2015 Strade Bianche ***SPOILERS***

Macaloon
Macaloon Posts: 5,545
edited March 2015 in Pro race
Well underway. Approaching critical point. Eurosport still on the biathaphone. Follow with Cadel from the car. Outstanding coverage https://twitter.com/CadelOfficial/with_replies

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Cadel Evans @CadelOfficial · 59s 59 seconds ago

The wind is very dangerous here at 123-124km...
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited March 2015
    13:50:20 CET
    84km to go and the gap to the eight leaders is at four minutes. A reminder of the men in front: Pirazzi (Bardiani), Berlato and Colli (beiden Nippo), Fonzi (Southeast), Ovetsjkin (RusVelo), Lozano (Novo Nordisk), Arredondo (Trek) and Kosjevoj (Lampre).

    13:52:07 CET
    Stannard, Van Avermaet, Sagan, Nibali, Sagan, Cancellara, Moser, Terpstra, Stybar, Valverde Vanmarcke and Viviani are all here and preparing for the final showdown.

    Cadel Evans @CadelOfficial · 37s 37 seconds ago
    Riders flat out trying stay on their bikes in this crazy wind #StradeBianche
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    The cuddles tweets are great - Knowing what a real racer is thinking as they go.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    The Rai link here: http://www.cyclingfans.com/strade-bianche/live has a great feed that runs off Windows Media Player. In Italian, but the quality is very good.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Crampeur wrote:
    The Rai link here: http://www.cyclingfans.com/strade-bianche/live has a great feed that runs off Windows Media Player. In Italian, but the quality is very good.

    Typically luxurious Italian feed. Ta

    60km, 40s to break. Tumbling fast.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Sporza Coverage live too

    I know Dutch Wine shops are far from good but I was a little disappointed not to find a single Tuscan White to enjoy with my antipasta and Pizza lunch!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Oh man the flipping Illegal ES feed is 3 km behind Sporza!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Some magic shots from the Rai motos, hugging curve as peloton steams past.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,743
    Brutal wind.
    _
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Cadel Evans @CadelOfficial · 20s 21 seconds ago
    Main groups passes Asciano, the climb out of town is a firm reminder of how good or bad you are... #StradeBianche

    Bonus commercials on the feed all sounding like invitations to special Berlusconi events.

    Nibali inciting a split on a dodgy surfaced descent. Joined by Stybar Sep Valve and a few.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Shaping up nicely! Wind, Sep, Sagan and Styby.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Tasty front group:
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Sagan and Styby look strongest, pulling away.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,743
    Too many moto bikes in the way at the front.

    Riders being blown into the gutter
    _
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Van Avermaet, Oss, Vanmarcke, Cancellara and Haas chasing. Sagan, Stybar and Valverde have 20s.
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  • mr_poll
    mr_poll Posts: 1,547
    Oss doing a big turn to close the group down
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    He's off the back now, but great to see Magnus Cort in the front group. Nibali dropped when it all kicked off.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Stybar trying to hand his jacket to the camera moto.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
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    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    ddraver wrote:
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    Class. 8)
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Nice ^

    I liked Quigley's (?) little fact about the Czech/Slovakian national champs.

    Second group looks certain to bridge to the front three.
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    All together now,
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    All back together
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    A rare sight: Valverde taking turns.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Peloton only around 1'06" behind the front group.
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Peloton not working well. This front nine look good to go to the line.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Tinkoff-Saxo marshalling the front of peloton for any counters/blunt nosing it.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    edited March 2015
    The scenery really is delightful for this race.

    Gap to the peloton is going out.

    *That kit of Sagan's is all kinds of awful.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Crampeur wrote:
    ddraver wrote:
    10521941_10100318094205685_7872476072423684017_n.jpg?oh=44fd759c5f7ae07720c7c619e7c0579c&oe=5572EFEE&__gda__=1433587083_7674b54f3d0e84a13da180e16e346ee1

    Class. 8)

    There's no dignity watching cycling on a laptop.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    ES commentary on the laptop, Sporza HD on the telly
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Talking of wind, I got blown off my bike today, it was very embarrassing. :oops:
    Correlation is not causation.

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