The Canadian rider won the 100th Milano-Torino, beating Valverde and Yates

The Canadian rider beats Valverde and Yates in front of the Basilica at Superga

Many of the sport’s top names are at the start in Magenta, including UCI Road World Champion Mads Pedersen

At the start the new Road World Champion Pedersen, with Bernal, Valverde and Fuglsang to name just a few. The race will be broadcast on all five continents.

Among the names entered in the Milano-Torino NamedSport are Mads Pedersen, Egan Bernal, Julian Alaphilippe, Giulio Ciccone, Davide Formolo, Jakob Fuglsang, Wilco Kelderman, Miguel Angel Lopez, Fausto Masnada, Mikel Landa Meana, Alejandro Valverde, Adam Yates and Ilnur Zakarin.

Among the names entered in the Milano-Torino NamedSport are Mads Pedersen, Egan Bernal, Julian Alaphilippe, Giulio Ciccone, Davide Formolo, Jakob Fuglsang, Wilco Kelderman, Miguel Angel Lopez, Fausto Masnada, Mikel Landa Meana, Alejandro Valverde, Adam Yates and Ilnur Zakarin.

The oldest classic in cycling (born in 1876), celebrates the historic milestone of 100 editions. Like last year, the race starts in Magenta and finishes in front of the Basilica of Superga in Turin after 179km.

Milano-Torino NamedSport (9 Oct.), GranPiemonte NamedSport (10 Oct.) and Il Lombardia NamedSport (12 Oct.) will bring to a close the European cycling season.

Thibaut Pinot powers to victory over “Superman” Lopez and World Champion Alejandro Valverde