1979 Milan–San Remo

1979 Milan–San Remo

Race details
Dates	17 March 1979
Stages	1
Distance	288[1] km (179.0 mi)
Winning time	7h 05' 44"
Results
Winner  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (Gis Gelati)   Second  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (Scic–Bottecchia)   Third  Knut Knudsen (NOR) (Bianchi–Faema)

The 1979 Milan–San Remo was the 70th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 17 March 1979.^[2] The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Roger De Vlaeminck of the Gis Gelati team.

General classification

Final general classification[3][4][5][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) Gis Gelati 7h 05' 44" 2  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) Scic–Bottecchia + 0" 3  Knut Knudsen (NOR) Bianchi–Faema + 0" 4  Francesco Moser (ITA) Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo + 0" 5  Giuseppe Martinelli (ITA) San Giacomo–Mobilificio [ca] + 0" 6  Luciano Borgognoni (ITA) CBM Fast–Gaggia [ca] + 0" 7  Bernard Hinault (FRA) Renault–Gitane + 0" 8  Daniel Willems (BEL) IJsboerke–Warncke Eis + 0" 9  Giovanni Mantovani (ITA) Inoxpran + 0" 10  Mario Beccia (ITA) Mecap–Hoonved + 0"

References

1. "Milano - San Remo Bicycle Race". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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