Mauro Vegni, the race director of Milan-San Remo, has confirmed to Cyclingnews that the race route for the Italian Classic will remain the same for the foreseeable future, with the no further climbs added or changes made to the route to make a more selective race.
In recent years race organiser RCS Sport has tried to insert the Pompeiana climb near Imperia in the final 40km of the race. However bad weather during the winter sparked landslides and closed the road, forcing the 2014 and 2015 editions to follow the classic route over the Cipressa and Poggio.
Vegni had been keen to make Milan-San Remo a harder race in the hope of attracting Grand Tour riders such as Chris Froome and Alberto Contador. However the proposed changes were not welcomed by most riders and fans around the world, who believe Milan-San Remo should remain a finely balanced race for the sprinters and the Classics contenders.
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The return to Via Roma has convinced Vegni to leave the race route as it is, with only the Cipressa and Poggio in the final kilometres before the finish in the centre of San Remo. John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) won this year’s race with a powerful sprint in the Via Roma. It was the first time the iconic finish had been used since 2007.
“We’re definitely going to keep the route as it is,” Vegni told Cyclingnews.
“The idea of adding the Pompeiana climb was a possibility until about three months ago, then the chance of finish in the Via Roma and so taking Milan-San Remo back to the classic finish, made me reflect on things and realise it is probably better to leave the route as it is now. There’s no intention to add the La Manie or the Pompeiana climbs, we’ll stick with the classic route and the finish on the Via Roma.”
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