Poggio di San Remo, aka “the Poggio”, isn’t a particularly long, steep, or scenic climb. But it’s been made famous because it features at the end of the 300km Milan-San Remo classic, Italy’s biggest single-day race.

While the race leading up to this climb can be rather uneventful, everyone knows the Poggio thru to the finish is the must-watch portion of the race. You’ll see riders battle for position leading into the climb, then they hang a right-hand turn off the Corso Giuseppe Mazzini and the fireworks begin.

Watch Mathieu van der Poel attack and eventually win over the Poggio in the 2023 edition of MSR, following in his grandfather’s footsteps:

Here’s the verified Strava segment for this famous climb: