Il Lombardia 2017

[Oliver]

I would like to see a good performance by Adam Yates and a win for the shark.
Pinot & Uran will be there too.
And finally Rosa for his own I hope so!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol the Poels hype, he did ok-ish on Milano Torino and yeah he won LBL. But it all matters which Poels shows up. It's basically a 70/30% between bad poels and good poels. You never know who will show up on the day

 

[HelloDolly]

Is Mollema spent already this season ?

He can climb, descent and is fast to the line...but is he done ?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Re: Re:

I disgraciously forgot to add

Nippo
The one and only triple Lombardia winner that's racing this weekend: Damiano Cunego. Plz do respectably

Didnt bother to include either of the 2 British riders 1) who was second today at Milan Torino and climbed the last climb very fast 2) the rider who won Giro della Toscana

You are aware that Giro della Toscana is a stage race? And that having won the first stage, Cummings was 74th, more than 13 minutes down, in the second?

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

I disgraciously forgot to add

Nippo
The one and only triple Lombardia winner that's racing this weekend: Damiano Cunego. Plz do respectably

Didnt bother to include either of the 2 British riders 1) who was second today at Milan Torino and climbed the last climb very fast 2) the rider who won Giro della Toscana

You are aware that Giro della Toscana is a stage race? And that having won the first stage, Cummings was 74th, more than 13 minutes down, in the second?

yeah

 

[DBotero]

Waiting for Poels to show more than in Milano-Torino.Uran must be the favorite for this.
I'm wonder about Rosa shape as he worked pretty hard in Milano-Torino but didn't look at his best.

 

[Forever The Best]

On another note I hope Simon Yates lights up the race to get a good result, like he did multiple times earlier in the year.

 

[WheelofGear]

Re: Re:

It's way too hard for Kwai, Moscon, Alaphilippe, Gilbert, Wellens..

This is a climber's course. It will be like last year. Most riders will get dropped on the penultimate climb which is a Vuelta-like cat 1. mountain.

Don't get me wrong, he is a great all-rounder but most of the time, he was the 4th last man for Froome behind Nieve and Poels. It would make more sense to support Poels or Landa on a mountain course like this. Poels seems to be in shape and is pretty equal to Uran and Pinot in a sprint.

 

[classicomano]

Too bad Tibopino has to domestique for Gaudu now. Wouldve had a decent chance here otherwise.

 

[SKSemtex]

Team Sky is looking so monstrous again:

201 KWIATKOWSKI Michal
202 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
203 LANDA MEANA Mikel
204 MOSCON Gianni
205 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel
206 POELS Wout
207 PUCCIO Salvatore
208 ROSA Diego

I hoped to see Diego as a leader here after last two editions, but it is so hard to see him being the leader here in this company.
I still wonder why they let Landa ride this race.

 

[HelloDolly]

Dumoulin is sick
https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/916299768095223810

 

[Angliru]

Team Sky is looking so monstrous again:

201 KWIATKOWSKI Michal
202 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
203 LANDA MEANA Mikel
204 MOSCON Gianni
205 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel
206 POELS Wout
207 PUCCIO Salvatore
208 ROSA Diego

I hoped to see Diego as a leader here after last two editions, but it is so hard to see him being the leader here in this company.
I still wonder why they let Landa ride this race.

Six riders that could be leading other teams at this race. So glad Dan Martin signed elsewhere.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

Dumoulin is sick
https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/916299768095223810

Well that explains his lesser form this week. Kinda bummed out now. But ok. Season was already successful, doesn't matter

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re: Re:

Dumoulin is sick
https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/916299768095223810

Well that explains his lesser form this week. Kinda bummed out now. But ok. Season was already successful, doesn't matter

Yeah, I don't think he'll be too cut about it all things considered.

 

[Rollthedice]

Bahrain Merida: Vincenzo Nibali, Enrico Gasparotto, Antonio Nibali, Franco Pellizotti, Giovanni Visconti, Janez Brajkovic, Domen Novak and Luka Pibernik.

 

[classicomano]

Re:

Dumoulin is sick
https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/916299768095223810

Homesick.

 

[portugal11]

the moral winner will be out...

 

[jaylew]

Team Sky is looking so monstrous again:

201 KWIATKOWSKI Michal
202 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
203 LANDA MEANA Mikel
204 MOSCON Gianni
205 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel
206 POELS Wout
207 PUCCIO Salvatore
208 ROSA Diego

I doubt any of those guys will be a real factor in the finale.

 

[Escarabajo]

Start list:

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Il_Lombardia_2017_Startlist

So what's up with Movistar numbers? so is Nairo going to have his brother as a decoy? LOL.

 

[GraftPunk]

This has Nibbles' name written all over it.

 

[yaco]

Liked Quintana's ride in Milan Torino - Extra climbing will suit his characteristics.

 

[shalgo]

Team Sky is looking so monstrous again:

201 KWIATKOWSKI Michal
202 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
203 LANDA MEANA Mikel
204 MOSCON Gianni
205 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel
206 POELS Wout
207 PUCCIO Salvatore
208 ROSA Diego

I hoped to see Diego as a leader here after last two editions, but it is so hard to see him being the leader here in this company.
I still wonder why they let Landa ride this race.

Six riders that could be leading other teams at this race. So glad Dan Martin signed elsewhere.

And one of the two riders whom you did not put in bold is a two-time top-ten finisher in this race.

 

[SKSemtex]

Team Sky is looking so monstrous again:

201 KWIATKOWSKI Michal
202 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
203 LANDA MEANA Mikel
204 MOSCON Gianni
205 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel
206 POELS Wout
207 PUCCIO Salvatore
208 ROSA Diego

I doubt any of those guys will be a real factor in the finale.

Probably. However, in 2015, Rosa was probably even stronger than Nibali that day.
I hope Poels will switch the role with Diego this race.

 

[jfazendeiro]

My rankings for tomorrow:
***** Nibali, Uran
**** T. Pinot, Alaphilippe
*** A. Yates, Aru, N. Roche
** N. Quintana, W. Poels, Sam Oomen
* D. Ulissi, D. Martin, P. Latour, T. Gallopin

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Piccolo Principe to make it quattro