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Dani Ostanek

What is the Poggio? Inside the decisive climb of Milan-San Remo

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Simon Gill/Action Plus/Shutterstock (13832451d) Matthieu Van der Poel descends the Poggio on his way to winning Milan Sanremo - Camera blurr; 18th March 2023, Abbiategrasso, Milan, Italy; Milan-San Remo Cycle Race 2023. Milan-San Remo Cycle Race, Milan, Italy - 18 Mar 2023.

Of the five Monumental Classics of cycling, every race has its iconic points, whether they're climbs, cobbled sectors or famed historical locations.

Paris-Roubaix has the brutal Trouée d'Arenberg, the Tour of Flanders has the punishing Koppenberg, and so on. The first Monument of the season, Milan-San Remo, doesn't offer up anything quite as fearsome as those challenges, but it does have one icon.

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