World's top sprinters to go head-to-head at Milano-Torino – Preview

Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan wins stage 4 of the 2020 Tour Down Under ahead of Irish road race champion Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep). Both riders will be among the favourites for the sprinter-friendly 2020 Milano-Torino
Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan wins stage 4 of the 2020 Tour Down Under ahead of Irish road race champion Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-QuickStep). Both riders will be among the favourites for the sprinter-friendly 2020 Milano-Torino (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

It's Italy's oldest bike race – having first been held in 1876 – but Milano-Torino takes on somewhat of a new look for 2020 this Wednesday, with a calendar shift forced by the UCI due to the coronavirus pandemic and a new role as a warm-up event for the coming weekend's Milan-San Remo, as well as a significantly flatter, faster course than normal, which has served to attract many of the world's best sprinters.

Milano-Torino returned in 2012 after a five-year hiatus, and took up a new autumn slot, acting as one of the end-of-season Italian Classics that attract riders with form from the World Championships and those looking to save their seasons.

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