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Depends on the weather and how hard the race is made in the finale by the non-sprinters ('teams). Only the breakaway from the Poggio used to stand/mostly stands a chance, other breakaways were often caught before the Capi or Cipressa.
Classics specialist, puncheurs, pure sprinters, every type of rider has a chance, provided they have the legs to stay at the front in the final.
About the distance: racing starts for real when they reach the coast, before that it's not very fast going. Some say of MSR it is the easiest race to ride but the hardest to win.
peter_v
What I’m really wondering about MSR is whether the pure sprinters have a chance? What’s the ratio of breakaway/bunch finales?