Milan-San Remo 2022 – Who’s riding? When is it on TV? Can anyone stop in-form Tadej Pogacar?

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 have won the previous two editions but this year 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. Ad/> Blazin’ Saddles: 10 takeaways from Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico Tour de FranceTour can only be a two-horse race, Ineos in deep trouble – Blazin’ SaddlesA DAY AGO WHEN IS MILAN-SAN REMO? Given its tortuous length, the race gets going early this Saturday (19th March) with the peloton rolling out of Milan for a 09:10 start (UK time). Depending on speed and conditions the riders are expected to finish between 14:33 and 15:05 (UK time).

HOW CAN I WATCH MILAN-SAN REMO? Live coverage of the race will be available on Eurosport, the Eurosport Player and GCN+ from 08:30 UK time, book-ended by The Breakaway. WHO WON LAST YEAR’S RACE? Belgium’s Jasper Stuyven took advantage of some indecision in a select leading group to attack on the descent of the Poggio. He was joined by Denmark’s Soren Kragh Andersen, who buried himself ahead of the home straight as Stuyven sat on.