00:01The oldest bike race in the world celebrates its 150th anniversary, one of the most prestigious
00:07races on the calendar, Milano Torino.
00:11174 kilometres with 1,400 metres of elevation, taking the riders to the mighty iconic Basilica
00:17at the top of Superga.
00:1921 teams, a total of 145 riders, taking on this midweek race under blue skies and sun
00:26with four national champions in presence.
00:31The flag was dropped for the neutralised section, with thousands of fans coming out to support
00:36the riders and teams.
00:39Through kilometre zero, and the race was officially underway, with plenty of teams moving themselves
00:44up towards the front.
00:46It was a fast beginning to the race, average speeds in the first hour at 51.7 kilometres
00:51per hour.
00:52It took a long while for the breakaway to establish.
00:55That was until six riders forged their gap and quickly got to work.
01:01The gap was falling drastically to the six riders out front, as the peloton upped their
01:06speed as the key contenders were piloted into position, ahead of the first ascent of Superga.
01:13Valentin Ferron leading the breakaway into the left-hand corner, into the base of the climb.
01:20One by one, the riders in the breakaway started to get distanced.
01:24Andrea Pietrobon looking incredibly strong, with Ferron in the wheel and Mare just losing distance.
01:31XDS Astana were put to work by Alberto Betiol, former winner of the race, looking after his leader,
01:37Lorenzo Fortunato.
01:38Then, it was the time and turn of Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe to set the tempo in the peloton.
01:50At K152.5, the peloton manches up, all together again.
01:59Primoz Roglic dancing on the pedals, taking a look over his left-hand shoulder,
02:04making it look easy, leaving his rivals behind, but causing and forcing a split.
02:1212 riders were in the front of the race, with 11.8km to go.
02:17It was Adrien Borshi, who chipped off the front.
02:20A brilliant bit of teamwork from Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe.
02:25The gap to Adrien Borshi, the Frenchman of Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe, grew to 20 seconds,
02:30but 5km to go and the Frenchman was losing time.
02:36The group swelled. A group came back together,
02:40perfect for Tobias Hallen-Johannesen of UNOX Mobility.
02:49Adrien Borshi was caught and it was all back together.
02:52Movistar with strength in numbers, with Nathanael Tesfasdion setting the pace for his leader,
02:57Kian Otterbrooks, on his return to racing,
03:00after fracturing his elbow in his first race of the season in February.
03:11Tessfasdion was setting things up for Kian Otterbrooks, who, with 1.7km to go,
03:17started to stretch things out and create an attack.
03:19Jefferson Cepeda and Pink managing to go with him, as did Tom Pidcock.
03:29Four riders started to move clear, Primoz Roglic, Tom Pidcock, Hallen-Johannesen and Cepeda in pink.
03:36But coming back was Otterbrooks, making it a five-rider.
03:40Move with one kilometre remaining.
03:45Primoz Roglic testing the waters, trying to go clear, but it was the British rider from Yorkshire,
03:55Tom Pidcock, who started to move clear.
03:57Rounding the final left-hand corner,
04:00Tobias Hallen-Johannesen was trying to close the gap to the Brit,
04:03but the rider from Pinarello Q36.5 started to move clear.
04:08Accelerating, clicking through the gears, he started to leave his rivals behind.
04:14Into the barriers, it was another big explosion,
04:17and acceleration, and Pidcock had gone clear.
04:20And takes a historic win in the shadow of the Basilica.
04:25It suited him, and he delivered a victory of the first, first order.
04:31Tom Pidcock conquers Milano-Torino.
04:34Johanesen won better than last year in second place, and Primoz Roglic also on the podium.
04:40Tom Pidcock wins on debut at Milano-Torino,
04:43and becomes only the second British rider to win the oldest race in the world.
04:48Pidcock wins the race ahead of Tobias Hallen-Johannesen,
04:51Primoz Roglic in third, with Pelletari of Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe in fourth.
05:13So I would like to dance the race ahead of the Moon-Johannes.
05:13Next year, we'll be able to dance the race ahead of theCoV-R.
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