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

[Eshnar]

is there Poggio?

Both Poggio and Cipressa will be raced regularly.

 

[jens_attacks]

6 minutes, as expected, they are doomed

 

[iZnoGouD]

stream? my rai one died

 

[Descender]

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.

I don't think there were temperature measurements back then. I was referring to modern times, with reliable temperature measurements.

It was more of a rethorical question anyway, I'm sure there must have been colder March months.

 

[Afrank]

stream? my rai one died

http://88.80.5.80/w00t/20130316/vv514462916ffa0082266404-543691.html

 

[luckyboy]

Is it just Boonen and Goss of the major guys who have stopped?

oh nvm, its on tv now

 

[Dazed and Confused]

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"

wouldn't be surprised if all the heavies are gone before the finale as a result of the pace.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

4 RaboBlanco withdrawn

 

[jens_attacks]

oh no lele abandoned too

 

[Cancellator]

Break is toast. Under 6 min now, no way they're gonna make it.

 

[Eshnar]

I don't think there were temperature measurements back then.

lol, that wasn't prehistory
thermometers (to a certain extent) were known since classical age. The first reliable ones, though, are dated 17th century.

 

[gruppeto993]

lets not forget tyler farrar who is still in the race!
He will be a factor, either a destructive or a constructive one.

 

[hrotha]

lol, that wasn't prehistory
thermometers (to a certain extent) were known since classical age. The first reliable ones, though, are dated 17th century.

There's a difference between knowing the temperature at any given time, and keeping a reliable track of average temperatures over a period of time.

 

[wwabbit]

Break's lead is disappearing fast. Looks like several teams sending a rider each to pull the peloton TTT style.

 

[skidmark]

Break is toast. Under 6 min now, no way they're gonna make it.

Yeah there was definitely less impetus in KBK a couple of years ago so they kind of gave it to the break because it was simply too hard. This, well, despite what some might say, is Milan-San Remo.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

MTN rider wants to go home....

 

[barmaher]

Is Greipel Degenkolb and Ciolek there? Assume Cav is...

 

[Museeuw]

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.

This race is all about it's lenght. That is what matters. Now it's practically 116km and 136 km stages. Which makes this race as good as joke.

Cancelling the race would have been much better decision.

 

[Eshnar]

There's a difference between knowing the temperature at any given time, and keeping a reliable track of average temperatures over a period of time.

ofc there is, I know.
I don't really know if they had those kind of measurement (like I said I didn't bother to check data), probly they didn't, but I was just saying there were thermometers back then. Anyway, the very facts that I described don't give many doubts of how cold it was.

 

[wwabbit]

"I think my decision says enough.This is partly a precaution, but also a statement to the organization. They knew long enough that there was so much snow on the road. What happens now is the fault of the organization's own fault. Have you ever wanted to bicycle through the snow ridden? There are nicer things than this. I'm completely frozen."

That's one angry Boonen...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

"I think my decision says enough.This is partly a precaution, but also a statement to the organization. They knew long enough that there was so much snow on the road. What happens now is the fault of the organization's own fault. Have you ever wanted to bicycle through the snow ridden? There are nicer things than this. I'm completely frozen."

That's one angry Boonen...

ahh a Belgian hardman....

 

[zapata]

can anyone estimate when they will arrive at cipressa? I'm not watching at the moment.

 

[skidmark]

This race is all about it's lenght. That is what matters. Now it's practically 116km and 136 km stages. Which makes this race as good as joke.

Cancelling the race would have been much better decision.

I think the race is more about the continuity, being a 1-day racing classic instead of a weird stop-and-start 2-stage classic. That's what's more disappointing for me, 252km is just fine.

 

[jens_attacks]

boonen what a flandrien bah....

 

[jens_attacks]

yes sky at the front !