Eroica - Spoilers etc

andyrr

Rai Tre are showing an hour of this, starting 15:25GMT - guess that will be the final hour or so live.

blazing_saddles

Nope, it will be recorded highlights.
Rai Piu (sport) were trying to get it into their schedules, live, (13-15 to 15-45 CET)
but it clashes with the WC skiing. That would have had a net feed.
Raitre's Sabato Sport has little on this week. Their teletext is now saying 16-25 to 18-10CET, so maybe a more generous highlights pacakage.
Unfortunately, a net feed from Raitre, is all nigh impossible.

Luckily, I have Raitre on the box.

I'd guess it's wait and see what appears on the tube's cycling channel, Skyfans website, or Cycling Torrents. (which I haven't joined, yet)

iainf72

Tweetage from the BMC car

http://tweetphoto.com/13433918

iainf72

Race has split into 3 groups.

30 riders in front group.

lucybears

Ryder in front group. Winner should come from this group.

iainf72

Looks like it's split a bit more - Saxo in chase group working hard to close the gap.

lucybears

Aggiornamento della situazione a circa 40 km dalla fine. Nibali, Garzelli, Ginanni, Spilak, Rogers hanno 52" di vantaggio un gruppo di una ventina di uomini in cui si segnalano Cancellara, Flecha, Lovkvist, Visconti, Pellizotti, Paolini, O'Grady, Pozzato, Bertagnolli e Bernucci.

calvjones

So the only favourite that's not made it is Ballan.

I'm going to have to start charging these dufuses not to pick them in PTP. :evil:

lucybears

Ballan DNS
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjAxNTA=
updates from italian forum
http://www.cicloweb.it/forum/viewthread.php?tid=9003

afx237vi

lucybears wrote:

Ballan DNS
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjAxNTA=
updates from italian forum
http://www.cicloweb.it/forum/viewthread.php?tid=9003

Ouch.

calvjones

I. just. don't. believe. it.

I swear, I am the original cycling-news-OCD-divorce-ready nutjob and I STILL miss this.


:evil:

calvjones

calvjones wrote:

I. just. don't. believe. it.

I swear, I am the original cycling-news-OCD-divorce-ready nutjob and I STILL miss this.


:evil:

Although not in Iain's league, clearly.

iainf72

calvjones wrote:

Although not in Iain's league, clearly.

Guess who I picked.
:roll:

lucybears

CN never the best for startlists

lucybears

Still 5km to go.

afx237vi

calvjones wrote:

I. just. don't. believe. it.

I swear, I am the original cycling-news-OCD-divorce-ready nutjob and I STILL miss this.


:evil:

That sounds like the name of one of Savio's teams

calvjones

afx237vi wrote:

calvjones wrote:

I. just. don't. believe. it.

I swear, I am the original cycling-news-OCD-divorce-ready nutjob and I STILL miss this.


:evil:

That sounds like the name of one of Savio's teams

I'm on the 'phone to Pat now registering it.

afx237vi

1. Iglinskiy
2. Lovkvist
3. Rogers
4. Pozzato

I think.

lucybears

1. Maxim Iglinsky (Astana) 2. Thomas Lovqvis (Team Sky) 3. Michael Rogers (Team Colombia) 4. Filippo Pozzato (Team Katusha) 5. Ryder Hesjedal (Team Garmin) 6. Francesco Ginanni (Androni - Giocattoli Diquigiovann

mididoctors

bollux

frenchfighter

That a race as visually attractive and exciting as this does not have live video coverage is a joke.

Didn't Ballan miss last year's as well.

frenchfighter

scwxx77

http://www.gazzetta.it/grandeciclismo/m ... arrivo.pdf

Results from La Gazzetta dello Sport

afx237vi

scwxx77 wrote:

http://www.gazzetta.it/grandeciclismo/montepaschistradebianche/scaricabili/strade_bianche_2010_ordine_arrivo.pdf

Results from La Gazzetta dello Sport

17th! Can we start the season again please?

blazing_saddles

Right, Rai had 55 minutes of coverage.
Started with highlights, then up went the helicopter and we had the last 25km "as live", so they could had gone live, if Rai Sport had had a free slot.
The Strada Bianche was drying out. Some dust, some mud.
Riders who looked good and ended up at the head of the race:
Maxim Iglinsky : Very strong, at one point bridged to an attacking Cancellara, then caught TL, MR and RH to make the final selection.
Thomas Löfkvist : Was pulling the peloton, early on. Lost, because he and MI had a bit of a tussle at the top of the final climb. MI won and got the line into the final corner.
No sprint between the lead 3, all about breaking on the last downhill bend.
3 Michael Rogers: Looked strong at 20kms out, but was the weakest of the podium, on the final climb, which cost him.
4 Filippo Pozzato: Smooth, bridged to the top 4, just before the final climb, but dropped off, when TL put the hurt on.
5 Ryder Hesjedal: By far the strongest, climbing the final steep strada, but dropped off first on the Sienna climb.

Others to show, when it counted.
Enrico Gasparotto: Got away and lasted a few km out the front.
Fabian Cancellara: Well, was FC.
J A Flecha: Continues to look classical. Was away, with Mr Rogers at 20kms.

Brief Appearances from: Vince Nibs, Stefano Garzelli....
__________________

frenchfighter

Thanks Blazing.

ju5t1n

frenchfighter wrote:

That a race as visually attractive and exciting as this does not have live video coverage is a joke.

Hey, stop whinging. We got to watch Qatar didn’t we????

Anyone know what happened to Cav?

blazing_saddles

calvjones wrote:

So the only favourite that's not made it is Ballan.

I'm going to have to start charging these dufuses not to pick them in PTP. :evil:

The commentators said Ballan DNS, due to a stomach virus....

frenchfighter

ju5t1n wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

That a race as visually attractive and exciting as this does not have live video coverage is a joke.

Hey, stop whinging. We got to watch Qatar didn’t we????

I must be bored to reply to this comment...

Yeah great race that one huh. Pan flat desert roads with a dash of bunch sprint.

iainf72

Sky down another man.

Peter Kennaugh fractured his clavicle in the race.

Tusher

I suspect I may have put a curse on the boy Kennaugh by picking him on PTP.

Can I echo- anyone know what happened to Cav?