Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 **Spoilers**

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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    FJS wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Sagan has no excuse. He needs to pull something out the bag to earn his 4mill. Cant be getting beat by people who's names you can't pronounce.
    Wasn't Sagan criticised for winning too many chippers but lacking a really big win, say a monument? Let's see where he' at by Easter. It's still early season

    Problem is Sagan isn't even winning chippers anymore.

    Note: This post is in no way an endorsement of FF's ott digs.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Sagan's in a new team, under a new regime. Poor lad needs to recover from the shock of having team-mates in sight in the final 30km. It's only human to take time to adjust.
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,568
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I've crashed from a slipped chain before, so I agree he did well to stay up. Won't make Vivani feel any better, but it is a tough game being a sprinter.

    Shame for Viviani. Though his tactic seems to have been to stick to Cav's wheel and hope he can come around... he's done it at a couple of races now (KBK for sure)...
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Viviani starts today, apparently. 'Will see how he feels'.
    Hardman.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    Welcome everyone

    30k to go, break at 1 min

    Nibbles stops for a puncture
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    If any day is Sagan's day it is today. If he can't win here then I will start giving some credence to the stuff up-thread
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    Whole Tinky Sexy team on the front - not playing around today
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    All together

    last lap

    yet another small crash

    TinkySexy still in charge
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    Yogi blows Tinky Winy away and takes over. Viviani looks like a Mummy at the back of the train
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    EQS have their say - unclear who for...Stybar?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    Blue Jersey pulling for Qunitanta, BMC appear at the front

    IAM have a pull

    5 to go
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    Argh! Stream Death!!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    oof


    3 to go

    Sagan in second place...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    2 to go

    BMC for GvAm
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    Sagan alone vs everyone else
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    1km...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    Stybar looks, Sagan follows, BMC Control
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    GvAm opens sprint, Stybar comes round, Sagan comes round Stybar.....
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    but can't get past GvAm....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    edited March 2015
    Van Avermaet wins something :shock: (bit unfair, hoe does win races, and is very strong at the moment). Impressive sprint - started very early. Too early, you immediately tend to think with him. But no, very powerful
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,399
    GvAm wins and goes into blue

    Sagan has elbows at about 300 to go, but GvAm goes early and holds it. Fair play!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    He absolutely monstered that. Thought someone had to come past him.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,901
    Finally wins something.

    Got to be a big Flsnders favourite atm.

    He's been working on the sprint over the winter.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    The_Boy wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Sagan has no excuse. He needs to pull something out the bag to earn his 4mill. Cant be getting beat by people who's names you can't pronounce.
    Wasn't Sagan criticised for winning too many chippers but lacking a really big win, say a monument? Let's see where he' at by Easter. It's still early season

    Problem is Sagan isn't even winning chippers anymore.

    Note: This post is in no way an endorsement of FF's ott digs.
    I meant some may have suggested that all his chipper-winning last year wore him out when it really counted. So if there's a new tactic with Riis (not sure there is to be fair), it's logical to judge him when it really counts
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,568
    1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 4:58:17
    2 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step
    3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo
    4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida
    5 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing
    6 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin
    7 Paul Martens (Ger) Team LottoNL-Jumbo
    8 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
    9 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step
    10 Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky

    Good to see Pozzato up there... and my man Andriy Grivko gets another top 10!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks for updates ddraver.

    Sagan fails again.

    GVA going well. Think he has a point to prove after those doping allegations.

    Bring on a mountain please.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    tirreno15st3-gva.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    ^ Unusual shot of the whole bunch, sprinting heads-bowed. Stybar rides like a man reborn. EQS classics briefings are probably delivered in mime. How can you talk to a bus of potential winners?
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,665
    Sep active again. He'll be sh*gged by the time it gets to even DDV.

    Greg van Av more likely for MSR than RVV, no? Canc more likely for de Ronde in my eyes
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,240
    Hark at old Pozzato sneaking his way into being vaguely considered a top 10 placing for the occasional classic in the next month... And with his grandma's favourite Puttanesca sauce recipe tattooed on his arm, too...
    He's a-cheeky boy-a!
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    The final climb today, the Crispiero, has a pretty terrible road surface together with sections over 10%. I can definitely see Contador attacking over the top.

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