technical info

The inaugural edition of the Sanremo Women race starts from Genoa, passing over the Porto Antico via the elevated highway before reaching Sestri Ponente and joining the Aurelia State Road. A few kilometers later, the race merges with the men’s course in Voltri, and from there, it continues along the historic route that has connected Milan to Sanremo for over 110 years.
The race then heads west along the coast, following the Aurelia through Varazze, Savona, Albenga, and finally Imperia. In San Lorenzo al Mare, after tackling the classic sequence of Capi (Mele, Cervo, and Berta), the riders will face two key climbs that have been added in recent decades: Cipressa (introduced in 1982) and the Poggio di Sanremo (introduced in 1961). The Cipressa extends 5.6 km at an average gradient of 4.1%, leading into a highly technical descent that returns to SS1 Aurelia.
Final Km
With 9 km to go, the riders begin the ascent of the Poggio di Sanremo, which stretches 3.7 km at an average gradient of just under 4%, and steep sections reaching 8% just before the summit. The climb features a narrow roadway and four hairpin turns within the first two kilometers.
The descent is extremely demanding, on narrow asphalt roads, and features a series of switchbacks, curves, and counter-curves, leading back onto the Aurelia State Road. The final section of the descent runs through Sanremo’s urban area, with the last 2 km unfolding along broad, straight city streets.
At 850 meters from the finish, there is a left-hand turn around a roundabout, followed by the final turn at 750 meters, which leads onto Via Roma, where the race will conclude on a straight, asphalt-paved finishing stretch.