating the groups...

Alllan Davis is another sprinter caught in the second group...

DAVISSAN REMO

The escape climbs Le Manie with alnost all its lead destroyed by the chasing...

CACCIASAN REMO

Tyler Farrar is in the front group but he needs to chase hard on the descent to get back in front...

The steep climb and tricky descent of Le Manie has created a general regroupment with about 70-kilometres to go...

ISDPELOTONSAN REMO

Maxme Bouet has taken off alone in Alassio...

BOUETATTACKSAN REMO

Bouet is being chased by six others at 45-seconds...

Carlos Barredo is leading the chase up the Capo Mele...

BARREDOSAN REMO

Liquigas lends its power to the chase on the Capo Berta...

LIQUIGASPELOTONSAN REMO

Grabovsky has caught and gone past Bouet on the Capo Berta...

Kolobnev is making life hard for everyone else on the Cipressa hill - no one can get away...

KOLOBNEVATTACKSAN REMO

Yoanne Offredo has used the stalemte to attack just before the Poggio...

OFFREDOATTACKSAN REMO

Tom Boonen is in the chasing group and looking very good - will it be Tom's day today..?

BOONENSAN REMO

Philippe Gilbert makes the first move from the leading group - Pozzato and Petacchi are with him...

GILBERTATTACKSAN REMO

Pozzato has made a gap himself - now he wishes he could fly..!

POZZATOATTACKPOGGIO

Michael Rogers puts in a big attack now - is this the winning move..?

ROGERSATTACKSAN REMO

It's a fight to the finish in San Remo - who's that man in front..?

FREIRESAN REMO

It's Oscar Freire - the Spaniard has just won his third Milan San Remo..!

FREIRESAN REMO

Oscar Freire celebrates with runner-up Tom Boonen and 3rd-placed Alessandro Petacchi...

FREIREBOONENPETACCHISAN REMO