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97th Milan - San Remo - PT
Italy, March 18, 2006
Photography
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Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Erik Zabel (Milram) in the thick of the action
- Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval) in his first MSR
- Flashing past
- T-Mobile and Saunier Duval chasing
- Saunier Duval doing some tempo work
- Passing through Ovada
- Massimiliano Mori (Saunier Duval) crashed on a roundabout with 35 km to go
- Mirko Allegrini (Panaria) attacking with Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel)
- Garzelli and Wrolich on the Cipressa
- Pozzato paces Tom Boonen on the Cipressa
- Pozzato refuels
- Pozzato, Boonen and Bettini
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) on the front for Boonen, while Zabel and Petacchi have a conference
- Giuliano Figueras (Lampre-Fondital) keeps an eye on Tom Boonen
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) keeps an eye on Giuliano Figueras
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) rides in the peloton
- Gorazd Stangelj (Lampre-Fondital) working in front
- Koos Moerenhout (Phonak) leads the break on the Poggio
- Koos Moerenhout (Phonak) drives it
- Frank Schleck (CSC) on his own on the Poggio
- Frank Schleck (CSC) heads into a corner
- Frank Schleck (CSC) gaps Koos Moerenhout (Phonak)
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) attacks on the Poggio
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) powers away
- Ballan drives with Pozzato following
- Ballan in front
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) with Pozzato on his wheel
- Samuel Sanchez (R) wants Pozzato to do more work
- Sanchez comes through but Pippo looks comfy
- Sanchez on the front with Pippo dropping into third wheel
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) does a turn
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) wins Milan-San Remo
- Pozzato celebrates
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) gives the thumbs up
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) ready to be interviewed
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) congratulates Pozzato
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) with Mario Cipollini on the podium
- The podium (L to R): Luca Paolini (2nd), Filippo Pozzato (1st) and Alessandro Petacchi (3rd)
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) kisses the Sanremo trophy
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) signs an autograph for a grateful fan
- Petacchi and Zabel riding together
- Quick.Step did much of the work today
- The peloton along the Via Aurelia
- The peloton along the Via Aurelia
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) looking very comfy in the bunch
- Contrini and Etxebarria drive the break
- Davide Rebellin next to Alejandro Valverde
- Rebellin, Freire and Garzelli in the peloton
- Frank Schleck (CSC) drives the late breakaway
- Tight cornering
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) takes a tight line
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) corners
- Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) takes a corner on the Poggio descent
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) corners with Hushovd in tow
- Boonen and Petacchi are well placed on the Poggio descent
- The leading break hurtling down the Poggio
- Descending the Poggio into San Remo
- Descending the Poggio in a long line
- Off the Poggio and into San Remo
- Milram leads the chase down the Poggio
- Pozzato has plenty of time to celebrate
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) crosses the line to win
- Pozzato celebrates while Petacchi claps his hands together in frustration
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) wins Milan-San Remo
- Two salutes with different meanings
- Boonen and Pozzato are happy
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) all smiles
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) is a happy winner
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) with Mario Cipollini on the podium
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) gets close to the trophy
- Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) kisses the Sanremo trophy
- The podium (L to R): Luca Paolini (2nd), Filippo Pozzato (1st) and Alessandro Petacchi (3rd)
- Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) exits the team bus before the start
- Petacchi checks his new Dura Ace hoops
- Here, try it out... Tom Boonen offers his bike - for the right price
- A few tweaks for Tom Boonen's bike before the start
- Two world champs pose together - current world champ Tom Boonen (L) and Barloworld's Igor Astarloa
- Alejandro Valverde was keeping it low key
- Igor Astarloa (Barloworld) sports the 'Tassie Devil' bandana
- A few last-minutes tweaks for Erik Zabel's ride
- It was all for one at Team Milram today
- Dead flat for optimum rolling on the way to San Remo
