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 Mark Goss on the descent of the Poggio ahead of Vacansoleil's Marco Marcato just before Marcato crashed |  The leaders descending the Poggio: Fabian Cancellara (LEO), Matt Goss (HTC), Yoann Offredo (FDJ and Vincenzo Nibali (LIQ) |  285-PIC184166298.jpg |
 The final kms and the approaching flat finish in San Remo |  Matt Goss wins the bunch sprint |  The light rain earlier on strung out the field and only seven riders finished in the lead group |
 1st Matt Goss 2nd Fabian Cancellara 3rd Philippe Gilbert (obscured) |  The first Aussie to win Milan-San Remo |  Erik Zabel has a knack of turning a good young pure sprinter into a Milan-San Remo winner... |
 ... flashback to 2009 and Mark Cavendish's win at Milan-San Remo |  Your 2011 Milan-San Remo winner |  Goss hoists the winner's trophy against the backdrop of his margin of victory |
 The podium: 2nd Fabian Cancellara, 1st Matt Goss and 3rd Philippe Gilbert | 
|  Starting to sink in? Matt Goss can hardly believe he's beaten Fabian Cancellara and Philippe Gilbert in the longest classic of the season at almost 300 km |

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