1946 Milan–San Remo Explained
| 1946 Milan–San Remo |
| Date: | 19 March 1946 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 293[1] |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 8h 09' 00" |
| First: | Fausto Coppi |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Natvar: | 1861 |
| Second: | Lucien Teisseire |
| Second Nat: | FRA |
| Second Team: | Ray–Dunlop |
| Third: | Mario Ricci |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Third Natvar: | 1861 |
| Previous: | 1943 |
| Next: | 1947 |
The 1946 Milan–San Remo was the 37th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1946.[2] The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team. He attacked with nine others, five kilometres into a race of 292 km. He dropped the rest on the Turchino climb and won by 14 minutes.[3] [4]
General classification
Final general classification[5] [6] [7] | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | Ray–Dunlop | + 14' 00" | | 3 | | | + 18' 30" | | 4 | | | + 18' 30" | | 5 | | | + 18' 30" | | 6 | | Benotto–Superga | + 18' 30" | | 7 | | | + 18' 30" | | =8 | | Gestri | + 18' 30" | | =8 | | Enal–Campari | + 18' 30" | | =8 | | Olmo–Fulgor | + 18' 30" | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Milano - San Remo Bicycle Race. BikeRaceInfo. 7 December 2017.
- Web site: 1946 Milano - San Remo. BikeRaceInfo. 7 December 2017.
- Penot, Christophe (1996), Pierre Chany, l'homme aux 50 Tours de France, Cristel, France,, p. 76
- Web site: Dave Moulton's Blog - Dave Moulton's Bike Blog - Fausto Coppi: Il Campionissimo. davesbikeblog.squarespace.com.
- Web site: 37ème Milan-San Remo 1946. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040419102051/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_san_remo/sanremo1946.php. 19 April 2004.
- Web site: Milan - San Remo 1946. LesSports.info. 7 December 2017.
- Web site: 1946 Milano - Sanremo. First Cycling. 7 December 2017.
