In the 298km race from Milano to San Remo the Poggio is the penultimate climb from the mediterranean sea and the first key element in the race.  Island Bay, often compared to the Italian Riviera, presents its own Poggio and after a long winter of base miles the 1.42km ascent to Mt Crawford is sure to get the lungs panting.

Fun fact: Poggio literally translates from Italian as “hill”