First Endurance rider Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack Nissan Trek) drove a break of three to the finish in Milan-San Remo and finished 2nd overall. “In general I think everything went the way it should go,” noted Fabian. “It was a hard race and a fast one too. At the end I was right there and when the attack came I was ready. It was part of our plan that Daniele could continue on without stress in case it came to a group sprint. I had in my mind to make a difference on the Poggio on the downhill and then to the finish line.”
“Gerrans did some pulls and I understood that Nibali had his teammate Peter Sagan behind for the sprint so he didn’t have to work. I saw the riders coming at the end but after 300k it’s not easy to calculate exactly what to do and be right each time. In the end I got a nice second place and second in Sanremo is prestigious of course, but it wasn’t the birthday present I was looking for,” said Cancellara, referring to his 31st birthday on Sunday. “I came to win.”
“Our strategy was to make it hard on the Cipressa,” explained team director Luca Guercilena. “Everything went well there – we were in the first group. Next the plan was for Fabian to attack on the Poggio. Fabian did such a big effort and just got out-sprinted at the end. Our team is in great shape,” continued Guercilena. “We have some good races coming and we have a strong team. We are happy.”
Full Results
| 1 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Greenedge Cycling Team | 6:59:24 | |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Radioshack-Nissan | ||
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale |
