SPECIAL NOTE: New for this year’s race, the organizers adjusted the race route along the Ligurian Coast to include newly paved roads, albeit on short sections.
SPECIAL NOTE: there was no Costante Girardengo at the start. The “Campionissimo” had won six editions M-SR (1918, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928) and curtailed his racing schedule.
Approaching the Passo Turchino a select group began to form with the elites driving the pace of the stretched-out peloton.
On the Turchino climb (131 km / 287 km), Antonio Negrini (Maino) took the lead followed by Alfredo Binda (Legnano), Carlo Moretti (Isolati), Angelo Oliveri (Wolsit), and Angelo Rinaldi (Maino). Italy 's new Campionissimo (Champion of Champions) Binda sprinted and won the Grand Prix of the Mountain (cash prize).
Following a long descent into Voltri (162 km / 287 km), a general regrouping occurred.
On the Colletta climb, Binda launched a devastating attack. Negrini managed to hold his wheel.
At the entrance to Varazze (191 km / 287 km), after the lead riders passed, a level crossing stopped the support vehicles.
Shortly after the crossing, the lead duo had to navigate a sharp bend in the road, Negrini crashed heavily. He remounted to continue but discovered a broken pedal. With his team car delayed at the railroad crossing, Negrini had to sit and wait for replacement.
Discouraged by the delay, Negrini abandoned the race.
Binda, now riding alone, pushed at full speed through Savona (203 km / 287 km), he had a two-minute lead on Leonida Frascarelli (Ideor) and Alessandro Catalani (Wolsit), three minutes on Pio Caimmi (Olympia), and four minutes on Allegro Grandi (Bianchi), Carlo Moretti (Isolati) and Marco Giuntelli (Touring).
In Alassio (243 km / 287 km), the solo Binda continued his strong effort and received a huge ovation from the tifosi. His race lead began to extend.
Riding brilliantly, the former World Champion crossed the finish line in San Remo to gain the victory. This victory was Alfredo Binda's first at the Milan-San Remo Classic.
