Sanremo Women 2026 brings the Cipressa and Poggio back to the center of the women's calendar and makes timing more important than raw control.
Sanremo Women 2026 starts in Genoa and heads to the same Via Roma finish that gives the monument its final image. The route is shorter than the men's race, but the capi, the Cipressa, and the Poggio still decide whether the winner comes from a reduced sprint or from the rider bold enough to move first.
Sanremo Women 2026 returns with a shorter race but the same decisive finale, which means the race still hinges on whether the Cipressa and Poggio can cut out the pure sprinters before Via Roma. Lorena Wiebes is the fastest finisher in the likely winning group, but Lotte Kopecky, Elisa Balsamo, Marianne Vos, Puck Pieterse, and Elisa Longo Borghini all have different ways to make the finale selective enough to change the odds. The more aggressive the Poggio is ridden, the more the race shifts from sprint control to timing and punch.
Sanremo Women is shorter than the men's race, but the same finale means the decisive window is still the run through the Cipressa, over the Poggio, and onto Via Roma.
You can watch Milano-Sanremo Donne 2026 in US on HBO Max. Check the Watch tab for live links and coverage notes.
Milano-Sanremo Donne 2026 runs Mar 21, 2026. Stage start and end times are listed on the race and stage pages.
Broadcast options include HBO Max, depending on your location.
Defending champion: Lorena Wiebes
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Lorena Wiebes |
| 2005 | Trixi Worrack |
| 2004 | Zoulfia Zabirova |
| 2003 | Zoulfia Zabirova |
| 2002 | Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel |
| 2001 | Susanne Ljungskog |
| 2000 | Diana Žiliūtė |
