La Strade Bianche

knedlicky
knedlicky Posts: 3,097
edited March 2014 in Pro race
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This is on Saturday, good practice for the Belgian classics.
And participants supposedly include

SAGAN Peter
VALVERDE Alejandro
CANCELLARA Fabian
CAVENDISH Mark
VAN AVERMAET Greg
KREUZIGER Roman
EVANS Cadel
URAN Rigoberto
SáNCHEZ Samuel
ROCHE Nicolas
POZZATO Filippo
DUMOULIN Tom
NIEMIEC Przemyslaw
ZOIDL Riccardo
CARUSO Giampaolo

Apparently there’s a question mark about Van Avermaet, who may do Paris-Nice instead.
Also unclear if MOSER Moreno, last year's winner, will be there.
Answers, however, where Cancellara will be, for those intensely following the Where’s Fäbu thread.
Cavendish taking part in accordance with his dietary plan.

Comments

  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    I used to be able to see San Gimignano from my house *wail*
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Unfortunately (for fans at least) it's going to be dry all this week after today so more likely to be a dust fest than a mud fest
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    I used to be able to see San Gimignano from my house *wail*

    Love the area - have stayed a couple of times in the area, once nr Volterra and once a bit further towards Pisa, in a little hill-top hamlet called Sughera.
    If I want to sheer myself up with Google streetmap I use the street view to move around Sughera - the Google car was there on a beautiful sunny day.
    Also did a fondo that started in Volterra and Taffi was the guest pro that day.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Cycling Weekly ‏@cyclingweekly · 1m
    Sky team for Strade Bianche (Sat Mar 8): Boswell, Cataldo, Earle, Eisel, Puccio, Rowe, Stannard, Wiggins
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,710
    They have made the race longer, but there are less kms of sterrato than in previous years.
    Not sure what they are aiming to do with the race's identity.
    Maybe they see it as the way to get the race promoted from 1.1
    I would have said that sterrato, rather than extra kms would be better to sell the race.

    Moreno Moser was on the startlist I saw.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    edited March 2014
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Cycling Weekly ‏@cyclingweekly · 1m
    Sky team for Strade Bianche (Sat Mar 8): Boswell, Cataldo, Earle, Eisel, Puccio, Rowe, Stannard, Wiggins
    I fancy Luke Rowe to do a decent ride.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Stannard the big engine is there so something could be on.
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,822
    RAI Sport 2 showing couple of hrs live coverage of this then same again for Roma MAxima on Sunday and then they're on to Parigi - Nizza
  • Gary Marshall
    Gary Marshall Posts: 196
    Looks like decent coverage on Eurosport 2 - Strade Bianche on Saturday, Roma Maxima and PN on Sunday.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    I love the final k's of this course. something else!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    I love the final k's of this course. something else!
    I don't like that the finish is almost as soon as they get into the square. They should do a lap like the Palio
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    RichN95 wrote:
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    I love the final k's of this course. something else!
    I don't like that the finish is almost as soon as they get into the square. They should do a lap like the Palio

    I like the wham bam thank you ma'am nature of it. Hit the rise, narrow road, turn right, done. Everyone just freaks out trying to get to the front. chaos. laps would take that away.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Bo Duke wrote:
    Stannard the big engine is there so something could be on.


    No.
    _
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RichN95 wrote:
    They should do a lap like the Palio

    Exactly like the Palio, with no saddles. :shock: :D
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Bo Duke wrote:
    Stannard the big engine is there so something could be on.


    Nope. That final 15% climb at the end is not Stan-friendly.

    Reckon Sky will ride for Cataldo.

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