In 2018, Vincenzo Nibali soloed to the win after attacking midway up the hill, a rare feat in the modern race even if the mass sprint finishes of years gone by now seem consigned to history. Two years earlier in the pandemic-delayed edition, the all-star pairing of Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe sprinted for the line on the Via Roma after escaping over the top. The Poggio may be short and not so steep, but the battle to the top is still a painful one, as Tadej Pogacar showed at the 2022 Milan-San Remo
Milan-San Remo literally wouldn't be the same without the legendary race boss.Īt last year's race, Matej Mohorič demonstrated the importance Torriani's legacy with a devastating, dropper post-aided solo attack on the way down, having been among the select lead group over the top. The battle for position leading up to the right-hand turn off the Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, and the blistering pace set on the way up, is testament to that.Īnd while the race has been run since 1907, it was only in 1960 that the Poggio was added, thanks to Vincenzo Torriani, the man who put the Muro di Sormano on the Il Lombardia map and who organised the Giro d'Italia from 1946 to the early 1990s. The Poggio takes on outsized importance given that it is, after all, only a short stretch of road - just 3.7 kilometres in total - in the longest one-day race on the calendar.
In a race where, frankly, little can happen for hours on end, the Poggio is the must-watch moment of the day – its importance to the outcome of Milan-San Remo standing above and beyond similar decisive moments of other races.
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