The 2015 edition of Milan-San Remo, which is taking place on March 22, will not include the Pompeiana climb. It will however, cover the traditional final over the Cipressa and Poggio.

“As of today, the 2015 course of La Classicissima will be the same as 2014,” race director, Mauro Vegni said to Elleradio. “In the next weeks we will have time to confirm the details, but all the news that popped up regarding the changes is not true.”

The Pompeiana climb was in the original course of the 2014 version, but the five-kilometer climb was cancelled because of road conditions. After this years Milan-San Remo, Vegni stated that they were trying to include the climb for the 2015 version. The race director wanted to do this to encourage riders like Chris Froome and Alberto Contador to participate in ‘La Primavera’.

However, after heavy rains in September, which caused for floods in the region around Genoa, the road over the Pompeiana is again seriously damaged. This forced RCS Sport to change their original plan.

One slight modification from 2014 could be the finish straight. RCS Sport could be forced to re-route around the seaside finish on Italo Calvino that it used since 2007. Instead, Milan-San Remo could finish 50 metres further inland on Via Nino Bixio.