2011 Milan–San Remo Explained

2011 Milan–San Remo
Series:2011 UCI World Tour
Race No:4
Season No:27
Date:19 March 2011
Stages:1
Distance:298
Unit:km
Time:6h 51' 10"
Speed:43.486
First:Matthew Goss
First Nat:AUS
Second:Fabian Cancellara
Second Nat:SUI
Third:Philippe Gilbert
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Milan–San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan–San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of 298km (185miles) and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won by rider Matthew Goss, who was part of an eight-man group that battled for the victory, in a sprint finish.[1] [2] Goss finished ahead of 's Fabian Cancellara – the winner of the race in 2008 – and 's Philippe Gilbert, who completed the podium.[3]

Teams

25 teams competed in the 2011 Milan–San Remo. Each team had been scheduled to start with eight riders, making a starting peloton of 200; but only 198 started the race. They were:[4]

Results

CyclistTeamTime
16h 51' 10"
2s.t.
3s.t.
4s.t.
5s.t.
6s.t.
7s.t.
8+ 3"
9+ 10"
10+ 12"

Notes and References

  1. News: Goss earns Australia's first Milan-San Remo win. Reuters. Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 19 March 2011. 19 March 2011.
  2. Web site: Order of Arrival. PDF. Milan–San Remo. La Gazzetta dello Sport
    RCS MediaGroup
    . 19 March 2011.
  3. News: Goss upstages the favourites in San Remo. Yahoo!Eurosport. TF1 Group. 19 March 2011. 19 March 2011. Michael. FitzGerald.
  4. Web site: Starters list. PDF. Milan–San Remo. La Gazzetta dello Sport
    RCS MediaGroup
    . 19 March 2011.