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By Barry Boyce CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Fons de Wolf
The 1982 Milan–San Remo was blessed with good weather for the race.
Early breakaways were allowed to collect the premes along the “Plains of Lombardia” leading to a Passo di Turchino. Along the Mediterranean coast the racing began to speed up.
A large peloton of 59 riders hit the base of the Poggio, 6 kms from the finish, together. Italian champion Giuseppe Saronni pushed a hard pace at the front of the peloton. Aggressively Belgian Fons de Wolf attacked over the summit of the climb. Descending like a mad man he opened a gap.
De Wolf hit the “Via Roma” with an 11 second lead and crossed the finish line for the victory. Roger de Vlaeminck won the very close sprint for second place.
M-SR March 21, 1981 |
288 Km |
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Fons DE WOLF (Bel) 6h41'06" |
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Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) +11"
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Starters: 271 |
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Average Speed: 43.081 km/h
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72nd Milan-San Remo 1981 (Italy) 
