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Milano-Torino, Italy
4 March, 199K
An Italian Classic
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Fabio Sacchi at 2005 Partenza, photo: BiciRace.com
The 91st Milano-Torino kicks off on 4 March from Novate Milanese and will signal the start of the season for some big Italian guns. Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas) and Ivan Basso (Team CSC) will be using this Italian classic as their 2006 debut. Just like last year the Italian classic will start in it's new spring time date, and just like last year Basso use the 199K as beginning of his season race-base.
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The mostly flat parcours, photo: Gazzetta dello Sport
The oldest of the Italian races, first run in 1876, presents a mostly flat parcours. The main difficulty comes in the form of the Colle di Superga (620m). This climb should help make the selection amongst the sprinters or provide just enough for an opportunist to keep wolves at bay for the final 15K run to Torino. The descent through Pino Torinese leads way to the classical finish in Torino on Corso Casale. It is not the beachside Via Roma but it will provide a litmus test for the Milano-Sanremo only 14 days later.
Departing from Milano at 11.45 will be 19 teams (seven ProTour):
Acqua & Sapone (ITA), Ag2R Prévoyance (FRA), Androni Giocattoli-3C Casalinghi (ITA), Barloworld (GBR), Ceramica Flaminia (ITA), Cofidis (FRA), Lampre-Fondital (ITA), Liquigas (ITA), Miche (ITA), Milram (ITA), Naturino-Sapore di Mare (ITA), OTC Doors-Lauretana (ITA), Panaria-Navigare (IRL), Phonak (Swi), Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni (COL), Team CSC (Den), Team LPR (Swi), Tenax-Salmilano (IRL), Universal Caffè-CB Immobiliare (ITA)
Recent Winners (from 1970)
2005 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
2004 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
2003 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
2002 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
2001 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
2000 Not held
1999 Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
1998 Niki Aebersold (Swi)
1997 Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
1996 Giovanni Moro (Ita)
1996 Daniele Nardello (Ita)
1995 Stefano Zanini (Ita)
1994 Francesco Casagrande (Ita)
1993 Rolf Sørensen (Den)
1992 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1991 Davide Cassani (Ita)
1990 Mauro Gianetti (Swi)
1989 Rolf Gölz (Ger)
1988 Rolf Gölz (Ger)
1987 Phil Anderson (Aus)
1985 Daniele Caroli (Ita)
1984 Paolo Rosola (Ita)
1983 Francesco Moser (Ita)
1982 Giuseppe Saronni (Ita)
1981 Giuseppe Martinelli (Ita)
1980 Giovanni Battaglin (Ita)
1979 Alfio Vandi (Ita)
1978 Pierino Gavazzi (Ita)
1977 Rik Van Linden (Bel)
1976 Enrio Paolini (Ita)
1975 Wladimiro Panizza (Ita)
1974 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1973 Marcello Bergamo (Ita)
1972 Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel)
1971 Georges Pintens (Bel)
1970 Luciano Armani (Ita)
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