1908 Milan–San Remo

1908 Milan–San Remo 1908vanhauwaert.jpg Cyrille Van Hauwaert won the second Milan–San Remo 5 April 1908 1 283.4 km 11h 33' Cyrille Van Hauwaert Belgium Alcyon-Dunlop Luigi Ganna Italy 1861 Atala-Dunlop André Pottier France Stucchi–Pirelli 1907 1909 The second running of the Milan–San Remo cycling classic was held on 5 April 1908. The race was won by Belgian Cyrille Van Hauwaert. 14 of 48 starters finished the race.1909 Milano - San Remo. 2nd edition: Sunday, April 5 http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Milan-San%20Remo/1908-milan-san-remo.html bikeraceinfo.com 27 February 2016 Race report The race was affected by miserable weather, with gusty winds and freezing rain from start to finish. The dramatic state of the roads contributed to the harshness of the race, causing several punctures and mechanical failures.5 aprile 1908 - Milano-Sanremo http://www.museociclismo.it/content/articoli/3293-5+aprile+1908+-+Milano-Sanremo/index.html museociclismo.it 27 February 2016 Italian A small group of riders, containing all key contenders, broke clear on the Passo del Turchino. In Masone five of them remained: Belgian Cyrille Van Hauwaert, Italians Rossignoli and Galetti, and French riders Pottier and Lignon. In Finale Ligure Van Hauwaert dropped his last companion Lignon and powered on solo to the finish. In the background Luigi Ganna, André Trousselier and Augustin Ringeval had set off in pursuit. Ganna approached quickly, but Van Hauwaert remained his lead until the finish in Sanremo. Van Hauwaert had traveled by bike from Belgium to the start in Milan, by means of training. In Paris he was joined by several French riders, including Augustin Ringeval, who accompanied him to Milan. Results RiderTeamTime1 BEL Cyrille Van Hauwaert Alcyon-Dunlop9h 32' 00"2 ITA 1861 Luigi Ganna Atala–Dunlop+ 3' 30"3 FRA André Pottier Stucchi-Pirelli+ 6' 25"4 FRA Augustin Ringeval Nil-Supra+ 17' 40"5 FRA Louis Trousselier - + 33' 00"6 SUI Marcel Lequatre - + 47' 00"7 ITA 1861 Giovanni Rossignoli - + 1h 5' 00"8 FRA Jean Morini - + 1h 26' 00"9 ITA 1861 Carlo Andreoli - + 1h 26' 30"10 ITA 1861 Clemente Canepari – 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