Poggio di San RemoCat 4
- 3.63 km
- Length
- 3.7%
- Average
- 133 m
- Elevation gain
- 5.5%
- Steepest 500 m
- 161 m(GPX)
- Summit
The Poggio is 3.6 km long and averages 3.7%. It is gentle enough that the speed gets high, and it is easy to go too hard at the start. The steepest section only comes about a kilometre from the top, so save something for it. The descent to San Remo is narrow and twisting, and there is traffic once you are down in town.
How long will Poggio di San Remo take you?
A rider at 3.0 W/kg takes about 12 minutes to climb Poggio di San Remo.
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The road
The Poggio was added to Milan–San Remo in 1960 to stop the race ending in a bunch sprint. It is the last climb before the finish. In 2022 Matej Mohorič went clear on the descent and held on all the way to the line on the Via Roma.
The road climbs from the coast road east of San Remo towards the village of Poggio. The top is at 161 metres.
The climb
The climb starts from the coast road east of San Remo. The first two kilometres average around four per cent, and most of the hairpins come here. In the race the pros go so fast that they have to brake into the bends and sprint out of them.
After two kilometres comes half a kilometre at only two per cent. Then it steepens again, and about a kilometre from the top the steepest section begins, half a kilometre at around five and a half per cent with a short stretch at seven. The attacks in the race have come here in recent years.
The last half kilometre is easier, and the view opens up over the sea. The speed is high all the way up, so you save a lot by sitting on a wheel.
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