Il Lombardia 2013 *SPOILER*
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Any idea of the time gap between Purito and the other three?0
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Purito v .piti punch up on the line if the latter overhauls this?0
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hammerite wrote:J-rod is getting a fair bit of help (probably unintentional) from the motos around him. None in front of the chase 3.
same help Nibali got last week ? Italy as well a more honest part of the world you could ever see just as sylvio berlusconi
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My feed has just stopped on the bend with 600m to go!0
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Jack-heem Rodriguez Olive-hair according to Carlton.0
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S*dding feed froze in last 400m!0
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hammerite wrote:My feed has just stopped on the bend with 600m to go!
same here hammer....never saw a sausage feckkkkkkk0 -
Just switched to Rai feed. Did you see how far the AG2R (Pozzo?) rider slid after falling on the finish line?0
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Very deserved consolation prize for Purito.
Saves him a trip to China too.0 -
Does this make J-Rod World Tour champion for the year (again)? Or is Froome going to ride in China?0
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Pity we didnt see Dan Martin's last bend slide-out**************************************************
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Some compensation for last week. Would have been ironic if Valverde had caught and passed him.
Top of the one day pile for JRod.
Top of the WT rankings too, by 10 points.
Majka has had a stellar season after making his breakthrough, last year."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
There was talk of Froome doing Beijing but I'm doubtful.0
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Art Vandelay wrote:There was talk of Froome doing Beijing but I'm doubtful.
If he's got a back injury, you wouldn't expect him to be fit to climb on a plane to China and ride on Thursday.
Would have been better off trying for a place today, were they/he bothered.
The WT top spot is done and dusted."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Not a classic edition of the race. Fairly predictable. Any one think different?0
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Art Vandelay wrote:Not a classic edition of the race. Fairly predictable. Any one think different?
Obviously, the half dozen or so who bothered to watch it are in agreement.
Maybe somebody who catches Eurosport's recording later, will hold a different viewpoint, but I doubt it."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Art Vandelay wrote:Not a classic edition of the race. Fairly predictable. Any one think different?
Obviously, the half dozen or so who bothered to watch it are in agreement.
Maybe somebody who catches Eurosport's recording later, will hold a different viewpoint, but I doubt it.
The post count of this thread says it all really. It was all a bit too similar to last year's race to be particularly interesting.
Out of interest, what would be the consensus for the last classic edition?0 -
There was no tension. With Tommy off the front the final bunch were treated to a little Afternoon Delight until the last 12km. Dan Martin looked great going uphill but then (thankfully) couldn't pull Valverde back to J-Rod. All she wrote.
Quintana faded encouragingly late in the day. Wonder how many one day races he'll do next season if he also plans a serious tilt at the Tour....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
gpreeves wrote:Blazing Saddles wrote:Art Vandelay wrote:Not a classic edition of the race. Fairly predictable. Any one think different?
Obviously, the half dozen or so who bothered to watch it are in agreement.
Maybe somebody who catches Eurosport's recording later, will hold a different viewpoint, but I doubt it.
The post count of this thread says it all really. It was all a bit too similar to last year's race to be particularly interesting.
Out of interest, what would be the consensus for the last classic edition?
Frenchie has got one thing right. Unless a Brit is the focal point of a race, the threads won't get many pages..
Not that it's abnormal - it's a British biased site after all. (and nothing wrong with that).0 -
All too wet to bother much, and by the end when Rodriguez went (if I’m not being too ‘romantic’), probably few wanted to properly challenge him, aware of his disappointment last week.Art Vandelay wrote:Not a classic edition of the race. Fairly predictable. Any one think different?
It wouldn’t surprise me if Valverde purposely left a sufficiently-large gap develop on the first bit of the last descent, before then assuring he got second place - although earlier I think Movistar and Saxo (Majka) both behaved as if they were hoping for victory.
Pozzovivo looked good for much of the race, and I thought how he slid remarkable; the pose vaguelly reminded me of how a cat sometimes sits!
