That did not stop him from trying himself during Milan–San Remo, where he managed to escape on the Poggio with Riccardo Ricco before being captured 1200 meters from the finishing line.
To ho nezastavilo, aby si odskúšal svoju zdatnosť počas Miláno–San Remo, kde sa pokúšal o atak na Poggio s Riccardom Riccom predtým, než boli dobehnutí 1200 metrov pred cieľovou páskou.