2022 Strade Bianche, 05/03

[sir fly]

Great racing through the citadelle.
Congrats to Kopecky.

 

[tobydawq]

Speak for yourself dude.

Would love to see Vos but Vleuty will beat them on the climb in Siena.

Didn't he do that?

 

[red_flanders]

That was a great finish! Really a good race all round.

 

[Savant12]

Wow, super impressive. Like Cancellara in 2016.

That last corner did put me in mind of Cancellara vs Štybar.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[search]

just saw the pre-race interview with Pogacar. He just arrived in Italy yesterday due to leaving UAE late, so no recon for him. Says he should be fine, though, as he knows the course anyway.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Brilliant performance by Kopecky. It was pretty much over for Van Vleuten when she couldn't drop her on the hill, but ofc that last corner didn't help her much.

Being able to watch all the major action for once was purely fantastic, so I hope that will continue in the coming years (hopefully it will be the same for the men's race, too, but unless the men want to start in the middle of the night, that might not be guaranteed )

Also another huge performance by Van Anrooij, and Persico being able to sneek into the top 10 is a great result for her and Valcar.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I nearly picked van Anrooij for U23 rider of the season but just couldn't see it not being Vas.

 

[Red Rick]

If I had a ruble for every time they said Alessandro Valverde I might have a dollar

 

[Samamba]

It's going hard in the peloton right now apparently

UAE and LTS leading the pack.

 

[awavey]

how much do we think that was Kopecky just maintaining a natural arc line whilst on slippery paving slabs, or in motor racing terms a block pass ?

and what finish line were the commissaires using to judge van Vleuten was still grouped with Kopecky there ?

also clearly the champagne bottles must be some dont touch setup by race organisers as they were unwiring them again whilst wondering why they couldnt get the cork out.

 

[Samamba]

WTF IS HAPPENING

Crosswinds causing huge crashes

 

[Pantani_lives]

Brilliant win for Kopecky!

She already looked very strong on Le Tolfe. In the final km she did what she had to do: wait for the second half of the climb, then go full to reach the final bend in pole position.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Cordon-Ragot picking Venturini must be one of the hottest takes ever seen, but I like her style.

 

[RedheadDane]

CRASH!

Big one, Alaphippe down...

Then another rider just went... whoop...

 

[Salvarani]

BIG CRASH

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Caused by the heli?

 

[Salvarani]

Ala out I think. Lost too much, but I hope he can make it back.

 

[Salvarani]

Wind playing a factor

 

[Samamba]

Heli??? wth was that

 

[Faserr]

Ala blown of the road. Half of the bunch crashing after that...

 

[Salvarani]

Someone fell right infront of Ala.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Someone fell right infront of Ala.

He had already clipped out and was barely in control before the crash.

 

[glassmoon]

wtf

 

[Salvarani]

He had already clipped out and was barely in control before the crash.

That too.