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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
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Milan 1st Italian Winner
A record number of riders started the 1909 edition of Milan-San Remo. Luigi Ganna, second place in 1908, set a record average speed beating Emile Georget (Fra) by 3 minutes and third placed Giovanni Cuniolo (Ita) by 18 minutes.
| M-SR April 4, 1909 |
| 286.7 Km |
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Luigi GANNA (Ita) +9h32'00" |
| 2.
Emile Georget (Fra) +3'00" |
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Giovanni Cuniolo (Ita) +18'00" |
| Starters: 104 |
| Finishers: 57 |
| Average Speed: 30.073 km/h |
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