The 105th edition of Milano-Torino presented by Crédit Agricole will be held on 13 March, three days before Milano-Sanremo. The race will start in Rho and finish in Orbassano, after 177 km. The route is mainly flat in the first half becoming more undulating after entering Piedmont. The team list has been announced as well, with 9 UCI WorldTour teams among the 18 at the start.
The route of the 105th edition of the oldest race is essentially flat in the first half. The route starts in Rho and crosses the upper Po Valley on flat roads surrounded by rice paddies, touching Magenta, Novara and Vercelli, and reaches the Canavese with the first climbs in Cossano Canavese and San Martino Canavese. Past Rivarolo Canavese, in Salassa, a circuit of about 44 km begins, which features two climbs of about 4 km each. The ascent from Rivara to Prascorsano has gradients of around 9% in the first part, softening in the second one, and, after Cuorgnè, the climb to Colleretto Castelnuovo is a little more manageable. From the last climb to the finish line, there are about 18 km to go. The last 10 km are practically flat until the finish in Salassa.
Final kms
The last 5 km run on flat and broad urban roads, featuring consecutive roundabouts. The home straight is 800 m long, and wide (8m width).
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Fabrizio Ricca, Councillor for Sports of the Piedmont Region: “Piedmont is the home of great cycling and this competition that will once again cross its roads is proof of how much our territory believes in this discipline. Milano-Torino is a race that has carved out affection and admiration from cycling enthusiasts and we are certain that it will give us great emotions again this year”.
Paolo Bellino, CEO & Managing Director at RCS Sport: “Milano-Torino is a special classic of world cycling, a race that since 1876 has brought to the fore not only the champions who have won it, with excellent examples that we find in the roll of honour, but also the territories that are touched. In fact, the event has an increasingly wide reach thanks to a TV coverage that allows it to be broadcast all over the world. In the last few years we have gone back to our origins, just a few days after Milano-Sanremo, with a route that enhances the characteristics of the fast men who will have to know how to resist the hills of Canavese to be able to compete in the sprint”.
Andrea Orlandi, Mayor of Rho: “We are looking forward to this new start of the Milano-Torino from Rho. Last year we saw so many people on the streets. Rho has a remarkable sporting tradition and a great love for cycling, it boasts champions and young promises. We are trying to involve the whole city, starting with schools. Cycling is a sport that requires tenacity and teaches the values of hard work and training for results. We are happy to collaborate with RCS Sport and to make the name of Rho resound more and more in the magical world of two wheels”.
Roberta Bianchetta, Mayor of Salassa: “Milano-Torino represents a great opportunity for the entire Canavese territory. We have worked in synergy to ensure that the entire community, and the villages touched by the race, can fully enjoy the event. We are thrilled in view of 13 March, the day on which we will create many collateral initiatives that will involve people of all age groups”.
9 UCI WorldTeams
9 UCI ProTeams
