Italy hopes for a Milan-San Remo miracle from Ganna, Milan or Bettiol

Alberto Bettiol
Alberto Bettiol (Image credit: Getty Images)

An Italian rider has not won Milan-San Remo since 2018 and yet the tifosi are hoping for a home-race miracle on Saturday from Filippo Ganna, Jonathan Milan or Alberto Bettiol.   

Italy has won 51 of the 114 editions of La Classicissima, but the favourites are from other nations this year, while the Italian riders are the outsiders.

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