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97km to go
Bais is back in the breakaway group, 2:10 up on the peloton.
Davide Bais stops from the break with a puncture but he’s back up and running now.
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The riders at the head of the peloton.
110km to go
2:30 for the breakaway.
We’re coming closer to the 100km to go marker now.
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118km to go
2:30 for the break.
The race is a few minutes ahead of the quickest schedule so far. Around two hours and 40 minutes left to run, then.
It’s still Alpecin and Lidl working on the front. Cofidis are lined up behind them.
Around three hours left to run today…
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133km to go
1:45 for the break now.
The riders heading into Genoa now as they hit the coast.
The riders pass through the town of Novi Ligure a little earlier on.
144km to go
Passing the halfway point and Patrick Bevin (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) is the first abandon of the race.
No major incident over the Turchino.
Onto the Tuchino now and the break leads by 1:55.
Lunch time for the riders as they pass through the feed zone.
153km to go
2:05 for the break as the riders come towards the start of the Turchino proper.
The riders have been climbing for some time as they head towards the Ligurian coast, though it has all been on very shallow gradients.
The Passo del Turchino is also coming up shortly.
We’re edging towards the mid-point of the race at 144km to go.
162km to go
And it’s still the same mix of teams working at the head of the peloton.
It’s still just over two minutes for the breakaway – 2:15 now.
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172km to go
2:50 for the move now. The gap hasn’t grown past three minutes so far.
The breakaway riders out on the road.
The pair hit the deck but are quickly getting back up and running.
180km to go
Carlos Canal (Movistar) and Yuhi Todome (EF Education-EasyPost) crash in the peloton.
And now the gap dips under two minutes once again.
190km to go
2:20 now for the break and no change in the overall race situation.
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200km to go
2:50 for the break at the moment.
The gap is slowly getting bigger as the kilometres pass by.
212km to go
We’re around a quarter of the way into the race.
The breakaway group has 2:30 now.
A look at the head of the peloton.
222km to go
The gap to the break fluctuates between 1:30 and two minutes.
A 45kph average speed so far today after around 80 minutes of racing.
Alpecin and Lidl still leading the way at the head of the peloton.
231km to go
1:40 for the breakaway now.
236km to go
Another stoppage for Van der Poel now and it looks like another bike swap.
Van der Poel stops to get a bike change.
The break of the day.
244km to go
Germani is back in the peloton now.
The peloton seems to be slowing down a little now. The gap is back out to just over two minutes.
249km to go
Germani is dropping back from the breakaway already.
The pair discuss one another’s hairstyles as they ride along.
It’s calm and relaxed at the rear of the peloton as the world champion passes Michael Matthews on his way back to the group.
Van der Poel drops back to his team car for a chat with his directeur sportif.
It looks like the break’s advantage will be held at around 1:30 for now.
A fast start to the race today.
259km to go
Those teams bringing the break’s advantage down to 1:35.
Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Deceuninck, and Intermarché-Wanty at the head of the peloton now.
It’s the sixth year in the row that Tonelli has made it into the break here at Milan-San Remo. Maestri has been out there three times before, too – in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Zoccarato was in last year’s breakaway as well.
Here’s the makeup of the breakaway…
Davide Bais, Mirco Maestri, Andrea Pietrobon (Polti-Kometa), Alessandro Tonelli, Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè), Valerio Conti, Davide Baldaccini, Kyrylo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Lorenzo Germani (Groupama-FDJ), Romain Combaud (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), Sergio Samitier (Movistar)
265km to go
2:20 for the move.
The peloton has let the move go up the road.
Multiple riders from Corratec, Polti, Bardiani in there…
It looks like this might be the break of the day!
A group of around 10 riders have a small gap now.
271km to go
The battle to get away continues.
No moves yet as riders from Bardiani, Polti, Corratec still lead at the front of the peloton.
280km to go
Still riders battle to make the break as the race along boosted by an early tailwind.
While the attacks fly at the front, riders including Jasper Philipsen and Tadej Pogačar hang around at the rear of the peloton.
It’s lined out at the rear of the peloton under the high pace.
Attacks fly straight away with Eolo, Corratec, Bardiani unsurprisingly among the teams at the front.
288km to go
The flag drops and here we go!
Coming closer to the end of the short neutral zone now and the flag will soon drop to commence the start of the race proper.
Here we go. The neutral start is given.
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The riders now just waiting for the start to be given in Pavia.
Sign-on is complete and we’re almost underway.
Today’s race map…
175 riders from 25 teams are set to roll out and take on the 288km challenge.
There’ll be a 5.7km neutral zone to start the day.
We’re edging closer to the start of the race in Pavia now.
Cyclingnews’ Stephen Farrand is at the race start, and will be sharing the latest news from the build-up
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Olivia Martin is a dedicated sports journalist based in the UK. With a passion for various athletic disciplines, she covers everything from major league championships to local sports events, delivering up-to-the-minute updates and in-depth analysis.
