On Saturday, March 18, the Milano-Sanremo will be the longest one-day race of the year for the peloton.

After the major classics season begins on the opening weekend and continues with Strade Bianche, Saturday's Milano-Sanremo will be the first monument of the season.

2023 champion Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) will return to defend his title following his daredevil descent in Poggio last year.

Mathieu van der Pol (Alpecin Deceuninck), Tadey Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates), and Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) are among the start list.

Other participants include Biniam Girmay (Intermarché Circus Wanty), Mads Pedersen (Trek Segafredo), and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers).

Sprinters such as Arnaud de Lier (Lotto Destony), Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck), and Mark Cavendish (Astana Kazakstan) will also be in great form, the first large group since 2016 Aiming for the finish.

Cycling News will bring you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race, and read on to find out how to watch Milan - San Remo via live stream regardless of location using ExpressVPN (opens in new tab)! .

Check below for the Milan-San Remo route and start list.

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If you are in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, or many European countries, the race will be broadcast live and in full on GCN+ (open in new tab) and Eurosport - Discovery+ (open in new tab).

Discovery+ subscriptions cost £6.99/$9.15/month; a 12-month pass costs £59.99/$78.51; a one-year pass for GCN+ costs £39.99; a 12-month pass for GCN+ costs £59.99/$78.51.

Host broadcaster RAI Sport (opens in new tab) will broadcast the Italian races.

If you are out of the broadcasting country or out of the country on vacation and find that the live stream is regionally restricted, access it via a "virtual private network" for your laptop, tablet, or mobile, or via VPN to simulate being in your home country. This can be circumvented by.

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Milan-San Remo will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023. It will start in Abbiategrasso at 09:55 Central European Time and finish in San Remo at approximately 17:10 Central European Time.