- The peloton rolls through on their way to the glamour of San Remo
- The first break of the day got away after a short while
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) looked strong all but didn't win
- Alexandre Vinokourov (Liberty Seguros) finished way down in 142nd
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) made an appearance at Milan-San Remo
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) was looking to capitalise on a return to form
- Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval) looks a little gruff in the cold
- Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) finished the day in 24th
- Huh? Spanish ace Alejandro Valverde looks baffled
- T-Mobile ride together on the road to San Remo
- Team L.P.R made an appearance
- The riders about to start as the red flag waves in the neutral zone
- Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval) gets a little assistance from the team car
- Milram ride together in the hope of a win for Alessandro Petacchi
- Luca Paolini (Liquigas) corners well on his way to third
- Oscar Freire corners with Tom Boonen behind
- Tom Boonen corners confidently, resplendent in white
- Franck Schleck (CSC) looks relaxed as he corners
- Gilberto Simoni corners on his way to finishing 139th
- The peloton makes its way along the coastline en route to San Remo
- Milram make their presence felt as the race begins to really take shape
- The sky blue boys keep an eye on things for their man Petacchi
- Team Milram stayed where the action was to protect their leader
- Eventual winner Filippo Pozzato (r) rides with teammate and former winner Paolo Bettini
- Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas) rides on the front
- The going gets tough as riders make their way up the Poggio
Images by Tim Maloney/Cyclingnews.com
- Pippo Pozatto signs for a junior tifosi before today's Milano-Sanremo start
- Blond ambition: Pippo Pozatto's new 'Blond Angel' saddle
Pre-race
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Images by Marco Bardella
- Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) checks out his steed before the start
- Alexandre Vinokourov (Liberty Seguros)
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step) carries the world champ's jersey into Milan-San Remo
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Vladimir Efimkin checks out a bit of velo press before training
- Paolo Bettini (l) and Tom Boonen field questions leading up to Milan-San Remo
- Tom Boonen looks on as Paolo Bettini speaks with journalists
- Tom Boonen looks terribly excited at a press conference
- Bettini (l) and Boonen take centre stage at a pre-race press conference
- Damiano Cunego looks like he's going to punch you
- Alejandro Valverde catches up on a bit of sports news in the paper
Images by Sabine Sunderland
- Linus Gerdemann warms up before training with a couple of teammates
- Ha, I've got the power...says one of T-Mobile's mechanics
- Alexandre Vinokourov in his new Liverty Seguros kit
- Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty Seguros) will be keen to perform well in Milan-San Remo
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) has a laugh before training
- The Liberty Seguros bus is the place for a morning conference
Images by Davide Tricarico
- Time to wrench on Basso's Cervelo
- Ivan Basso's ride minus the wheels
- Basso's Cervelo in warmup mode
- Team Phonak's BMC ready to roll on the spot
- Riders aren't exempt from doing some of the dirty work
- Miguel Angel Perdiguero's BMC waits for the boss
- Some Liberty Seguros paraphenalia for the fans out there
- M-SR isn't as demanding on equipment but there's still plenty of time spent on the bikes - in this case the CSC Cervelos
- The T-Mobile rigs are lined up, ready for business
- Ivan Basso makes an appearance
- The eagle that watches everything Team CSC does
- When you've got 10 dirty blokes you need somewhere to wash all their clothes!
- Stefan Wesemann's Giant LE looks good ahead of the big one in Italy
- Fabrizio Guidi (Phonak) Davide Cassani of Raisport TV
- Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Epargne)
- Fabio Sacchi (Milram) will be a great teammate for Petacchi today
- Lorenzo Bertagnolli (Cofidis) will probably attack on the Poggio
- Are these the legs of today's winner? Stay tuned and you'll find out
- Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) was last year's winner...and the favourite for this year's edition
- Matteo Tosatto (Quick.Step-Innergetic) is the 'bulldozer' for Boonen or Bettini today
- Igor Astarloa (Barloworld) goes into the race an outsider today
- Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic) on the mic before the start
- Francesco Bellotti (Credit Agricole) ay try to escape today
- A little bit of colour in the blue sky
- Tom Boonen lets us have a look at his bike
- Tom Boonen signs for this little fan
- Robbie McEwen (Davitamon Lotto) getting on with interviews before the start
- Tom Boonen adjusts his back wheel
