Il Lombardia 2017

[jaylew]

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Bernal > Gaudu.

Nah, Milano-Torino settled it.

But Lombardia > Milano-Torino

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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Something slightly meh when a rider wins a parcours clearly designed for him to win on.

Yeah, the way the road went up the hill, and then down again afterwards, and then up another hill and down again, and then up another hill and, wait for it, DOWN AGAIN, was so obviously set up for him and no other rider ever had a chance.

It was almost as if they wanted to find out who was the best bike racer

 

[Vasilis]

Haha, Vuillermoz complaining about Moscon and he doesn't show up in the result himself
Probably just a mistake though.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[franic]

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Disappointing for Pinot, he animated the race and certainly didn't leave anything on the road. I think though he'll still have to work on his descending a bit more to break his one day race curse. He wasted way too much energy trying to limit the gap to Nibali on the downhill.

2nd or 10th or 20th doesn't make too much difference...

 

[Forever The Best]

Re: Re:

Something slightly meh when a rider wins a parcours clearly designed for him to win on.

Yeah, the way the road went up the hill, and then down again afterwards, and then up another hill and down again, and then up another hill and, wait for it, DOWN AGAIN, was so obviously set up for him and no other rider ever had a chance.

It was almost as if they wanted to find out who was the best bike racer

This. Descent finishes > Uphill Finishes.

 

[Echoes]

Road cycling is getting lower and lower with another win for the corrupt terrorism-sponsoring pro-Western, pro Israel Gulf oil dictators.

What a bad image for the sport.

Fortunately there were great wins to enjoy by Mathieu Van der Poel and Sanne Cant in the mud.

 

[deValtos]

Good enough race.

Guess that's the last race I'll watch in 2017. Time to hibernate.

 

[franic]

Re: Re:

Something slightly meh when a rider wins a parcours clearly designed for him to win on.

Yeah, the way the road went up the hill, and then down again afterwards, and then up another hill and down again, and then up another hill and, wait for it, DOWN AGAIN, was so obviously set up for him and no other rider ever had a chance.

It was almost as if they wanted to find out who was the best bike racer

10/10

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Good enough race.

Guess that's the last race I'll watch in 2017. Time to hibernate.

Paris-Tours tomorrrow

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Something slightly meh when a rider wins a parcours clearly designed for him to win on.

Yeah, the way the road went up the hill, and then down again afterwards, and then up another hill and down again, and then up another hill and, wait for it, DOWN AGAIN, was so obviously set up for him and no other rider ever had a chance.

More the fact that Lombardia has transitioned in to a race more for high mountain specialists than for classics riders in the last few years. Coincidentally at the very same time as Italy started to lose their top classics riders and gained several good high mountain climbers.

High mountain climbers already have loads of prestigious races throughout the year they can win - there's no need to design a monument for them as well.

 

[jaylew]

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Disappointing for Pinot, he animated the race and certainly didn't leave anything on the road. I think though he'll still have to work on his descending a bit more to break his one day race curse. He wasted way too much energy trying to limit the gap to Nibali on the downhill.

2nd or 10th or 20th doesn't make too much difference...

What? 2nd in a monument is MUCH better than 10th or 20th. Good race by him, though. I wish he'd have beat Moscon for 3rd.

 

[yaco]

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Nibali rescues his season

What - 3rd in the Giro and 2nd in the Vuelta is not shape or form a poor season.

 

[hfer07]

I missed the race thinking it was tomorrow!!

 

[Tonton]

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Bernal > Gaudu.

Nah, Milano-Torino settled it.

Indeed...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

It wasn't the sign of an 8
but a 50 for the 50th victory in career
Nibali told the RAI

 

[DingoGuesdon]

Re: Re:

Something slightly meh when a rider wins a parcours clearly designed for him to win on.

Yeah, the way the road went up the hill, and then down again afterwards, and then up another hill and down again, and then up another hill and, wait for it, DOWN AGAIN, was so obviously set up for him and no other rider ever had a chance.

More the fact that Lombardia has transitioned in to a race more for high mountain specialists than for classics riders in the last few years. Coincidentally at the very same time as Italy started to lose their top classics riders and gained several good high mountain climbers.

High mountain climbers already have loads of prestigious races throughout the year they can win - there's no need to design a monument for them as well.

it is still a good balance when you see riders like Alaphilippe and Moscon who could win.

 

[Chrispol]

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Bernal > Gaudu.

Gaudu was working on the flat between Sormano and Civiglio. It's not a fair race.

 

[Billie]

I missed the race thinking it was tomorrow!!

every year it happens

 

[DFA123]

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Disappointing for Pinot, he animated the race and certainly didn't leave anything on the road. I think though he'll still have to work on his descending a bit more to break his one day race curse. He wasted way too much energy trying to limit the gap to Nibali on the downhill.

2nd or 10th or 20th doesn't make too much difference...

What? 2nd in a monument is MUCH better than 10th or 20th.

Indeed. This idea that only 1st place matters is utterly ridiculous, for a whole load of commercial and sporting reasons.

 

[rick james]

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Nibali rescues his season

What - 3rd in the Giro and 2nd in the Vuelta is not shape or form a poor season.

we keep hearing 2nd doesn't count, its all about winning.........apparently

 

[franic]

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Disappointing for Pinot, he animated the race and certainly didn't leave anything on the road. I think though he'll still have to work on his descending a bit more to break his one day race curse. He wasted way too much energy trying to limit the gap to Nibali on the downhill.

2nd or 10th or 20th doesn't make too much difference...

What? 2nd in a monument is MUCH better than 10th or 20th. Good race by him, though. I wish he'd have beat Moscon for 3rd.

Of course it's much better, but the difference between 1st and second is much greater than the difference between 2nd and 10th. Decreasing marginal utility...

 

[rick james]

Has the petition started yet to get Moscon banned from the race and his nuts cut off so his seed dies with him and we'll never have his sorts in the peloton ever again...or was it just a French man being a bad loser?

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Something slightly meh when a rider wins a parcours clearly designed for him to win on.

Yeah, the way the road went up the hill, and then down again afterwards, and then up another hill and down again, and then up another hill and, wait for it, DOWN AGAIN, was so obviously set up for him and no other rider ever had a chance.

More the fact that Lombardia has transitioned in to a race more for high mountain specialists than for classics riders in the last few years. Coincidentally at the very same time as Italy started to lose their top classics riders and gained several good high mountain climbers.

High mountain climbers already have loads of prestigious races throughout the year they can win - there's no need to design a monument for them as well.

it is still a good balance when you see riders like Alaphilippe and Moscon who could win.

Not sure they were really that close to winning. If Nibali wasn't there and hadn't put Pinot or Uran into the red on the descent, then one of those two would win.

Six years in a row now that Lombardia has been won by GT climbing specialists. It's a bit much imo.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

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It wasn't the sign of an 8
but a 50 for the 50th victory in career
Nibali told the RAI

Thanks..
that need more rehearse...