Milan-San Remo
The great race slips away from the Piazza Castello in the heart of Milan
Fabio Felline is easing his way across the city's famous, and dangerous, tram lines...
Bono and Bandanas are part of an 11-man escape fleeing the peloton...
The peloton hasn't let the escape go completely, this is a long line of shadows and bikes...
Fabian Cancellara has yet another new bike for the race - just how big is his garage then..?!
The peloton is in full flow as the gap to the escapers has reached almost ten minutes...
Peter Sagan also has a few special bikes in his garage - but he most wants a Primavera winner's trophy..!
Tjallingii and Coledan are keeping the escape about nine-minutes ahead, 100-kilometres into the race...
The peloton starts the climb to the Turchino pass via Campo Ligure...
Sebastian Chavanel has fallen in the first feed-zone...
Lagutin leads the peloton for Katusha...
Tolls apply - the peloton joins the autostrade to divert its way around a landslide near Genova...
Nine kilometres later, Marcus Burghardt takes the peloton off the autostrade and back onto its original route...
Tvetcov leads the eleven escapers along the Ligurian coast - and they still have over seven minutes advantage...
The peloton passes a cruise liner in Savona...
The first of a series of crashes comes in Spotomo...
Milan-San Remo passes a familiar landmark near Finale Ligure...
Federico Zurlo has been caught out - luckily, his bike is more damaged than he...
Tjallingii leads the escape towards the final hills with a six-minute lead...
All the teams are heading the chase now, the finale is about to begin..!
Sam Bewley chases for Orica-Green Edge and Michael Matthews...
A big crash has caught out Pauwels, but Demare (left) and Matthews (top right) are the biggest victims...
Geraint Thomas is perhaps the biggest victim - he'll continue to race but Sky's plans will have to change...
The peloton is racing too hard and nervously to enjoy the springtime weather...
The peloton climbs the Capo Berta where tifosi ignite fire-crackers in salute...
Maestri is starting to attack the escape as it too races towards the Cipressa...
Bono leads Coledan, Tjallingii and Maestri on the Cipressa...
Astana and Tinkoff lead the final chase less than 20-seconds behind the escape...
Greg Van Avermaet looks tired as he rides the Cipressa ahead of Sagan and Cancellara...
Giovanni Visconti attacks from the peloton...
Ian Standard matches Visconti and pulls the pair away...
Roman Kreuziger rides tempo in the peloton - it's looking good for Sagan..!
Three chasers are descending the Cipressa in pursuit of Visconti and Standard...
Fabian Cancellara descends a few seconds later with Nibali, Oss and Montaguti on his wheel...
Mark Cavendish has been dropped on the Cipressa, but he's getting back along the flat highway...
The Standard-led escape has developed between the Cipressa and the Poggio...
Simon Yates paces an injured Matthews a few minutes back...
Michal Kwiatkowski has attacked on the Poggio..!
Andrea Fedi makes a surprise attack in pursuit of Kwiatkowski...
Kwiatkowski is still away as he ends the Poggio descent, but he'll be caught within one more kilometre..!
Jurgen Roelandts has led out the sprint, but he's about to be caught by Swift and Demare...
Arnaud Demare wins Milan-San Remo ahead of Swift and Roelandts..!
Arnaud Demare cannot believe he has won such a huge Classic.!
Arnaud Demare shares the winner's podium with Ben Swift and Jurgen Roelandts