| 2025 UCI Women's World Tour, race 7 of 27 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22 March 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 156 km (96.93 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 43' 32" | ||||||||||||
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The2025 Milan–San Remo Women (officiallyMilano–Sanremo Donne)[1] was aroad cycling one-day race that took place on 22 March in north-western Italy. It was the 8th edition of theMilan–San Remo Women, and the 7th event of the2025 UCI Women's World Tour. The race was the first women's Milan–San Remo to be held since the2005 Primavera Rosa.
The race was won by Dutch riderLorena Wiebes ofTeam SD Worx–Protime in a sprint finish, after a successful chase to catch Italian riderElisa Longo Borghini ofUAE Team ADQ in the final kilometres.[2]
Starting inGenoa, the route of the race headed towardsSanremo along the coastal road with the spectacular scenery of theLigurian Coast.[3][4] InSan Lorenzo al Mare, the course turned inwards to theCipressa (5.6 km in length, average gradient of 4.1%), with its top at 22 km from the finish.[3][5] After the towns ofSanto Stefano al Mare andArma di Taggia came the last and most famous climb, thePoggio di Sanremo (3.7 km in length, average gradient 3.6%).[3][6] From the top of the Poggio, 5.4 km from the finish, the course headed down via a fast and curvy descent towards the center of Sanremo, where the race finishes on the Via Roma, the city's illustrious shopping street.[3][4][5]
The overall race distance was 156 kilometres (97 mi), with the last 140 kilometres (87 mi) of the course identical to themen's race.[3]
Twenty-four teams took part in the event, including fifteen UCI Women's WorldTeams, four UCI Women's ProTeams and five UCI Women's Continental teams.[7]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's ProTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Before the race, media noted that no rider had experienced the race, with riders likeMarianne Vos too young to have competed in the 2005 race.[3] Contenders for the win included world championLotte Kopecky, European championLorena Wiebes,Elisa Balsamo,Elisa Longo Borghini,Demi Vollering and Vos.[3][8]
With around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) remaining, Italian riderElisa Longo Borghini ofUAE Team ADQ attacked after the descent of thePoggio, rapidly gaining a small lead.Team SD Worx–Protime teammates Wiebes and Kopecky worked together with other riders includingMarianne Vos ofVisma–Lease a Bike to catch Longo Borghini with around 250 metres remaining. In the final sprint, Vos initially led before Wiebes kicked to take victory, her first UCI Women's World Tour win of the season.[9][2]Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma–Lease a Bike) was subsequently relegated from 4th place after she was deemed to have "deviated from her line" in the sprint finish.[10]
Following the race, Wiebes stated the win was "one of my best" of her career, with Longo Borghini stating that "next time they're not going to catch me".[11] Wiebes expressed her desire to lengthen the race in future, stating "it would be nice to race closer to 200km, if the rules allow it".[12] Vos and 10th place finisherPuck Pieterse agreed that the race should be longer,[13][14] with Pieterse noting that the peloton "arrived reasonably fresh" at the bottom of the Poggio.[14] Vollering noted her disappointment that the prize fund for the race was just 11% of the men, with €2,256 awarded for 1st place (compared to €20,000 for the men's race).[15]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Team SD Worx–Protime | 3h 43' 32" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Visma–Lease a Bike | + 0" |
| 3 |  Noemi Rüegg (SUI) | EF Education–Oatly | + 0" |
| 4 | Demi Vollering (NED) | FDJ–Suez | + 0" |
| 5 |  Kimberley Le Court (MRI) | AG Insurance–Soudal | + 0" |
| 6 |  Chloé Dygert (USA) | Canyon–SRAM zondacrypto | + 0" |
| 7 |  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 8 |  Juliette Labous (FRA) | FDJ–Suez | + 0" |
| 9 |  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Team SD Worx–Protime | + 0" |
| 10 | Puck Pieterse (NED) | Fenix–Deceuninck | + 0" |
If the race distance were to be lengthened in future editions, perhaps the finishing group would have a different dynamic. "Maybe in the future it would be nice to race closer to 200km, if the rules allow it," Wiebes added.
suggesting only one minor improvement to the distance, by adding 20km to 30km and increasing the total to closer to 180km.