1967 Milan–San Remo Explained

1967 Milan–San Remo
Date:March 18, 1967
Stages:1
Distance:288
Unit:km
Time:6h 25' 40"
Speed:44.805
First:Eddy Merckx
First Nat:BEL
Second:Gianni Motta
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Franco Bitossi
Third Nat:ITA
Previous:1966
Next:1968

The 1967 Milan–San Remo cycling race took place on March 18, 1967, and was won by Peugeot-BP-Englebert's Eddy Merckx. It was the 58th edition of the Milan–San Remo "monument" classic race.[1] [2]

Summary

The decisive attack was launched at 50 km from the finish by 20 riders, including Italians Felice Gimondi, Dino Zandegù, Gianni Motta, Franco Bitossi and the previous year's winner, Eddy Merckx. Merckx, left without teammates in the breakaway, broke solo at 20 km from the finish, before being joined by Gianni Motta. After the descent of the Poggio, Gimondi and Bitossi returned to the two leaders, leading to a four-man sprint on the Via Roma. Merckx easily won the sprint, sealing his second Primavera victory, and also established a new record average speed.[3] [4]

Results

CyclistTeamTime
16h 25' 40"
2s.t.
3s.t.
4s.t.
5+4"
6s.t.
7s.t.
8s.t.
9s.t.
10s.t.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1967 Milano - San Remo . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, AR. 2 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Milan San Remo 1967 result. MilanSanRemo.co.uk. 2 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150324231420/http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/1967result.htm. 2015-03-24. dead.
  3. Web site: 18 marzo 1967 - Milano-Sanremo. museociclismo.it. 26 February 2016. Italian.
  4. Web site: Beenkens. Rodrigo. Milan-Sanremo 67 : Merckx bisse sur la Via Roma. rtbf.be. 17 March 2016. French.