The Milan-San Remo is one of the most important cycling races on the international circuit, and is the first great classic on the calendar of the cycling season. From 1989 to 2004 the race was part of the World Cup circuit, and from 2005 to 2007 was included among the tests UCI ProTour. In 2008, along with other more classical and the three major stage races (Tour of Italy, Tour de France and Vuelta a España), the Milan-San Remo is out of the ProTour circuit, have also been some changes, for now interim, the traditional route.
known as the Spring Classic or the Super Classic, is the most important and famous one-day race that takes place in Italy, and with a length of about 290 km is also one of the longest. The route and mileage have remained virtually unchanged since the first edition, which is a particular rarity in major international classic.
Per l'Edizione 2008 della Corsa Italiana, Giunta alla 99 ° consacrazione sono state invitate 25 squadre:
- AG2R-La Mondiale (FRA): Nocentini, Krivtsov
- Barloworld (GBR): Gasparotto, Hunter, Soler
- Bouygues Telecom (From): Champion, Jerome
- Caisse d'Epargne (SPA): Rojas, Lastra
- Cofidis, le credit pair telephone (FRA): Sylvain Chavanel, Nuyens
- CREDIT AGRICOLE (FRA): Hushovd Hunt
- CSF GROUP-Navigare (Irl): Sella Richez
- DIQUIGIOVANNI-ANDRONI (VEN): Axelsson, Illiano
- Euskaltel Euskadi (SPA): Aramendia, Galdo
- Francaise des Jeux (FRA) Sébastien Chavanel , Gilbert
- Gerolsteiner (GER): Rebellin, Schumacher
- HIGH ROAD (GER USA): Ciolek, Hincapie
- Lampre (ITA): Ballan, Baldato, Napolitano
- Liquigas (ITA ): Pozzato, Fischer
- LPR Brakes (Irl): Di Luca, Savoldelli
- MICHE-SILVER CROSS (SMR): Niemiec
- NGC MEDICAL-OTC (SVI): Cannone
- QUICK STEP (BEL): Bettini, Boonen, Visconti
- RABOBANK (OLA): Freire, Flecha
- SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT (SPA): Riccò, Capecchi
- SILENCE-LOTTO (BEL): Hoste, McEwen
- SLIPSTREAM (USA): Backstedt, Dean
- TEAM CSC (DAN): Cancellara, O’ Grady, Schleck
- TEAM MILRAM (GER): Petacchi, Zabel, Astarloa
- Tinkoff Credit System (ITA): Ignatiev, Brutt
New features for the ride of March are the addition of a slope because of Aurelia temporarily closed at a gallery of Noli forcing the group to a brand new difficulty, placed at 100 km to go, then they find themselves in Finale Ligure, in the usual final Riviera with the Heads, the Cipressa and Poggio . The route of the very classical Journal, scheduled for Saturday, March 22, stretches for 4 km.
also due to work in progress, the goal of 99.a edition will be transferred to the Lungomare Italo Calvino, at the Piazzale Dapporto and no longer in via Roma, a traditional goal of "Classic Spring" or being Cavallotti as happened on several occasions.
The organizers of La Gazzetta dello Sport / RCS Sport, therefore, took note of a construction site for the spillway Course Model in place and that made it impossible for the positioning of the various logistical and organizational structures, have decided to begin a new era of Sanremo with a new arrival.
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