Lombardia Week. 2017 *Spoilers*

specialgueststar

Giro 2016 - he had a contretemps with Dupont after stage 3 - Geniez had sustained a fractured wrist from a crash. DuPont must have caused the crash? The wrist I think was broken the year before and then just after it healed he got brought down in a late classic and broke it again :x - didn't finish stage 4 2016 Giro - lost time high season but had a reasonable Vuelta taking a stage and some aggressive mountain riding

2017 Moved to Ag2R - didn't seem to bed in straight away. Very weak at start of season and confirmed through the early months leading to abandon on stage 4 of giro (again!) after barely any energy in Sardinia? Unknown virus. Looking back to some sort of form - used Tour L'Ain where he did well (it's a small race!) as springboard to Vuelta - going Ok gets chucked off for hanging onto car on stage 13.

Hope he's at the tour next year

blazing_saddles

Gianni Moscon sure is a controversy magnet.
Once again the Italian has been accused by Madiot's lot: this time of causing Seb Reichenbach's crash in yesterday's Tre Valli race.
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racin ... der-353754

Moscon denies causing the crash, claiming that Reichenbach's hands came adrift on a rough descent.
As yet, there is little detail known to corroborate either story, but no doubt there will be an element that will seek to condemn, based upon his past record with FDJ.

blazing_saddles

Just three days or so to Il Lombardia, but there is the little matter of Milan-Turin first.

This is only the 98th edition! – but having been first run in 1876, it makes Milano-Torino at 141 years, older than any current bicycle race.




19 teams (14 UCI WorldTeams and 5 UCI Professional Continental Teams) of eight riders will participate in 98th Milano-Torino.

The last edition was won by Miguel Angel Lopez, who is back to defend his title from a host of big names.
Fabio Aru and Jakob Fuglsang(Astana Pro Team), Tom Dumoulin, Wilco Kelderman and Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb), Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), Rigoberto Uran and Davide Formolo (Cannondale Drapac Professional Cycling Team), Michal Kwiatkowski, Wout Poels and Mikel Landa (Team Sky) Adam Yates (Orica - Scott), Steven Kruijswijk and Primoz Roglic (Team Lotto NL - Jumbo), Daniel Martin, Bob Jungles and Julian Alaphilippe (Quick - Step Floors), Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha-Alpecin) Domenico Pozzovivo, Pierre Latour and Alexandre Geniez (AG2R Le Mondiale), Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo) and Thibaut Pinot (FDJ).



Live coverage will start at ~14:45 on Eurosport, Rai Sport and others

EnacheV

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Gianni Moscon sure is a controversy magnet.
Once again the Italian has been accused by Madiot's lot: this time of causing Seb Reichenbach's crash in yesterday's Tre Valli race.
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racin ... der-353754

Moscon denies causing the crash, claiming that Reichenbach's hands came adrift on a rough descent.
As yet, there is little detail known to corroborate either story, but no doubt there will be an element that will seek to condemn, based upon his past record with FDJ.

the same FdJ that , when accused by 2 testimonies from riders, lied about Demare not holding on to cars? while deleting his Strava who showed new climb record ?

sorry but i don't believe a word from what FDJ says. 24 hours have passed and they didn't presented 1 gram of evidence, only some empty words.

probably another way of Madinot to get back at the budget mamut imperialists.

specialgueststar

Ha ha. You've nearly invented the right nickname. Marc Madornot

davidof

Two climbs of the superga should be good. The road was a bit rough in places when I cycled up last month but at pro speeds I doubt they'll notice it.

davidof

1st ascension of Superga coming up

davidof

Main bunch has just started the climb

blazing_saddles

Dumoulin bails even before the climb.
FDJ did all the chasing, but have been pushed to the back of the queue. :P

davidof

Quintana's brother having a go.

davidof

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Dumoulin bails even before the climb.
FDJ did all the chasing, but have been pushed to the back of the queue. :P

He did fetch some drinks for the team.

davidof

Moviestar seem motivated, another dig at 1km before the passo.

davidof

big gap to alaphilippe who has just gone over the summit,

davidof

Motorbike is blocking alaphilippe on the descent

blazing_saddles

davidof wrote:

Motorbike is blocking alaphilippe on the descent

According to Kirby at least.
Even when it was behind him. :roll:
Then he asks them for a time gap.
Anyhow, he's caught.

davidof

FDJ on the hunt on the second climb.

davidof

Uran Uran attacks but the final km up to the cathedral is hard.
Adam Yates is back in the chasing group.

blazing_saddles

Uran looks to have made the winning move, but there is still 2.5kms left.

davidof

counterattack Yates but it doesn't look to be enough

blazing_saddles

Gaudu gets Moscon'd by Aru.

davidof

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Gaudu gets Moscon'd by Aru.

:-)

19 seconds between Yates and Uran Uran

davidof

Uran Uran wins it by a handful of seconds from Adam Yates with Aru third, Quintana 4, Gaudu 5th

Frank Wilson

Was Dan Martin in this race, didn't quite catch CK say his name 23 times in 5 minutes!!!

Mad_Malx

Just caught last 10km of this - that looks a b’stard of a climb. Thought he was going to get caught there in the last km.

Clearly the drag from his mullet had been holding Rigo back - has had some good results since the haircut.

m.r.m.

Is he staying with Cannondale? Was there an update to that story?

dish_dash

M.R.M. wrote:

Is he staying with Cannondale? Was there an update to that story?

I believe he is, yes...

specialgueststar

davidof wrote:

Uran Uran wins it by a handful of seconds from Adam Yates with Aru third, Quintana 4, Gaudu 5th

What a talented high five

rick_chasey

Yes, this year's lombardy seems to be bucking the trend of previous editions; even more full of heavyweights than usual.

blazing_saddles

Right, time to put the big one up.
Map:


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Final Kms:




Too many big names to list, so here is the startlist instead.

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Il_ ... _Startlist

TV schedule of Il Lombardia

RAI Live broadcast on Rai 2 starting from 3 p.m. EUROSPORT Live broadcast on Eurosport 1 starting from 3.30 p.m. (Both times are CET so 1 hour earlier UK)

DeVlaeminck

Damiano Cunego! Am I the only one that thought he must have retired?