technical info

The second edition of the Sanremo Women will follow the same course raced in 2025. The start is in Genoa, with the peloton sweeping along the elevated road above the Porto Antico before reaching Sestri Ponente and joining the SS1 Aurelia.
Just a few kilometres later, in Voltri, the route merges with that of the men’s professional race, and from there the riders follow the historic road that for more than 110 years has linked Milan to Sanremo.
The race heads west along the Ligurian coastline on the Aurelia, hugging the sea through Varazze, Savona and Albenga before reaching Imperia.
At San Lorenzo al Mare, after the traditional sequence of the “Capi” — Capo Mele, Capo Cervo and Capo Berta — the decisive phase begins with the two climbs added in the latter decades of the twentieth century: the Cipressa (introduced in 1982) and the Poggio di Sanremo (1961).
The Cipressa stretches for 5.6 kilometres at an average gradient of 4.1%, cresting before a highly technical descent that drops the riders back onto the SS1 Aurelia, setting the stage for the grand finale.
 
Last kilometers
With 9 kilometres to go, the riders hit the foot of the Poggio di Sanremo: 3.7 km at an average gradient just under 4%, with ramps pitching up to 8% in the section before the summit. The climb features a slightly narrowed carriageway and four hairpin bends in the opening two kilometres, making positioning absolutely crucial.
The descent is fast and highly demanding: fully paved but narrow in places, with a relentless sequence of hairpins, sweeping bends and technical changes of direction all the way back down to the SS1 Aurelia. The final section of the downhill runs through the outskirts of Sanremo.
The last 2 kilometres unfold on long urban straights. With 850 metres remaining, there is a left-hand bend around a roundabout, followed at 750 metres to go by the final corner that opens onto the finishing straight on Via Roma, all on smooth tarmac, setting up the decisive sprint or last-gasp attack.