The Frenchman had been well-positioned in the final kilometers, tucked safely in a Groupama-FDJ lead out train, which emerged from a crash in the peloton with about 2 kilometers to go.
“The perfect preparation for Milano-Sanremo”, said Demare. “The team [is] in great shape. We’ve just come from a three-week training camp. The team worked well. I’m in great shape. I cannot hide. I’m going really well. I go there [Milano-Sanremo] every year hoping to win and this year is no different.”
“We are not afraid of anyone. I feel very good and we have very big ambitions, we are not going to hide it. The team is very good, me too.”
Milano-Torino 2020 results (Mesero – Stupinigi):
| 1 | Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) | 4:18:57 |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) | ,, |
| 3 | Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) | ,, |
| 4 | Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) | ,, |
| 5 | Danny Van Poppel (Circus-Wanty Gobert) | ,, |
| 6 | Nacer Bouhanni (Arkea-Samsic) | ,, |
| 7 | Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) | ,, |
| 8 | Manuel Belletti (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec) | ,, |
| 9 | Dion Smith (Mitchelton-Scott) | ,, |
| 10 | Ben Swift (Team Ineos) | ,, |