Pellizoti and Gesink continuing to show end of season form, Santaromita again showing he mostly has form when in Italy. Albasini showing the usual quick flash, Voeckler the typical (usually) hopeless attempt (although well done to him, being so plucky when the rain looked heaviest)
That crash of about 5 riders near a stone retaining wall - they were lucky none fell against the wall.
On the Sormano descent, when Valverde and others briefly went clear, before Voeckler then went past them, it was interesting to see that Quintana (as a Columbian) managed the technical descent as well as Valverde.
Never heard of Pieter Serry, who finished 7th. Anybody able to say anything about him?
Sorry to see Pinotti didn’t finish his last race, glad to see Pinot, Basso and Flecha up there at the end (is Flecha retiring too? I don’t know if I’ve heard that, or dreamt it)
The commissaires were hard on Van Rensburg – came in 54th (and last) at 37 mins, and was dq’d for being outside the time limit. Don't know what the cut-off time was but I sort of feel that any finisher in a one-day should be recognised in the records.
What else? - There were a couple of good views of Lake Como from above when the helicopter transmitted pictures.0 -
2011 kicked off from the bottom of the last hill and no-one would have thought Zaugg was going to stay away but not a lot happened before the last climb. 2010 with Gilbert's win was good.gpreeves wrote:Out of interest, what would be the consensus for the last classic edition?
The problem is this obsession with putting in more climbs. This was the parcours in 2010:
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Flecha retiring - not confirmed - but that just surfaced today AFAIK - the new Wanty team were after him.
Serry - think he's featured in a few prominent breakaways this year but forget what races.0 -
ThomThom wrote:gpreeves wrote:Blazing Saddles wrote:Art Vandelay wrote:Not a classic edition of the race. Fairly predictable. Any one think different?
Obviously, the half dozen or so who bothered to watch it are in agreement.
Maybe somebody who catches Eurosport's recording later, will hold a different viewpoint, but I doubt it.
The post count of this thread says it all really. It was all a bit too similar to last year's race to be particularly interesting.
Out of interest, what would be the consensus for the last classic edition?
Frenchie has got one thing right. Unless a Brit is the focal point of a race, the threads won't get many pages..
Not that it's abnormal - it's a British biased site after all. (and nothing wrong with that).
I was playing with rocks in Belgium all day so couldnt watch it...
Shame for you all as usually me missing a race is a sure fire way to ensure it's a classic!We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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I think the rain put paid to a lot of the excitement. Voeckler was looking like having a decent chance of staying away, but didn't push the descent too hard, a lone rider could have pulled out a bit more time on a dry descent over a biggish bunch. Although granted he seemed to lose his time crashing in a tunnel (I would assume it was dry in there, even if his tyres weren't). Had it been a chase to catch Voeckler in the last 5k the race would have been a lot better.
Think the rain also effected the others chasing Rodriguez, that and the three chasers didn't seem too bothered about working together.0 -
Very similar to last year!!
Dan Martin has really stepped up this year.
Pozzovivo demonstrates why he descends so slowly.0 -
Art Vandelay wrote:
2011 kicked off from the bottom of the last hill and no-one would have thought Zaugg was going to stay away but not a lot happened before the last climb. 2010 with Gilbert's win was good.gpreeves wrote:Out of interest, what would be the consensus for the last classic edition?
The problem is this obsession with putting in more climbs. This was the parcours in 2010:
This new course is too predictable, with such a long gap between the Ghisallo and the final climb that favours a chasing peleton, which means it's a shoot out for the punchy climbers on the final climb.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Very similar to last year!!
At least we got to see it this year (after all the presentations at the cricket were finished...)0 -
Felt bad for Martin crashing so late in the race. As for crashing after the line... Poor bastard, after six hours in the saddle too.Rick Chasey wrote:Very similar to last year!!
Dan Martin has really stepped up this year.
Pozzovivo demonstrates why he descends so slowly.0
