Milan-San Remo 2022 LIVE - Mathieu van der Poel surprise entrant, Philippe Gilbert seeks immortality

Stay tuned for live text commentary from Felix Lowe Ad/> Here we go... Milano — Sanremo'It still gives me goosebumps' — Stuyven on odds-defying victory at 2021 Milan-San Remo16/03/2022 AT 11:45 Milan-San Remo. Milano-Sanremo.

La Primavera. La Classicissima. The Sprinters’ Classic.

The One That Takes A Long Time To Get Going… Call it what you want. The first Monument of the season is upon us and takes place this Saturday with the habitual Cipressa-Poggio climax overlooking the Ligurian coast ahead of a fast finish on the via Roma. The longest one-day race in the professional calendar is a slow-building battle of attrition which rewards fans with what is usually one of the most thrilling finales in cycling.

Belgians Jasper Stuyven and Wout van Aert and Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe have won the previous three editions but with two of those riders ruled out, all eyes will be on two Slovenian heavyweights as Tadej Pogacar makes only his second appearance and Primoz Roglic also returns for his own first appearance in five years. Read on for all you need to know about the 113th edition of Milan-San Remo. Who is racing? The earlier withdrawals of 2019 champion Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) with bronchitis and defending champion Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) with sickness means Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) will probably take on the mantle as favourite.