2017 Strade Bianche, March 4th, 175 km WT

[Arredondo]

Great race. Great winner. What more to wish for? 🙂

 

[armchairclimber]

What a great way to win. Gutsy. Cracking effort from Scott Thwaites too.

 

[Irondan]

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Great race. Great winner. What more to wish for? 🙂

Better coverage...

 

[Samamba]

A bit sad that Wellens didn't finish this off, but omg what a race!

Congrats Kwiat!

 

[Eshnar]

#stradebianche is worldwide trend on twitter 🙂

 

[Forever The Best]

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Awesome race once again. Worthy winner.
Also what happened to Goncalves? He was 8th at some point just dropped by Juul Jensen. Did he explode?
Also a great ride by Pinot.

The break took too much of him, and then he exposed himself too much in that group. By the antepenultimate sector he was visibly empty. A good ride nontheless, but he needs to get some racing smarts.

If Pinot continues to take part in some of the tougher "classics" he will likely discover race smartness imo.

We were talking about the legendary Ze Goncalves 😀

 

[Netserk]

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Great race. Great winner. What more to wish for? 🙂

Great coverage.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

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Awesome race once again. Worthy winner.
Also what happened to Goncalves? He was 8th at some point just dropped by Juul Jensen. Did he explode?
Also a great ride by Pinot.

The break took too much of him, and then he exposed himself too much in that group. By the antepenultimate sector he was visibly empty. A good ride nontheless, but he needs to get some racing smarts.

If Pinot continues to take part in some of the tougher "classics" he will likely discover race smartness imo.

We were talking about the legendary Ze Goncalves 😀

lol, but its true for Pinot in any case.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Great race. Great winner. What more to wish for? 🙂

Great coverage.

Hey, at least Eurosport 2 (Denmark) didn't decide to suddenly cut off the race as soon as the football match was about to start, even if it meant about 15 minutes delay.

Awesome racing! 😀

 

[Samamba]

Is Juul Jensen starting P-N tomorrow :surprised: ?

 

[Tonton]

Hehehehe 😉

I don't know about the comment from Dazed and Confused...regardless, I'm a happy fan boy 🙂 . Come on Portugal11, I have reserved a spot for you on the Tibopino bandwagon. 😛

 

[Forever The Best]

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Awesome race once again. Worthy winner.
Also what happened to Goncalves? He was 8th at some point just dropped by Juul Jensen. Did he explode?
Also a great ride by Pinot.

The break took too much of him, and then he exposed himself too much in that group. By the antepenultimate sector he was visibly empty. A good ride nontheless, but he needs to get some racing smarts.

If Pinot continues to take part in some of the tougher "classics" he will likely discover race smartness imo.

We were talking about the legendary Ze Goncalves 😀

lol, but its true for Pinot in any case.

Indeed, since Pinot is mostly a stage racer, even though he has a Lombardia podium.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Is Juul Jensen starting P-N tomorrow :surprised: ?

Yup!
I kept thinking that while it could be really cool if he won, if very unlikely, it would probably be a bit impractical as it would sorta increase his post-race obligations.

 

[sQiD]

Great race as always.

 

[portugal11]

Hehehehe 😉

I don't know about the comment from Dazed and Confused...regardless, I'm a happy fan boy 🙂 . Come on Portugal11, I have reserved a spot for you on the Tibopino bandwagon. 😛

What is more surpring is the fact that pinot was dropped in almost any descent with sterratto and he still was able to finish inside top 10 :surprised:

 

[carolina]

Hehehehe 😉

I don't know about the comment from Dazed and Confused...regardless, I'm a happy fan boy 🙂 . Come on Portugal11, I have reserved a spot for you on the Tibopino bandwagon. 😛

What is more surpring is the fact that pinot was dropped in almost any descent with sterratto and he still was able to finish inside top 10 :surprised:

If he didn't have to waste so much energy to make up the lost time on the descents, he could do a top 5 easily.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

What an amazing race! As usual, Strade Bianche is going to be tough to exceed for the other classics. Kwiatkowski looks a lot better this season - I hope this was not just a rare example of one of those days, where everything works for him, but instead that he can truly keep a good level throughout the races.
Kudos to Juul Jensen and Durbridge also. I did not expect a top 10 from those two.

 

[DFA123]

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What an amazing race! As usual, Strade Bianche is going to be tough to exceed for the other classics. Kwiatkowski looks a lot better this season - I hope this was not just a rare example of one of those days, where everything works for him, but instead that he can truly keep a good level throughout the races.
Kudos to Juul Jensen and Durbridge also. I did not expect a top 10 from those two.

Kwiatkowski is really an incredible rider and kind of frustrating, with so much talent. He can look hopeless for most of the season, but still always comes away with a big classic or two. Hopefully this will be the year he can be more consistent and take the step up to become one of the true greats of the sport - his style is great to watch.

 

[Velolover2]

44NIBALIVincenzoBahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team5313:3

The shark became the sea slug.

 

[dirkprovin]

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What an amazing race! As usual, Strade Bianche is going to be tough to exceed for the other classics. Kwiatkowski looks a lot better this season - I hope this was not just a rare example of one of those days, where everything works for him, but instead that he can truly keep a good level throughout the races.
Kudos to Juul Jensen and Durbridge also. I did not expect a top 10 from those two.

Echo your thoughts re Kwaitowski.

Durbridge less of a surprise although I have been thinking cobbles more his scene. Is this a one-off or a sign of further strong one day showings ?

By far the best outing in ORS colours by Juul-Jensen; was probably needing at least one strong result after an anonymous 2016

 

[DFA123]

Just seen that Felline went solo in the last hour and ended up finishing 13th, beating a lot of the main breakaway riders like EBH, Sanchez, Kung, Trentin. Not a great result for one of the pre-race favourites, but I like to see that kind of fight in a rider - especially considering about half the field just gave up when it got a bit tough.

 

[Breh]

Rosa almost finished dead last.

 

[SKSemtex]

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Just seen that Felline went solo in the last hour and ended up finishing 13th, beating a lot of the main breakaway riders like EBH, Sanchez, Kung, Trentin. Not a great result for one of the pre-race favorites, but I like to see that kind of fight in a rider - especially considering about half the field just gave up when it got a bit tough.

Exactly. This is how it should be.
I think that DNF riders should be sanctioned somehow as they are getting an advantage for next race against the riders who ride till the very end. This can be important especially for the busy spring season.

 

[Popchu]

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Just seen that Felline went solo in the last hour and ended up finishing 13th, beating a lot of the main breakaway riders like EBH, Sanchez, Kung, Trentin. Not a great result for one of the pre-race favorites, but I like to see that kind of fight in a rider - especially considering about half the field just gave up when it got a bit tough.

Exactly. This is how it should be.
I think that DNF riders should be sanctioned somehow as they are getting an advantage for next race against the riders who ride till the very end. This can be important especially for the busy spring season.

I think this is a ridiculous idea. 😉

 

[nuvolablu]

The moment the race was decided.
I think the strongest guys were at the front anyway. The only other guy who could have probably fight for the win is Felline.