2009 Milan–San Remo

The 2009 Milan–San Remo cycling race took place on 21 March 2009. It was the 100th edition of the Milan–San Remo monument classic, and followed the same route as the previous year. Manx sprint specialist Mark Cavendish won by a narrow margin. Heinrich Haussler made a late attack with 250 metres to the finish and rode away but Cavendish made up Haussler's 10m lead with 100m to go. The race was the fourth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking.

2009 Milan–San Remo
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 4 of 24
Elevation Profile
Race details
Dates21 March 2009
Stages1
Distance298 km (185.2 mi)
Winning time6h 42' 32"
Results
  Winner  Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–High Road)
  Second  Heinrich Haussler (GER) (Cervélo TestTeam)
  Third  Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam)
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