When it involves hotly-contested Strava segments, the Cipressa and Poggio are two of probably the most aggressive examples, with the race tempo within the males’s Milan-San Remo making certain that searing new KoMs are set each March.
But whereas the boys’s finest instances could also be all dominated by instances from final yr’s race, the ladies’s leaderboards for the 2 climbs after every week of Milan-San Remo Women recons can inform us lots about who’s firing in recons, with two threatening riders recording one of the best 2025 instances.
Fenix-Deceuninck’s Puck Pieterse flew up the Poggio on Wednesday to set a time of seven:17, the quickest of the yr to this point – and the week the place each WorldTour rider has been reconning in San Remo – and second-fastest of all time. She recorded a pace of 29.7km/h, on a coaching experience, with speeds effectively in extra of that anticipated within the race – confirming her spot as a favorite for Milan-San Remo Women.
Local professional Ilaria Sanguineti (Lidl-Trek) nonetheless holds the QoM, 7:07 set again in 2017, however the Ligurian native hasn’t earned a call-up for Saturday, so Pieterse is the quickest of the riders who will likely be in competition come race day.
The leaderboard additionally exhibits one ominous identify within the high instances: Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime). Even although the Dutch sprinter is extensively anticipated to play second fiddle to Lotte Kopecky on the weekend, she’s ridden the ultimate a part of the race route no fewer than 4 instances already, day-after-day this week, and on Tuesday she accomplished the Poggio in 7:25, fourth quickest within the all-time leaderboard.
Wiebes going over the ultimate climb at such a tempo bodes effectively for her possibilities on Saturday, with the 26-year-old a transparent favorite to dash to victory if she makes it to the Via Roma within the entrance group.
One of Wiebes’ 4 recons to this point (Image credit score: Strava)
Looking on the longer Cipressa, it’s AG Insurance-Soudal’s Justine Ghekiere who has set the quickest time this week, stopping the clock at 13:02. She’s a part of a powerful line-up racing La Primavera, and might be one of many climbers trying to make issues as arduous as attainable on Saturday.
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Other notable section instances embrace Chloé Dygert’s 13:38 Cipressa ascent, and Elisa Longo Borghini’s 7:40 Poggio effort, while Uno-X darkish horse Katrine Aalerud set a top-four time on each climbs.
On the boys’s aspect, the Poggio report stands at 5:31, collectively held by Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) set when the peloton flew up the climb at 39.2km/h within the 2024 race.
Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) holds the Cipressa KoM with a time of 9:27, additionally from final yr’s race, with the 2025 version set to see new information set with the peloton getting sooner yearly.
As for who has been going quickest in 2025 coaching rides, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale have actually been attacking the climbs, with Victor Lafay holding one of the best Poggio time for 2025 (6:24), along with his teammates taking on spots two to 4, and on the Cipressa Oliver Naesen and Pierre Gautherat set the joint finest time of 10:40 on Thursday.
