1961 Milan–San Remo Explained

1961 Milan–San Remo
Date:18 March 1961
Stages:1
Distance:288[1]
Unit:km
Time:7h 41' 07"
First:Raymond Poulidor
First Nat:FRA
Second:Rik Van Looy
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Rino Benedetti
Third Nat:ITA
Previous:1960
Next:1962

The 1961 Milan–San Remo was the 52nd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 18 March 1961.[2] The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. It was won by Raymond Poulidor, who earlier had to be encouraged by his director Antonin Magne not to give up after suffering a puncture. The peloton arrived 3 seconds later, with Rik Van Looy winning the sprint.[3]

General classification

Final general classification[4] [5]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 3"
3+ 3"
4+ 3"
5+ 3"
6+ 3"
7+ 3"
8+ 3"
9+ 3"
10+ 3"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milano - San Remo Bicycle Race. BikeRaceInfo. 27 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 1961 Milano - San Remo. BikeRaceInfo. 27 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 8 April 2015 . Au revoir et merci . Velochrono.fr . fr.
  4. Web site: 52ème Milan-San Remo 1961. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040407111240/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_san_remo/sanremo1961.php. 7 April 2004.
  5. Web site: 1961 Milano - Sanremo. First Cycling. 27 January 2018.