Milano-Sanremo 2018 *Spoilers*

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  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,448
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Who do people fancy for this today?

    Bunch sprint seems to be favourite, but I just think there are a few riders there so strong that it’s going to be similar to last year. Maybe a group of 6-7 escaping on the Poggio, Sagan and Kwiato again with a small group of others.

    I’m sure it’ll end up a 40 strong bunch sprint now I’ve said that.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Gawd, don't know which is the more boring.
    Watching this, or England playing rugby.

    People complaining that MSR is boring in the 100km before the poggio is more boring then both ;-)

    The only thing that's more predictable that people moaning that MSR is boring is people moaning about people moaning that MSR is boring. ;-)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Touché
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Bunch is nervous. Gap shrinking faster.

    10km to Cipressa.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Who do people fancy for this today?

    Whichever sprinter gets over the Poggio in best shape. Kristoff maybe?

    Not McClay, as he's just crashed with Simon "Si" Clarke.

    Yeah but who.

    I haven’t watched any TA or PN so I’m outa the loop form wise.

    Well yer man Groeneweggen went pretty well in P-N
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Kittel already out the back.

    Hahahahaha
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Kittel hanging off the back already
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    BMC taking it up.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well having had to work for the previous 4 Saturdays I am really enjoying just not doing any work, sitting on the sofa, drinking tea and watching some people in lycra on some bikes.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Sky, Bora, QS and BMC at points have been the only teams that have tried to make it a little hard.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    FDJ en masse at the front.
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  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,158
    I'd like to see Demare take it, but don't think its been hard enough
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Gawd, don't know which is the more boring.
    Watching this, or England playing rugby.

    People complaining that MSR is boring in the 100km before the poggio is more boring then both ;-)

    The only thing that's more predictable that people moaning that MSR is boring is people moaning about people moaning that MSR is boring. ;-)
    Was just about to say I missed most of it so far with Virgin media being down.. looks like there hasn't been much action so far
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    edited March 2018
    My former-man Swift keeping his head down, my outside bet for today.


    (Hmmmm, my sig keeps reverting to 2017)

    (Actually, he’s scraped in for 2018)
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Expecting a contractually obliged Nibbles attack over Cipressa.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    How’s Trentin been going?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Cummings also hanging out the back, but that doesn't really mean anything.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Must be al hard to be patient in MSR.

    Taking it up now feels so close to the end, but it’s still 40 mins to go.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    How’s Trentin been going?

    Three top tens in PN but nowt to write home about.
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,483
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Cummings also hanging out the back, but that doesn't really mean anything.

    What's he got on his legs? :?
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Nuts pace into the cipressa.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Nibali attentive at the front with Sagan in his wheel.

    Kittel’s a goner.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Demare putting his guys on the front on the cipressa. He’s 5tj wheel.

    Looks like trentin in his wheel.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Controlled pace up Cipressa. Expected someone to force it.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    It’s Caleb Ewen not trentin #virginhasntgivenmeHDEurosport.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,027
    Those point power numbers are pointless
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Stannard out the back. But Cipressa usually shreds far more.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,471
    Now Sky come up and give it a bit more gas.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 73,345
    Kwia sends the sky lads to speed it up a bit
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    This really is a wonderously ridiculous race. Race for 250 odd km over nothing terribly interesting and then BOOM, some hills. Every year I think it is so wonderously silly. I <3 it!
    Correlation is not causation.

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