The 1946 Milan–San Remo was the 37th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1946.[2] The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi team. He attacked with nine others, five kilometres into a race of 292 km. He dropped the rest on the Turchino climb and won by 14 minutes.[3][4]

1946 Milan–San Remo
Race details
Dates19 March 1946
Stages1
Distance293[1] km (182.1 mi)
Winning time8h 09' 00"
Results
  Winner  Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Bianchi)
  Second  Lucien Teisseire (FRA) (Ray–Dunlop)
  Third  Mario Ricci (ITA) (Legnano–Pirelli)
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General classification

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Final general classification[5][6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi 8h 09' 00"
2   Lucien Teisseire (FRA) Ray–Dunlop + 14' 00"
3   Mario Ricci (ITA) Legnano–Pirelli + 18' 30"
4   Gino Bartali (ITA) Legnano–Pirelli + 18' 30"
5   Severino Canavesi (ITA) Bianchi + 18' 30"
6   Vito Ortelli (ITA) Benotto–Superga + 18' 30"
7   Adolfo Leoni (ITA) Bianchi + 18' 30"
=8   Osvaldo Bailo (ITA) Gestri + 18' 30"
=8   Salvatore Crippa (ITA) Enal–Campari + 18' 30"
=8   Emilio Croci Torti [nl] (SUI) Olmo–Fulgor + 18' 30"

References

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  1. ^ "Milano - San Remo Bicycle Race". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ "1946 Milano - San Remo". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ Penot, Christophe (1996), Pierre Chany, l'homme aux 50 Tours de France, Cristel, France, ISBN 2-9510116-0-1, p. 76
  4. ^ "Dave Moulton's Blog - Dave Moulton's Bike Blog - Fausto Coppi: Il Campionissimo". davesbikeblog.squarespace.com.
  5. ^ "37ème Milan-San Remo 1946". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004.
  6. ^ "Milan - San Remo 1946". LesSports.info. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ^ "1946 Milano - Sanremo". First Cycling. Retrieved 7 December 2017.