The 1990 Milan–San Remo was the 81st 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 17 March 1990. The race started in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

and finished in San Remo. The race was won by

Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italy, Italian professional road racing cyclist. Biography Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Mi ...

of the Chateau d'Ax team. For 34 years the 1990 race remained the fastest edition of Milan–San Remo at an average speed of . This was surpassed by the 2024 edition won by

Jasper Philipsen Jasper Philipsen (born 2 March 1998) is a Belgian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTour, UCI WorldTeam . Specialising as a Sprinter (cycling), sprinter, he has won nine stages in the Tour de France and three in the Vuelta a Es ...

General classification

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