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The Milano-Sanremo 2025 starts in Pavia, heading north toward Milan before reaching Certosa, where it joins the traditional course. The race passes through Casteggio and Voghera, then takes a detour into the Oltrepò Pavese, reaching Rivanazzano and Salice Terme, before rejoining the classic route in Tortona. From there, it follows the historic road that has connected Milan to the Riviera di Ponente for over 110 years, crossing Ovada and climbing the Passo del Turchino, before descending toward Genoa-Voltri.
The race then continues west along the Aurelia state road, running alongside the Ligurian Sea, passing through Varazze, Savona, and Albenga (without tackling the Manie climb, which was included from 2008 to 2013), and reaching Imperia. At San Lorenzo al Mare, after the traditional sequence of short climbs (Capo Mele, Capo Cervo, and Capo Berta), the peloton faces the two ascents that have shaped the race in recent decades: the Cipressa (introduced in 1982) and the Poggio di Sanremo (first included in 1961).
The Cipressa is 5.6 km long with an average gradient of 4.1%, leading into a highly technical descent that brings the riders back onto the SS1 Aurelia.
Final Kilometers
With 9 km to go, the riders hit the Poggio di Sanremo—3.7 km at an average of just under 4%, but with pitches of up to 8% before the summit. The climb features a narrow carriageway and four hairpin bends in the first 2 km. The descent is highly technical, on a narrow, paved road with a series of tight switchbacks and S-bends, leading back onto the Aurelia.
The final section of the descent runs through the streets of Sanremo, with the last 2 km featuring long straight sections on urban roads. At 850 meters to go, there is a left-hand turn at a roundabout, followed by the final right-hand corner at 750 meters, which leads onto the finishing straight on Via Roma—all on an asphalt surface.
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