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Milan - San Remo 1948 - Coppi takes a musette

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 04:28PM by Registered CommenterThe Team Chef | CommentsPost a Comment

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In honor of  Saturday's Milan - San Remo, here is the legendary Fausto Coppi taking a musette en route to victory during the 1948 edition.

Coppi won the event two other times - 1946 and 1949. 

For more history, nostalgia, photographs, and La Primavera facts visit the excellent Milan -San Remo fan appreciation site, from which this photo originated.

Who do I think will win this year?  Well, it would be hard to argue against Oscar Freire, yet again.  Of any of the Monuments, this could be Robbie McEwen's best shot. Fabian Cancellara and Alessandro Ballan look to be in great form.  One can never rule out Alessandro Patacchi.  Really, there are any number of guys who could win this; it's probably the most wide open of all the Classics.  My pick - Baden Cooke Cancellara.

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