1909 Milan–San Remo
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Dates | 4 April 1909 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 286.7 km (178.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 9h 32' 00" | ||||||||||||
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The third running of the Milan–San Remo cycling classic was held on 4 April 1909. The race was won by Luigi Ganna, the first Italian to win Milan–San Remo. 104 riders started the race; 57 finished.[1]
Summary
The success of foreign riders in the two previous editions had made the race gain popularity. For the first time, more than a hundred starters signed up. 104 riders, of which 20 Belgians and French, were at the start in Milan just before six in the morning. It was a cold day and rain had made the unpaved pre-war roads very muddy.[2]
Luigi Ganna had broken away on the Passo del Turchino, before half-race, and was subsequently joined and dropped by Emile Georget and Giovanni Cuniolo.[2] In Savona, Georget took a wrong way – he said a clerk signalled him in the wrong direction – and was passed by Ganna who powered on solo to San Remo. At the finish, Ganna, a former bricklayer, was welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd and became the first Italian winner of Milan–San Remo. Georget finished second at 3 minutes, Cuniolo third at 18 minutes. For the first time, the speed average exceeded 30 km/h.[2]
Results
Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | ![]() |
Atala-Dunlop | 9h 32' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
– | + 3' 00" |
3 | ![]() |
Rudge Whitworth-Pirelli | + 18' 00" |
4 | ![]() |
Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
5 | ![]() |
Bianchi-Dunlop | + 21' 00" |
6 | ![]() |
Alcyon-Dunlop | + 22' 00" |
7 | ![]() |
Rudge Whitworth-Pirelli | + 26' 00" |
8 | ![]() |
Peugeot-Wolber | + 30' 00" |
9 | ![]() |
Alcyon-Dunlop | + 38' 30" |
10 | ![]() |
– | + 43' 30" |
References
- ^ "1909 Milano - San Remo. 3rd edition: Sunday, April 4". bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "4 aprile 1909 - Milano-Sanremo". museociclismo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2016.