1967 Milan–San Remo

1967 Milan–San Remo

Merckx wins ahead Motta, Bitossi and Gimondi
Race details
Dates	March 18, 1967
Stages	1
Distance	288 km (179.0 mi)
Winning time	6h 25' 40"
Results
Winner  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (Peugeot–BP–Michelin)   Second  Gianni Motta (ITA) (Molteni)   Third  Franco Bitossi (ITA) (Filotex)

The 1967 Milan–San Remo cycling race took place on March 18, 1967, and was won by Peugeot-BP-Englebert's Eddy Merckx. It was the 58th edition of the Milan–San Remo "monument" classic race.^[1][2]

Summary

The decisive attack was launched at 50 km from the finish by 20 riders, including Italians Felice Gimondi, Dino Zandegù, Gianni Motta, Franco Bitossi and the previous year's winner, Eddy Merckx. Merckx, left without teammates in the breakaway, broke solo at 20 km from the finish, before being joined by Gianni Motta. After the descent of the Poggio, Gimondi and Bitossi returned to the two leaders, leading to a four-man sprint on the Via Roma. Merckx easily won the sprint, sealing his second Primavera victory, and also established a new record average speed.^[3][4]

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	6h 25' 40"
2	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Molteni	s.t.
3	Franco Bitossi (ITA)	Filotex	s.t.
4	Felice Gimondi (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
5	Georges Van Coningsloo (BEL)	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	+4"
6	Dino Zandegù (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
7	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Flandria–De Clerck	s.t.
8	Willy Planckaert (BEL)	Roméo–Smith's	s.t.
9	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Televizier–Batavus	s.t.
10	Noël van Clooster (BEL)	Flandria–De Clerck	s.t.

References

1. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1967 Milano - San Remo". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
2. "Milan San Remo 1967 result". MilanSanRemo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
3. "18 marzo 1967 - Milano-Sanremo". museociclismo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2016.
4. Beenkens, Rodrigo. "Milan-Sanremo 67 : Merckx bisse sur la Via Roma". rtbf.be (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2016.