Il Lombardia - *** Spoilers***

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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Anyone want to take a punt on who's going to win this?

    Valverde
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Anyone want to take a punt on who's going to win this?

    Valverde

    I fear you might be right.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Albasini, Costa, Aru, Wellens, Valverde, Rodgriguez and Gilbert up there.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Didn't recognise Costa in his actual Lampre kit.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Sanchez hits the wall through that tunnel!
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    tight turn coming
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    This is hilarious!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Perfectly timed attacked from Martin!
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    After you Dan!

    Fantastic.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well done Dan Martin. Brilliant. Let everyone else mark each other out.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Nice move by Martin while all the others just look at each other and practically sit up.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Absolutely no one chased there.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I see he got his pedals the right way round on the last tight corner there.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    From the overhead that was a stunning !
    Well done Dan.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Valverde takes world ranking lead as COntador crashes on that last corner
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Valverde makes me laugh. He's the human embodiment of Einstein's quote that insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Have said it before that Dan has always been one of the smarter riders of the peloton.

    Also - that's how you win any race on easy on pro-cycling manager.
    _
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    God those teeth.

    Hope he doesn't go to some dodgy south American Dentist to fix them...
    When a cyclist has a disagreement with a car; it's not who's right, it's who's left.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Dan Martin, a la Simon Gerrans.

    (Ducks, covers)
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Valverde Kwiatkowski'd again.

    I reckon folks have figured out that if he's there, an early attack will probably pay dividends.

    What was Contador doing, lying down when he should have been dancing on his pedals? :lol:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    FransJacques wrote:
    God those teeth.

    Hope he doesn't go to some dodgy south American Dentist to fix them...

    He looks like the bad guy in the Johnny Depp remake of Sleepy Hollow

    dvd1.jpg
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • markwb79
    markwb79 Posts: 937
    RichN95 wrote:
    Valverde makes me laugh. He's the human embodiment of Einstein's quote that insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.


    I like that
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Congratulations to Art Vandelay who is this year's PTP champion!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    A brilliant win for Dan Martin. Showed his class with that one. I never thought I'd see another Irish winner of the Tour of Lombardy but now it's Kelly and Martin!

    DD.
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Dan went through that gap the way his uncle did to win the Worlds in 87, great ride, beautiful race. Good commentary too by Matt Stephens on Eurosport, very assured and confident.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Credit too for the "job of work" Ryder Hejsedal did in the last 15km there.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Valverde makes me smile. It's almost like the rest of the peloton now refuse to ride if he's there at the final, just so he won't wheelsuck to the win.

    Well ridden Dan Martin, though. Another win for a brave attack.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Great win for Dan.


    Dan Martin @DanMartin86 · Sep 28

    Anybody know where i can get some luck? Will draw the line at virgin sacrifice.


    Everyone just watched him ride away - it looked like one of those 'blooper' style finishes where the rider goes for it a lap early and everyone knows it but them.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pleased that Dan won his 2nd Lombardia. Would have been nice if he didnt basically have no opposition in the final 1km. Riders are funny sometimes. A bit crazy though that he could have had two monuments this year had it not been for a crash. Valverde showing his talent again, glad he didnt do the chasing this time - he does it too often. Its for the other riders to race - Valverde has a palmares they can only dream of. Shame that Contador crashed in the last 250m of a 250km race. Hope he is still good for Beijing. Anyone know the points scored by Valverde with that 2nd place?
    Contador is the Greatest
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Pleased that Dan won his 2nd Lombardia

    1st - his other monument was LBL
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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