page_title: 2018 Milan–San Remo
section_title: Post-race
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 Milan–San Remo / Post-race
caption_attribution_description: English: Vincenzo Nibali at the start of the 2018 Milan–San Remo
context_page_description: The 2018 Milan–San Remo was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 17 March 2018 in Italy. It was the 109th edition of the Milan–San Remo and the eighth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.
  The race was won by Vincenzo Nibali from the Bahrain–Merida team, becoming the first Italian rider since Filippo Pozzato in 2006 to win La Classicissima. Nibali had attacked on the Poggio di San Remo, and managed to hold off the sprinters in the closing stages to seal victory. Caleb Ewan led the sprinters home in second ahead of Groupama–FDJ's Arnaud Démare, the 2016 winner.
context_section_description: Following his victory, Nibali thanked his Bahrain–Merida teammates for their efforts. He described the final kilometres of the race as "endless – pure suffering." He added: "I was very cold and calculating. I knew I was working for the team. When I attacked, I knew I had to go alone, and it was that way". Second-placed Caleb Ewan stated that he was surprised to have been so close to victory. He felt that the race had gone his way, adding: "All that went wrong for us is that Vincenzo was too strong." Sixth-placed Peter Sagan congratulated Nibali on his win, saying: "He deserves it. None of us had any means against his attack."
  Mark Cavendish's crash, which left him with a broken rib, caused him to miss the 2018 Commonwealth Games. André Greipel, who suffered two crashes in the last 4 km (2.5 mi) of the race, was forced to miss the rest of the spring classics season due to a broken collarbone.
caption: Vincenzo Nibali (pictured at the start) won the race for Bahrain–Merida.
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