1966 Milan–San Remo

1966 Milan–San Remo Milano Sanremo 1966 - Gruppo.jpg Vittorio Adorni leads a group of chasers in Liguria March 20, 1966 1 290 km 6h 40' 40" Eddy Merckx BEL Peugeot 1966 Adriano Durante ITA Salvarani 1966 Herman Van Springel BEL Mann 1966 1965 1967 The 57th running of the Milan–San Remo cycling classic was held on March 20, 1966. The race was won by 20-year old Belgian Eddy Merckx, the first of seven victories of the Cannibal in the monument race.McGann McGann Bill Carol http://bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Milan-San%20Remo/1966-milan-san-remo.html 1967 Milano - San Remo BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing Cherokee Village, AR 26 February 2016Milan San Remo 1966 result http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/1966result.htm MilanSanRemo.co.uk 26 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150324231034/http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/1966result.htm 24 March 2015 Summary After the Turchino, 17 riders were in the breakaway, but they were joined by a large peloton before the Poggio. Raymond Poulidor, looking for a second win, broke clear on the Poggio, but was caught before entering San Remo. A large group rushed to the finish on the Via Roma, with Italian champion Michele Dancelli leading out the sprint. Young Belgian Eddy Merckx, on his way to cycling legend, beat Italian Adriano Durante by centimeters, winning his first international classic. At 20, he became the youngest winner of the Classicissima ever. According to legend, his mother in Belgium fainted with emotion in front of the television.20 marzo 1966 - Milano-Sanremo http://www.museociclismo.it/content/articoli/6229-20+marzo+1966+-+Milano-Sanremo/index.html museociclismo.it 26 February 2016 Italian Results RiderTeamTime1BEL Eddy Merckx Peugeot 1966 6 h 40' 40"2ITA Adriano Durante Salvarani 1966 s.t.3BEL Herman Van Springel Mann 1966 s.t.4ITA Michele Dancelli Molteni 1966 s.t.5ITA Adriano Passuello Legnano 1966 s.t.6SUI Rolf Maurer Filotex 1966 s.t.7FRA Raymond Poulidor Mercier 1966 s.t.8ITA Franco Balmamion Carpano 1966 s.t.9NED Hubertus Zilverberg Televizier 1966 s.t.10ITA Roberto Poggiali Bianchi 1966 s.t. References Category:Milan–San Remo Category:20th century in Lombardy Category:20th century in Liguria Milan-San Remo Milan-San Remo Milan-San Remo Milan-San Remo