Milan-San Remo 2018 highlights - Video

The peloton could only watch as Vincenzo Nibali celebrated his win

The peloton could only watch as Vincenzo Nibali celebrated his win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Just about every year, Italian fans could count on a thrilling but ultimately futile attack from Vincenzo Nibali in the closing kilometres of Milan-San Remo. For 12 long years, since the country last had a home winner in Filippo Pozzato, the tifosi have prayed that Nibali could do it.