Race organisers initially introduced major changes to the route for the 2014 edition of the race, with the new Pompeiana climb being introduced between the existing Cipressa and Poggio climbs in the climax of the race, although the earlier climb of Le Mànie was taken out. This was seen to tip the balance of the race in favour of puncheurs and climbers rather than sprinters, with many sprinters including 2009 winner Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) stating they would not compete. However, in February 2014 race organisers announced the new climb would not be used after all, due to poor weather conditions.[1]
With no replacement climb, the route now resembled that of the 2007 edition, and seemed to now favour sprinters due to a flatter route than in previous years. Subsequently, the likes of Cavendish and André Greipel (Lotto–Belisol) decided they would compete in the first monument of the season. Peter Sagan of Cannondale was seen as one of the top favourites going into the race, due to his all round sprinting and hill climbing abilities. Cavendish, Greipel and Giant–Shimano's John Degenkolb were considered favourites should the race end in a bunch sprint, whilst the likes of Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing), Philippe Gilbert of the BMC Racing Team, Orica–GreenEDGE's Simon Gerrans and Tom-Jelte Slagter of Garmin–Sharp would be looking to set up victory by dropping the sprinters on the final climbs. Gerrans did not start the race, after being ruled out the day before due to illness.[2]
Teamsedit
As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places to the race, completing the 25-team peloton
The 2014 Milan San Remo was won by a powerful sprint from Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha who started his sprint with about 150m to go and surged clear of a fading Mark Cavendish. Fabian Cancellara of Trek Factory Racing finished 2nd for a 3rd time in this race and on the podium for a 5th time in seven years.
The race was run in atrocious conditions with hail and heavy, freezing rain hammering the riders for hours. An early break of seven built up a considerable lead but they were reeled in as they hit the Cipressa and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) went on a surprise attack. He built up a lead of around 35 seconds from the peloton but was reeled in as the race exploded in to life on the Poggio, led by Katusha and Cannondale.
In the end it was a reduced group of some 27 riders that came to the finish and Kristoff was given a brilliant lead-out by his team-mate Luca Paolini and proved the strongest at the end of a really hard day in the saddle.[4]
Kristoff may have been seen as an outsider and was odds of 80/1 in February before the route change reverted to favouring the sprinters. He was fancied by some though following his strong showing in the Tour of Oman and because of his liking for long, hard days in the saddle. He was 33/1 to win with the bookmakers on the day.[5]
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The 2014 Milan San Remo was the 105th running of the Milan San Remo single day monument classic cycling race It was held on Sunday 23 March over a distance of 294 kilometres 182 7 miles and was the fourth race of the 2014 UCI World Tour season It was won in the sprint by Alexander Kristoff ahead of Fabian Cancellara and Ben Swift 2014 Milan San Remo2014 UCI World Tour race 4 of 30The peloton in SavonaRace detailsDates23 MarchStages1Distance294 km 182 7 mi Winning time6h 55 56 Results Winner Alexander Kristoff NOR Team Katusha Second Fabian Cancellara SUI Trek Factory Racing Third Ben Swift GBR Team Sky 20132015 Contents 1 Route and pre race favourites 2 Teams 3 Race overview 4 Results 5 References 6 External linksRoute and pre race favourites editRace organisers initially introduced major changes to the route for the 2014 edition of the race with the new Pompeiana climb being introduced between the existing Cipressa and Poggio climbs in the climax of the race although the earlier climb of Le Manie was taken out This was seen to tip the balance of the race in favour of puncheurs and climbers rather than sprinters with many sprinters including 2009 winner Mark Cavendish Omega Pharma Quick Step stating they would not compete However in February 2014 race organisers announced the new climb would not be used