The 1960 Milan–San Remo was the 51st edition of the

Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...

cycle race and was held on 19 March 1960. The race started in

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and finished in San Remo. The race was won by

René Privat René Privat (4 December 1930 – 19 July 1995) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1952 to 1962 with 19 wins which included the classic Milan–San Remo. He also won three stages in the 1957 Tour de France and ...

of the

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team.

General classification

References

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