2013 Milan-San Remo, 17 March (298km)

[Eyeballs Out]

@katushacycling
The race hasn't re-started yet: looks like some buses got lost! That's gonna be quite a day to remember..

Blanco bus last sighted heading north

 

[pastronef]

T.J.Slagter abandons

via tourdejose

 

[woodenswan]

They should just make it a rally race to San Remo with the team buses.

best idea so far

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

This should make everyone happy - we already know that everyone who doesn't like the winner will just say it doesn't count.

 

[hrotha]

and I'm guessing they don't have a magic legal right to demand extra road closures at the drop of a hat.

Probably not, which is why they should have had something worked out way in advance.

 

[taiwan]

koen de kort: It's snowing so much this could be biathlon. If so, can I be shot first?

Best comment so far.

 

[pastronef]

What is a pullman?

ahahah, the guys at Sporza are explaining that we use pullman for bus in Italy
they did read this thread!

 

[Ruudz0r]

Something else planned again now they still need to do 130K instead of 85K.

 

[will10]

And we have movement!

 

[Peccio89]

So apparently they will race for 130 km, but they will go along the coast rode and avoid the Manie, because otherwise the race would have finished too late.

 

[cocteau_ireland]

This was the first proper race of the season that I was going to be able to watch. Was really looking forward to it; i made sure i had nothing else to do today (which being in belfast was a big sacrifice on st paddys day), had any wee messages/chores needing done all done the day before. Just had lunch, have a nice cup of tea made but no racing to watch.

On the plus side, my twitter feed is entertaining me more than usual

Feeling it bro. Though I'm just holding fire & then out. They really should learn to hold large (Italian) cycling events in more reliable locations

 

[Popchu]

Boonen dnf

edit: or do I have to say dns

 

[Roderick]

Abandon Tommeke

 

[cineteq]

Boonen dnf

And some posters are worrying about shortening the race.

 

[Jancouver]

At least they are trying to save the race. The French would cancel the race with a first snow flake. Kudos to organizers!

 

[JRanton]

blanco bus last sighted heading north

:d

.......

 

[pastronef]

Abandon Tommeke

so, LPNordhaug and Boonen retired (LPN fell hard)

 

[HiCadence]

It's a good job we all have the Tour of Britain to look forward to since cycling is dying on the continent.

 

[airstream]

The race is not cancelled yet?

 

[gruppeto993]

Luca Guercilena: "Le Manie will be the key point now. If it doesn't break there, a sprinter will likely win."

 

[pastronef]

with 130 km to go, the race will finish after 18.00 pm

 

[Lupetto]

Boonen out. Waiting for the next De Vlaeminck rant.

 

[Potomac]

The steephill and cyclingfans links to English video ends with the Dutch or Italian feeds.

Anyone have an English link?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

The are at Cogoletobetween Genova & Varazze.
So its just going to be a coast along the coast I imagine.

 

[brilleaben]

Lars Bak has this in the bag.