Milan San Remo - Sat 23rd March 19 *possible spoilers

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    F@cking electronic gears
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    They're taking it fairly easy o the descent, pretty much neutralized each other.

    Yeah, they're playing it as cagey as possible.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    not letting Trentin go
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    No surprise in the end
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Rat boy...meh
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Holy moly
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,327
    Bloody wolfpacked again. Well played.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Sagan just didn't have the legs
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Wow.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Baller.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    What a great last 10 minutes.
    Domination-Quick Step.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • WOW!
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Imagine if Valverde had taken that
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Si Clarke made the top 10, good job Kirby wasn't commentating as he would have had a seizure.

    Thought Kwiato might have got a second there.

    Good ride by Van Aert, that's a pretty heavyweight top 10 to be in.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    He's starting to build a pretty impressive palmares. Must be a big favourite to take LBL as well this year.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Naesen looks good for Flanders then.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    I had Naesen EW
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,470
    I had Naesen EW

    I felt like that one morning after I had a fatty
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Yeah.

    7 mans teams and long long courses make for chaotic finales who knew
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    inseine wrote:
    Imagine if Valverde had taken that

    It would have been awesome. :)

    What a group of superstars at the end. Brilliant
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,729
    Fastest ever speed up the poggio.

    Seems like a slowe cipressa makes for a more explosive poggio.


    Anyone have a view on the smaller 7 man teams and how they impact the tactics??

    Seems much harder to control now...
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,941
    Lance's podcast is up
    But without Lance
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • arnuf
    arnuf Posts: 98
    Anyone have a view on the smaller 7 man teams and how they impact the tactics??

    Seems much harder to control now...

    You don't think Quickstep controlled the race? If they wanted Viviani to win they probably managed that too.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    arnuf wrote:
    Anyone have a view on the smaller 7 man teams and how they impact the tactics??

    Seems much harder to control now...

    You don't think Quickstep controlled the race? If they wanted Viviani to win they probably managed that too.
    I think QS had about as much control of that race as is possible, but in the end that sprint was won by the fastest man there.
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    I had Naesen EW
    I had Alaphilippe to win 8)
  • ducknumber1
    ducknumber1 Posts: 1,158
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Naesen looks good for Flanders then.

    And/or Roubaix
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,233
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    arnuf wrote:
    Anyone have a view on the smaller 7 man teams and how they impact the tactics??

    Seems much harder to control now...

    You don't think Quickstep controlled the race? If they wanted Viviani to win they probably managed that too.
    I think QS had about as much control of that race as is possible, but in the end that sprint was won by the fastest man there.
    Race won by strongest man after multiple classics winning duo of teammates shreds lead group shocker.
    I don’t get the adoration for MSR. I tuned in to watch the last 15 minutes of chaos and excitement after nearly 7 hours of racing and don’t feel remotely as though I’ve cheated the race out of the attention it deserves. Only 5 pages here and no mention of MSR viewing drinks menu, either...
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    You need the preceding 7 hours to set up the finale though.

    If the race started at the Cipressa it would be a very different race!