13th Strade Bianche: Siena › Siena (184k) Saturday, 9th March 2019 *Spoilers*
blazing_saddles
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Unfortunately, this year, given the weather forecast, not so much this:
As this:
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Sienna finish:
Favourites 2019 Strade Bianche
5* Zdnek Stybar, Tim Wellens
4* Greg Van Avermaet, Julian Alaphilippe, Alexey Lutsenko
3* Gianni Moscon, Wout van Aert, Tiesj Benoot
2* Bauke Mollema, Jakob Fuglsang, Michael Valgren
1* Vincenzo Nibali, Geraint Thomas, Maximilian Schachmann, Rui Costa.
"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
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Shame no Kwiatkowski, that would be a strong Sky team (though I doubt Thomas is ready or motivated).0
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For some reason this parcours never lodges in my brain.
Just a general attritional race and then the wall at the end.0 -
Yeah - that Lutsenko was looking a bit handy last week or two. It’ll be interesting to see how the forecast different conditions this year impact the leaderboard.0
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Rick Chasey wrote:For some reason this parcours never lodges in my brain.
Just a general attritional race and then the wall at the end.
I know what you mean. Some bits and pieces of dirt track, none of which stick in the mind like a good cobbled stretch, and then that wall through the town. Bloody epic wall though.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:
As this:
All that dust can't be doing the spare bikes much good on the top of those cars. Would there come a point where they're not much use as spares if they themselves are covered in all sorts of crap?0 -
inseine wrote:Shame no Kwiatkowski, that would be a strong Sky team (though I doubt Thomas is ready or motivated).
I've thought the opposite about the sky classics team this year. They have plenty of solid classics riders who can get a placing, but who's going to get them a win... apart from the one who's decided to skip this race and the cobbles?
It doesn't help that they still insist on riding at the front despite not having a favourite."Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:For some reason this parcours never lodges in my brain.
Just a general attritional race and then the wall at the end.
I know what you mean. Some bits and pieces of dirt track, none of which stick in the mind like a good cobbled stretch, and then that wall through the town. Bloody epic wall though.
An interesting piece in which top riders give their impression of the race.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/late ... aix-409932"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Wish we could swap weather... Just off out for a couple of hours in the rain and wind!0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:No tA Doctor wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:For some reason this parcours never lodges in my brain.
Just a general attritional race and then the wall at the end.
I know what you mean. Some bits and pieces of dirt track, none of which stick in the mind like a good cobbled stretch, and then that wall through the town. Bloody epic wall though.
An interesting piece in which top riders give their impression of the race.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/late ... aix-409932
I know it wasn't the classic, but I think the epic Giro stage in 2010 really helped to put these roads, and subsequently this race on the map. That was undoubtedly one of the best day's racing in a GT over the last decade.0 -
Unlike most of you I really like this race, and especially when the sun shines, to lift my winter gloom.0
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I love this race, rain or shine it always seems to come up with great racing. Plus that finish is epic.0
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Always find this an enjoyable race, whether it's wet or dry. Great roads, scenery, etc
I find it slightly ironic, that the modern gravel racing scene has thrown up 'gravel bikes' with bigger tyres, etc yet the pros will likely do it on a normal 'race bike' with most on caliper rim brakes. Saying that, it's only 60km on gravel out of 180-190km distance.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
So we’re only getting the final 90 mins or so on TV.
Organisers can’t afford any more because they are showing a similar amount of the women’s and that has maxed out the budget (since TV relay is usually €€€€€€)0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:So we’re only getting the final 90 mins or so on TV.
Organisers can’t afford any more because they are showing a similar amount of the women’s and that has maxed out the budget (since TV relay is usually €€€€€€)
The women's coverage turns out to be a fiasco.
Way ahead of the fastest schedule, so less than the final 15kms live.
Plus Eurosport go straight to an ad break.
Shambles."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Van Vleuten walking it..."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Van Vleuten walking it...
Ffs. All this pressure to support and promote women's cycling and the best in the world can't even ride the entire course*
*Obviously I'm joking"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0 -
From the viewing POV, a disappointing race in all respects."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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When's the coverage and expected finish times?
Cheers!0 -
12:50 till 14:50 on Eurosport"Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago0
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Cheers. That's early?!?0
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So live coverage gets us the last 53kms...."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Diego Rosa, out front 1’29 ahead of nico denz whos 1’51 ahead of peloton0
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See the media fleet are on Yamaha Niken motorbikes, maybe to stop them falling off?And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made.0
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I hope the 3 Deceuninck-QuickStep boys know whose turn it is to win, this weekend."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0
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Fuglsang looking pretty strong, but Alaphilippe will be favourite by far if they hit the final climb together.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0