[2][3] After they broke clear on the race's final climb – the Poggio di San Remo – Team Sky's Michał Kwiatkowski won the race in a three-up sprint finish ahead of world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) and Quick-Step Floors rider Julian Alaphilippe.

[5][6] UCI WorldTeams UCI Professional Continental teams As one of the sports monuments, Milan–San Remo – generally considered to be a sprinters' classic – is among the highest-rated races in professional cycling.

[7] The 2017 route was 291 km (181 mi) long, running from the Via della Chiesa Rossa in Milan to the traditional finish on Sanremo's Via Roma.

Also on the route, the riders also had to tackle the 35 km (22 mi) climb of the Passo dello Turchino, although it was not considered to be a key point in the race.

After the Turchino, the route followed the Aurelia road along the coast from Genoa all the way to the finish in Sanremo.