Il Lombardia 2016, Oct 1st

[Alexandre B.]

Rosa lost.

I'm breathing.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

I'ld never picked him out of the 3... great!!

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Uran is such a non-winner

This. Some riders just don't have that killer instinct.

Most of them seem to end up at Cannondale.

 

[Rollthedice]

Chaves, great win!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Too bad about Rosa, but I'm happy for Chaves.

 

[nuvolablu]

Incredible race!
Rosa would have won without that sprint before the last turn

 

[luckyboy]

Never thought I would be disappointed about an Astana rider losing.

All that work for Aru, so he couldn't make the decisive move and had to chase on his own..

 

[Billie]

Re: Re:

Uran is such a non-winner

This. Some riders just don't have that killer instinct.

Most of them seem to end up at Cannondale.

good one

 

[Singer01]

i reckon chavez would have taken this season at the start of the year!

 

[hfer07]

CHAVITOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TomLPC]

That was the worst/best sprint since Quintana vs zakarin, chaves didn't even get out of the saddle

 

[Brullnux]

Amazing win to Chaves, great win for him and a really nice person but I think Rosa deserved that more. Not to say Esteban didn't, he definitely did.

 

[Bushman]

The Danish commentators also really surprised by Chaves, I dont really get it. He has shown plenty of times that he is very, very explosive uphill and has also showed decent sprint capabilities amongst climbers. Not surprised to see him win out of this group tbh, although Uran probably was a slight favourite in a sprint

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Never thought I would be disappointed about an Astana rider losing.

All that work for Aru, so he couldn't make the decisive move and had to chase on his own..

It was madness from Astana to make Rosa do so much work when he did. The group was still huge then, both he and Aru could have continued to sit in and keep more cards open. Even if some riders from the peloton would have got back, they'd have just dropped again on the next climb.

 

[TomLPC]

Bala whooped everyone in the sprint for 6th

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wow Rosa was so strong, have to wonder what he could have achieved if he hadn't worked for Aru
Great win for Chavito

 

[jaylew]

Yes, Chaves!!!! 2 GT podiums and a monument!

Top 5 riders of 2017(not ordered):

Sagan
GVA
Froome
Nairo
Chaves

 

[gunara]

Rosa, so disappointed for him, raced like a hero. Congrats, Chaves, what a season and what progress he has the last few years

 

[Billie]

Re: Re:

Never thought I would be disappointed about an Astana rider losing.

All that work for Aru, so he couldn't make the decisive move and had to chase on his own..

It was madness from Astana to make Rosa do so much work when he did. The group was still huge then, both he and Aru could have continued to sit in and keep more cards open. Even if some riders from the peloton would have got back, they'd have just dropped again on the next climb.

but working on a 9% climb doesn't take much more energy than following

 

[jsem94]

Rosa was definitely the strongest in the race.

 

[BigMac]

Re:

Yes, Chaves!!!! 2 GT podiums and a monument!

Top 5 riders of 2017(not ordered):

Sagan
GVA
Froome
Nairo
Chaves

Scary. Had he won one of those GT's and he'd be in prime position for the Velo d'Or. Insane season.

 

[portugal11]

Finally, i am a fan of a colombian!!! Great chavito

 

[Billie]

Wonder how many riders will finish. O/U should be around 20

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Never thought I would be disappointed about an Astana rider losing.

All that work for Aru, so he couldn't make the decisive move and had to chase on his own..

It was madness from Astana to make Rosa do so much work when he did. The group was still huge then, both he and Aru could have continued to sit in and keep more cards open. Even if some riders from the peloton would have got back, they'd have just dropped again on the next climb.

but working on a 9% climb doesn't take much more energy than following

True, it's not a big difference. But it's still probably cost him 10-20 watts compared with sitting in, which can make the difference after 240km. Also, he was closing down a few attacks and generally wasting energy - all for a rider who, 50km from the finish, clearly didn't have what it takes.

 

[Velolover2]

Chaves 2016 season = Purito 2012 season.