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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    As the (very catholic) Belgians would say, you can 'put a cross over his classics season'.
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    While we're all thinking about Boonen, spare a thought for this young chap.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    So that's what Rick looked like hit hair... ;)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    I'd be nice if they were all in order. otherwise pointless.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Nice poster, but a somewhat random selection; Strade Bianchi and Gent-Wevelgem, but no Omloop, Paris-Tours, E3 or Amstel?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    They spell Amstel3Poop
  • blim
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    blim wrote:
    Nokere Koerse LIVE now at http://www.focus-wtv.be/live

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    blim wrote:
    Nokere Koerse LIVE now at http://www.focus-wtv.be/live

    Last lap.
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    The race, not so much.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Etixx-Quick-Step to #milanosanremo: Cavendish, Golas, Kwiatkowski, Renshaw, Sabatini, Stybar, Vandenbergh, Vermote
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    At last someone's taling about M-SR - was beginning to wonder if it was the weekend after next...
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    So the top list of favourites goes something like Kristoff, Sagan, Degekolb Cav for the sprinters, and Cancellara & Phil Gil for the non sprinters?
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  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    Swift was 3rd last yr - having a quiet build up.

    Kwiatkowski and Stybar give Etixx plenty of different options along with Cav - maybe too many.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    At last someone's taling about M-SR - was beginning to wonder if it was the weekend after next...

    Doesnt get interesting until 20k to go ;)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    It's gonna be a spriner though, surely?
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    It's gonna be a spriner though, surely?

    That's what they said about the 'lympics...
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I notice that the Cycling Podacst has annointed IainF72 as the Naysayer-in-Chief (or the Grump Laureate) when it comes to Milan-San Remo.
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  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    It's gonna be a spriner though, surely?

    There'll be plenty of sprinters there at the end for sure. But whether one of them wins it depends on quite a few things. If it's bad weather then that seems to favour the proper classics guys with a decent turn of speed.

    Mind you it's basically only Cav who you would say is a pure sprinter.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    RichN95 wrote:
    I notice that the Cycling Podacst has annointed IainF72 as the Naysayer-in-Chief (or the Grump Laureate) when it comes to Milan-San Remo.

    What do they mean by "when it comes to Milan-San Remo"?!?!?

    Iain is grumpy about every race!
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    ddraver wrote:
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    At last someone's taling about M-SR - was beginning to wonder if it was the weekend after next...

    Doesnt get interesting until 20k to go ;)
    Unless there's snow forecast....
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    ddraver wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I notice that the Cycling Podacst has annointed IainF72 as the Naysayer-in-Chief (or the Grump Laureate) when it comes to Milan-San Remo.

    What do they mean by "when it comes to Milan-San Remo"?!?!?

    Iain is grumpy about every race!
    I couldn't hear him properly, but I think Friebe may have muttered something to that effect.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Lobato has gone quiet since making Degenkolb look silly in Ruta del Sol. Did neither P-N or T-A. Finished 4th last year I think. Could be a good outsider (unless he's injured?).

    As ever with MSR, so much depends on how the riders race it. Wouldn't count out a small group going away over the Poggio. They have less to do on the other side with the finish on Via Roma and the sprinters have less time to recover.

    Still, difficult to bet against Kristoff and Cav.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    “It's down to the individual, if you think logically about it, it's the same for everyone. If it rains I'm happy, I'm on Shimano brakes this year for the descents. That's make me quite relaxed and confident.”
    -Cav

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Cav doing his bit for the sponsors. Nice one.

    It's such a sprinters' route this year. Don't underestimate how much Le Mànie took out of the riders.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Benrhard Eisel, Andrew Fenn, Lars Petter Nordhaug, Salvatore Puccio, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift and Geraint Thomas

    That's the Sky team, about as strong as they could get really. Thomas to have a go on the Poggio?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Qhubeka - Ciolek, EBH, Goss, Cummings, Reinhardt J.v.Rensburg, Venter, Thomson, Sbaragli, Pauwells

    Decent line-up.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    RichN95 wrote:
    I notice that the Cycling Podacst has annointed IainF72 as the Naysayer-in-Chief (or the Grump Laureate) when it comes to Milan-San Remo.

    It was quite nice to hear my name said properly, which is a trick even I can't manage.

    FWIW, I love M-SR, but it is rubbish until the last 20 minutes.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    iainf72 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    I notice that the Cycling Podacst has annointed IainF72 as the Naysayer-in-Chief (or the Grump Laureate) when it comes to Milan-San Remo.

    It was quite nice to hear my name said properly, which is a trick even I can't manage.

    FWIW, I love M-SR, but it is rubbish until the last 20 minutes.

    I actually listened to it just to hear it.

    Didn't give them a fiver though, so don't go marketing yourself to them.
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  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    How is the weather looking? MSR is always better with shit weather
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Cal_Stewart wrote:
    How is the weather looking? MSR is always better with shoot weather
    From what I've heard it is indeed due to be a bit shoot!

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