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

[Yingge]

About 10k to go to the end of Stage 1 of Milano to SanRemo. Stage 2 begins at 14:30 CET.


Edit - wonder if they have a Leaders Jersey ready.

 

[jens_attacks]

warm tea for Lars Bak

http://instagram.com/p/W9PQUkE6AN/

that is a brillian photo. he looks like he had dreams about that bottle

 

[pastronef]

Time for a quick injection or transfusion???

i understand irony but

why, please, why?! go to the clinic and not on this thread!

 

[Arnout]

When does global warming get to Europe so we can have some cycling?

I don't know. The weather is beyond ridiculous though, again. Cold winters, cold summers for years now

 

[jens_attacks]

Time for a quick injection or transfusion???

more like rollers on the bus. and hot tea intravenous

 

[auscyclefan94]

I don't know. The weather is beyond ridiculous though, again. Cold winters, cold summers for years now

I would go live in Europe for those reasons if it wasn't for the ****ty economy.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Time for a quick injection or transfusion???

It´s ciinic talk, so I´ll be quiet after this post clinic wise - Mod, please don´t delete

Auscyclefan pointed at an intersting issue. Indeed, the riders who got, for example, cortisone before the race, now have a problem. It takes some kilometers (and car time doesn´t count, due to inactivity) to work well, so the benefits might be not as they were planned to be.
Effects of other substances might be affected, too.

So, back to race talk.

 

[Lupetto]

that is a brillian photo. he looks like he had dreams about that bottle

He also looks like Tony Martin on the first real mountain stage of every years Tour de France.

 

[Arnout]

I would go live in Europe for those reasons if it wasn't for the ****ty economy.

I would go and live in Australia if the economy wasn't doing so well, nothing better than a bit of moaning and saying it's not your fault that you don't have a job

 

[RedheadDane]

SafeBet!
You really haven't behaved yourself this year!

 

[iZnoGouD]

Because of bad weather, the climb and descent of the Turchino will be neutralized and riders will bus it from km 117 to km 163

What does that mean? they ride to km 117 then they get in the bus to km 163?

 

[RHRH19861986]

Furthermore, I apologize to all the people here who were sceptical about the weather. I didn´t believe it would be this serious with the snow, and I was wrong.

It will make an interesting finale even more spectacular and non-predictable. Boasson Hagen e.g. could benefit from this very well, he prefers 200-250 over 260-300 km.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I would go and live in Australia if the economy wasn't doing so well, nothing better than a bit of moaning and saying it's not your fault that you don't have a job

LOL, we already have plenty of those characters.

 

[webbie146]

Because of bad weather, the climb and descent of the Turchino will be neutralized and riders will bus it from km 117 to km 163

What does that mean? they ride to km 117 then they get in the bus to km 163?

Yes that is correct.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Since the first part of the race is about to finish, you all can come help poor old ACF with his first world problems on this thread.

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=20222

 

[RHRH19861986]

Back in the days of Hinault, the badger would just resist to step into the car and attack the peloton at the foot of Turchino...

 

[rainman]

Anyone know if there's a precedent for this in a monument?

 

[Descender]

Furthermore, I apologize to all the people here who were sceptical about the weather. I didn´t believe it would be this serious with the snow, and I was wrong.

It will make an interesting finale even more spectacular and non-predictable. Boasson Hagen e.g. could benefit from this very well, he prefers 200-250 over 260-300 km.

Well, even with the neutralised kms the race will be 252 kms long...

But yes you have a point.

 

[HiCadence]

Back in the days of Hinault, the badger would just resist to step into the car and attack the peloton at the foot of Turchino...

Gino Bartalli would do something similar i would imagine

 

[l.Harm]

When does global warming get to Europe so we can have some cycling?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101117114028.htm

Global warming can also cause temperatures decreasing.

 

[Lupetto]

 

[Shardi]

252km in current conditions is surely harder than 298 km in 15 C sun and light breeze.
Wonder how the break affects the riders tho..

Any .. marginal gains.. for certain teams or certain riders in terms of recovery from the weather?

 

[RHRH19861986]

Epic images...

But they´ll get their reward in the San Remo spring sun, at least i hope so.

For the Classicissima veterans like Hondo, Petacchi, Tosatto, this is something they certainly never experienced throughout their years.

The African guys of MTN must think they get crazy, also greek Tamouridis from Euskaltel is his biggest race ever.

For Sagan chance to win his first monument in an edition one will never forget.

 

[jens_attacks]

staqge 2 coming next

 

[shinoda13]

Shame because the race was interrupted. Today would have been a day where legends would have been born.