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

[TourOfSardinia]

3 degree C reported off the moto.

 

[ILovecycling]

Yes, well earned vitory, but this is not MSR. Without Turchino and Le Manie it is a completely different race.

omg,they keep changing Il Lombardia route almost every year and still it is Lombardia,so stop whining ladies

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Yes, well earned vitory, but this is not MSR. Without Turchino and Le Manie it is a completely different race.

Le Manie has never been part of MSR history. And doesn't belong in the race nowadays.

 

[ultimobici]

Yes, well earned vitory, but this is not MSR. Without Turchino and Le Manie it is a completely different race.

Passo Turchino doesn't have any effect on the race other than to punctuate it. When was the last time it figured in the result? 1910?

 

[cineteq]

I'm just happy to see racing. I wish they had had a better plan in advance, but they don't so I'd rather see this than nothing.

They knew all along they'll have bad weather today [shaking head].

 

[Potomac]

I found a good english feed with this one.

http://cricfree.tv/update/euro.php

 

[Potomac]

Who are these Eurosport announcers?

 

[iZnoGouD]

Where can i see what's the break how much of a gap they have etc

 

[Alpechraxler]

the tv production is as good as usually.

 

[Afrank]

They knew all along they'll have bad weather today [shaking head].

In theory they should have had an alternate course prepared in advance to keep it at 300 km. Maybe this will make them do that in the future.

 

[webbie146]

Sky trained on Tenerife to prepare for this. They should clearly have chosen the North Pole instead.

Haha nicee one

 

[Lupetto]

Le Manie has never been part of MSR history. And doesn't belong in the race nowadays.

Poggio was added in 1960, Cipressa in 1982 to make it harder for the sprinters. They added Manie for the same reason. Don't see the problem. Races and racing change all the time.

 

[Eshnar]

Without knowing any data, I'm sure of many things.

in 1783 or so a volcano in Iceland went berserk and all the northern hemisphere experienced three years of bloody cold. The sea of Netherland froze over in February, the Mississipi, in New Orleans (!), froze too that year. I don't have any sure data for that, but it's not difficult to believe that March was infinitely worse than this.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Great, Eurosport stopped showing the race, and I can now choose between german football and women's ski jumping!

 

[iZnoGouD]

Will there be Poggio?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Goss DNF as well

 

[Afrank]

Sagan on the race changes

"It's changed the race a lot because we'll certainly get to the finish fresher but maybe weaker mentally. I hope I can hang tough."
(Better or worse for you now?)
"I'm trying not to think about that. We'll see how it goes at the finish."

 

[forumlurker]

http://88.80.5.80/w00t/20130317/vv5145bb50de6fc482633937-545161.html

thanks!~ ~

 

[spalco]

lol, Lars Bak has a fender on his bike?

 

[iZnoGouD]

is there Poggio?

 

[wwabbit]

This is a pretty decent ES coverage with English commentary
http://88.80.5.80/w00t/20130129/vv5107c6c22b2e3024894701-493131.html

Break now down to 6'18"

 

[Parrot23]

Surely these conditions favour Hushvod, maybe Boasen Hagen too.

 

[spalco]

is there Poggio?

We haven't heard anything that there isn't yet.

 

[webbie146]

lol, Lars Bak has a fender on his bike?

Yes haha, he's totally soaked but at least he's got a fender

 

[gruppeto993]

when is this race predicted to finish?