After two decades, the women finally have their chance to race Milan-San Remo again. The UCI has announced the inclusion of Milan-San Remo Women in the 2025 calendar. It is scheduled for the 22nd March – the same day as the men’s race – though the route and distance are yet to be revealed.
Milan-San Remo has been a feature for the men’s peloton since 1907, and a women’s edition called the Primavera Rosa was previously run from 1999 to 2005. German rider Trixi Worrack was the last winner of the race.
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In 2022, Paolo Bellino, CEO of RCS Sport, which organises most of the big Italian races including Milan-San Remo and the Giro d’Italia, said plans were in the works to launch a women’s edition of Milan-San Remo for 2023, but that didn’t materialise. The confirmation for 2025 means that the women’s one-day race Trofeo Alfredo Binda, which is usually run on the same weekend as the men’s Milan-San Remo, has been moved a week earlier in the calendar.
The UCI says this is ‘further proof of the growth of women’s professional road cycling’.
The men’s Milan-San Remo is one of the longest races on the calendar, typically around 300km, however the maximum a Women’s WorldTour one-day race can currently be is 160km. That said, permission can be granted to go longer, as happened with a 170km Giro d’Italia stage and a 177km Tour de France Femmes stage in 2023.
More details about the race are expected to be revealed soon.
