Michael Woods (EF Education First) once again proved to be in great shape in this final part of the season as he took the win in Milano-Torino after dropping his rivals on the steep percentages on the final climb.

A strong group of five riders got away early in the race and managed to build up an advantage of around six minutes before the peloton began to chase. In rainy weather conditions, the gap started to come down as the riders got closer to the Superga ascent, which they had to overcome twice.

Remi Cavagna (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) took off and went solo as soon as the breakaway reached the climb but with Tao Geoghegan Hart (Team INEOS) setting the pace in the peloton, Cavagna was caught again before he reached the top.

A few riders attacked on the following descent, but it all came back together as the peloton started on the Superga climb for the final time. Woods tried to get away several times but it wasn’t until he entered the final few hundred meters of the race that he finally succeeded. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) and Adam Yates (Mitchelton-SCOTT) did their best to keep up with the strong Canadian but they had to settle for second and third place respectively.

Below are the Velon data outputs from the race:

Also the Tour de France winner @EganBernal shows good shape this late in the season as he hangs on for sixth place today.

Here is the data of his final effort on the Superga climb:

Time: 1’55”
Avg Speed: 22.0km/h
Avg Power: 425W
Max Power: 700W
Avg Cadence: 81rpm#MilanoTorino pic.twitter.com/CDrZwjULk9
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

What a finish! The riders had to dig really deep on the Superga climb. Here is what @AdamYates7 pushed on last part as he tried to stay with the winner Michael Woods:

Time: 1’45”
Avg Speed: 23.7km/h
Avg Power: 470W
Max Power: 730W
Gradient: 8.0%
Avg Cadence: 85rpm#MilanoTorino pic.twitter.com/ZQv42sCYJk
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

Impressive numbers from Tao Geoghegan Hart as he pulls the peloton on the steep Superga climb.

Time: 3’57” min
Avg Speed: 18.1 km/h
Avg Power: 445 W
Max Power: 790 W
Gradient: 10 %
Avg Cadence: 74 rpm#MilanoTorino pic.twitter.com/FqiVDvv78z
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

Remi Cavagna takes off to go solo as the break tackles the Superga climb for the first time:

Time: 2’55” min
Avg Speed: 19.2 km/h
Avg Power: 530 W
Power-to-weight: 6.8 W/kg
Gradient: 8.7 %
Avg Cadence: 94 rpm#MilanoTorino
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

We are in the third hour of racing and @TeamINEOS' @GannaFilippo makes sure the pace is always high in the peloton as they are closing in on the breakaway.

Time: 43’50” min
Avg Speed: 46.1km/h
Max Speed: 66.0km/h
Avg Power: 340W
Max Power: 780W
Avg Cadence: 96rpm#MilanoTorino pic.twitter.com/tNRwgOSsRv
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

This has been a hard race so far and the weather conditions aren't making it any easier for the riders.

Look at Nicolas Dalla Valle's numbers for the first two hours in the breakaway:

Avg Speed: 46.3 km/h
Avg Power: 335 W
Max Power: 1365 W
Avg Cadence: 93 rpm

#MilanoTorino pic.twitter.com/SDWpIuN9jr
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

In the peloton, @Movistar_Team's Jasha Sütterlin works hard to keep the breakaway in check. This is his data from km 30 to 55.

Time: 39’24”min
Avg Speed: 47.1 km/h
Max Speed: 54.7 km/h
Avg Power: 320 W
Max Power: 1125 W
Avg Cadence: 86 rpm#MilanoTorino pic.twitter.com/FX5Bqim3Ii
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

How much energy do you save by staying protected and sheltered from the wind inside the peloton? A lot!

This is how much power the riders pushed in the first 25 km@RemiCav (breakaway): 370W at 50.2 km/h in 29’56@EganBernal (peloton): 155W at 42.0 km/h in 35’46#MilanoTorino
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019

As expected, it has been a very fast start to the race. Just have a look at the Velon data form @remicav in the opening kilometers:

Time: 3’55” min
Avg Speed: 48.8 km/h
Max Speed: 59.8 km/h
Avg Power: 380 W
Max Power: 1115 W
Avg Cadence: 94 rpm#MilanoTorino pic.twitter.com/dDyIZiACnr
— Velon CC (@VelonCC) October 9, 2019