Strade Bianchi ***SPOILERS***

ddraver

http://www.steephill.tv/classics/strade-bianche/ - lots of options, including some english ES

Not seen this race before so I'm looking forward to it!

RichN95.

The one thing I'd change about this race is to make the finish line a bit further on, so they do a bit of a lap of the Siena courtyard for a bit more of a spectacle. If they can race horses round there they can race bikes.

EKIMIKE

Nahhh i love how dicey that last corner is and how they're all still blowing from the climb up into the town. Doesn't get much better IMO. ddraver you're in for a treat!

emadden

As much as I love the Piazza del Campo finish, the lead up to it makes it almost impossible to overtake and its only 75m from the last bend to the line. The last km is on a street that is normally just for pedestrians barely 3m -4m wide... IMO this takes from the finish a bit as luck can play a bit part... but i dont know how I'd fix it as the finish line location is now iconic and there is no other viable way into the square.

blazing_saddles

First live pics on Rai tv, now!

Le Commentateur

Gazzetta:

unrestricted video announced for 14:40 CET

Nice one. 8)

Le Commentateur

emadden wrote:

As much as I love the Piazza del Campo finish, the lead up to it makes it almost impossible to overtake and its only 75m from the last bend to the line. The last km is on a street that is normally just for pedestrians barely 3m -4m wide... IMO this takes from the finish a bit as luck can play a bit part... but i dont know how I'd fix it as the finish line location is now iconic and there is no other viable way into the square.

I wouldn't fix it. It's an inducement for riders to make their moves before that final km.

Le Commentateur

Has Garzelli a puncture? He dropped off that lead group pretty quick.

emadden

EDIT... Its not Cancellara!

emadden

that guy from TT1 looks like a club rider! none of that kit or equipment matches!

Le Commentateur

I was thinking his kit reminded me of people I'd been on touring holidays with.

emadden

so... 34km to go and Bennati has dropped Oss and he's powering on... 1min 30 on bunch! Colnago chasing behind

emadden

holy poo on a stick... there's only 20 riders left in the bunch... Bennati looking good


EDIT: Ok thats the first chasing bunch... they are 47 seconds behind Bennati ... Cancellara riding in a nice position waiting for Bennati to come back

Le Commentateur

3 sections of gravel to go apparently. The next one is the easier of the three.

emadden

Oss back into the first chasing bunch now... slots in behind Nibali who sits on Cancellara in 4th position... 27km to go and Gasparotto is leading the chase ... 50 seconds

emadden

3km section of gravel now

Gilbert in 2nd bunch... no idea what the time gap is

emadden

22km to go...45 seconds for Bennato over first chase group being led by Van Summeren

Le Commentateur

Next bit of white is hard, with a 15% climb in it.

emadden

did u see that... Ballan attacks up the 16% gradient in the big ring!!!!!

Le Commentateur

Let's see him try it again on this one.

emadden

Ha! he did!

afx237vi

Eurosport total crap.

Le Commentateur

Caught!

Le Commentateur

afx237vi wrote:

Eurosport total crap.

Ladies biathlon's alright.

ddraver

Stream here - http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-7.php

Ah, Sporza on the Telly and a delayed Harmon on the computer - Cycling Season is back baby!

Le Commentateur

Last bit of rough stuff coming up, with a short 18% ramp in it.

afx237vi

ddraver wrote:

Stream here - http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-7.php

On ES now with 15 km to go, but why not do what @spokesmen said Twitter and show the last hour on a delay? Would be preferable to missing all the good bits.

Le Commentateur

Canc dropped! Van A going for it.

ddraver

Hmm Canc going, killing my PTP on the second weekend

ratsbeyfus

Duracell bunny is in the lead!

ddraver

afx237vi wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Stream here - http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-7.php

On ES now with 15 km to go, but why not do what @spokesmen said Twitter and show the last hour on a delay? Would be preferable to missing all the good bits.

Yeah, Harmon was saying that they ve gone much faster than anyone expected...