100th Milano-Sanremo - HIS

Italy, March 21, 2009

Photography

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• USA's Lance Armstrong (Astana) makes his way to the sign in for the Milano-Sanremo.
• Sign in: Lance Armstrong (Astana) signs in for the 100th edition of the Milano-Sanremo.
• Lance Armstrong (Astana)
• Lance Armstrong (Astana) at the Castello Sforzesco before the start.
• Armstrong was thirsty even before the start.
• Lance Armstrong in pensive mode before heading to the start.
• The start in Milano
• First break attempts
• Lance Armstrong (Astana) in his first race back in Europe.
• USA's Lance Armstrong (Astana) in the peloton.
• Lance Armstrong (Astana) back in the European peloton.
• Lance Armstrong (Astana) rides in the Milano-Sanremo.
• American Lance Armstrong (Astana) is back in Europe at the Milano-Sanremo.
• Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) descends from the Poggio.
• Davide Rebellin (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) also made the front group
• Alessandro Petacchi (LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini) survived the climbs
• Tom Boonen (Quick Step) ended the day in 15th place.
• Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini)
• Lance Armstrong (Astana)
• Ivan Basso (Liquigas)
• Going down the Poggio towards the sea.
• Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam)
• Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia - Highroad)
• Armstrong during his first Sanremo race since 2002.
• Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) rolls down
• Michele Scarponi (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli)
• Ivan Basso (Liquigas) was doing excellent team work today.
• Armstrong was near the front on the lead-up to the Cipressa
• Armstrong stayed close to the Quick Step boys
• The bunch rides along the flatter part
• It was arm warmer time early on.
• Jürgen Roelandts (Silence-Lotto)
• The sprint for the win
• Haussler (l) and Cavendish side by side
• Cavendish gets it on the line
• It took a while for Cavendish to get out of the sprinting mode and be able to celebrate
• A happy Cavendish
• A dejected Haussler.
• Lance Armstrong (Astana) finishes the Milano-Sanremo, nearly 300 kilometres.
• Lance Armstrong (Astana) ends his day at the Milano-Sanremo.
• Cavendish was all smiles on the podium.
• Mark Cavendish with his coach Erik Zabel, a four-time Milano-Sanremo winner.

Images by AFP Photo

• The peloton skirts the coastline.
• Italy's Riviera di Ponente turned on the most spectacular backdrop for the nation's favourite Classic.
• The peloton heads out of Milan with over 290 kilometres of racing ahead of it.
• Gruppo compatto as the peloton makes its way to Sanremo.
• The race gets strung out as it runs along the coast.
• Despite saying he w2asn't a favourite, Mark Cavendish is the 2009 Milano-Sanremo champion.
• The race nears its mid point but the riders don't stop to mark the occasion.