Milan San Remo (Italy), 294kms
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The Piazza del Castillo marks the start of Milan San Remo, in the centre of Milan...
Not for the faint-hearted - the cyclists weave their way towards the official start, over tramlines and cobblestones...
Nine men have got away right from the start - and there's a Chinese cyclist, Cheng Ji, leading the way..!
Tyler Farrar and Robbie Hunter have a few hours to have fun before the real work begins...
Bernhard Eisel seems to be having fun too - despite the work he'll have to do for Mark Cavendish a little bit later...
Taylor Phinney is enjoying his first-ever Italian race, albeit in the service of Philippe Gilbert...
Cheng Ji is still leading the escape as it passes Ovada at the foot of the Turchino Pass with a twelve-minute lead...
Sky is leading the chase on the Turchino, with Salvatore Puccio at the head of affairs...
The peloton sweeps up the pass, going fast but making little progress on the deficit...
The escape climbs the Manie ascent with Suarez leading the way...
There's no obvious signs of action in the peloton, but the speed has displaced sprinters like Farrar and Cavendish and Petacchi on Le Manie...
Cheng Li has been dropped from the escape, he starts the treacherous descent just a minute or so before the peloton...
Fabian Cancellara descends a bit later - at the head of the disintegrading peloton...
All eyes are on Mark Cavendish as he speeds back on the descent, 45-seconds down....
Ian Stannard and Jeremy Hunt are desperately chasing, with Cavendish tucked inside this group as well...
Omega with Stijn Vandenebergh are determined Cavendish won't make it back today...
BMS are to the fore as the race climbs the Capo Berta in the last hour of racing...
Riccardo Vila attacks on the Cipressa...
Pineau chases for Omega with Boonen well-placed - that's George Hincapie in 3rd-place..!
Agnolli makes a big move on the Poggio...
Angel Madrazo responds with his own attack, passing Agnolli along the way...
Jonny Hoogerland reacts with another attack - is this the winning move..?
Fabian Cancellara has joined an escape by Nibali and Gerrans near the summit of the Poggio...
Cancellara is pacing Gerrans and Nibali into San Remo - but their lead is very slender..!
Simon Gerrans wins Milan San Remo after outsprinting Cancellara and Nibali...
Champion of Australia, and champion of San Remo - that's Simon Gerrans..!
Matthew Goss crosses the line a few seconds later - twelve months after winning this race..!
Simon Gerrans celebrates his extraordinary win alongside Cancellara and Nibali...