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102nd Milan-San Remo (2011) Photos March 19th

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Stage 1:    Full Results and Report
Milan-San Remo 2011, Poggio 1/2 (10:03 Flemish)sporza
Milan-San Remo 2011, Poggio 2/2 & Last Km (08:21 Flemish)sporza

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)

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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