after all due to poor weather conditions 1 With no replacement climb the route now resembled that of the 2007 edition and seemed to now favour sprinters due to a flatter route than in previous years Subsequently the likes of Cavendish and Andre Greipel Lotto Belisol decided they would compete in the first monument of the season Peter Sagan of Cannondale was seen as one of the top favourites going into the race due to his all round sprinting and hill climbing abilities Cavendish Greipel and Giant Shimano s John Degenkolb were considered favourites should the race end in a bunch sprint whilst the likes of Fabian Cancellara Trek Factory Racing Philippe Gilbert of the BMC Racing Team Orica GreenEDGE s Simon Gerrans and Tom Jelte Slagter of Garmin Sharp would be looking to set up victory by dropping the sprinters on the final climbs Gerrans did not start the race after being ruled out the day before due to illness 2 Teams editAs Milan San Remo was a UCI World Tour event all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad Seven other squads were given wildcard places to the race completing the 25 team pelotonThe 25 teams that competed in the race were 3 Ag2r La Mondiale Androni Giocattoli Venezuela Astana Bardiani CSF Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Cannondale Team Europcar FDJ fr Garmin Sharp Giant Shimano IAM Cycling Team Katusha Lampre Merida Lotto Belisol Movistar Team MTN Qhubeka NetApp Endura Omega Pharma Quick Step Orica GreenEDGE Team Sky Tinkoff Saxo Trek Factory Racing UnitedHealthcare Neri SottoliRace overview edit nbsp The break of seven in Savona The 2014 Milan San Remo was won by a powerful sprint from Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha who started his sprint with about 150m to go and surged clear of a fading Mark Cavendish Fabian Cancellara of Trek Factory Racing finished 2nd for a 3rd time in this race and on the podium for a 5th time in seven years Ben Swift of Team Sky took a surprise 3rd place ahead of Juan Jose Lobato Movistar Team and Mark Cavendish Omega Pharma Quick Step Two of the pre race favourites missed out towards the finish with John Degenkolb puncturing as they hit the Poggio and Andre Greipel suffering from cramps after chasing to get back in the winning move on the descent of the Poggio The race was run in atrocious conditions with hail and heavy freezing rain hammering the riders for hours An early break of seven built up a considerable lead but they were reeled in as they hit the Cipressa and Vincenzo Nibali Astana went on a surprise attack He built up a lead of around 35 seconds from the peloton but was reeled in as the race exploded in to life on the Poggio led by Katusha and Cannondale In the end it was a reduced group of some 27 riders that came to the finish and Kristoff was given a brilliant lead out by his team mate Luca Paolini and proved the strongest at the end of a really hard day in the saddle 4 Kristoff may have been seen as an outsider and was odds of 80 1 in February before the route change reverted to favouring the sprinters He was fancied by some though following his strong showing in the Tour of Oman and because of his liking for long hard days in the saddle He was 33 1 to win with the bookmakers on the day 5 Results editCyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Alexander Kristoff NOR Team Katusha 6h 55 56 2 nbsp Fabian Cancellara SUI Trek Factory Racing s t 3 nbsp Ben Swift GBR Team Sky s t 4 nbsp Juan Jose Lobato ESP Movistar Team s t 5 nbsp Mark Cavendish GBR Omega Pharma Quick Step s t 6 nbsp Sonny Colbrelli ITA Bardiani CSF s t 7 nbsp Zdenek Stybar CZE Omega Pharma Quick Step s t 8 nbsp Sacha Modolo ITA Lampre Merida s t 9 nbsp Gerald Ciolek GER MTN Qhubeka s t 10 nbsp Peter Sagan SVK Cannondale s t References edit Pompeiana out of Milan San Remo Cyclingnews com Future plc 28 February 2014 Retrieved 22 March 2014 Gerrans ruled out of Milan San Remo Cyclingnews com Future plc 22 March 2014 Retrieved 22 March 2014 Milan San Remo 2014 start list Cyclingnews com Future plc Archived from the original on 2012 04 19 Retrieved 23 March 2014 Milan San Remo Results Cycling News Archived from the original on 2013 03 20 Milan San Remo 2014 Preview Cycling Betting External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Milan San Remo amp oldid 1199057166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
