Il Lombardia 2017

[Pantani_lives]

*****Nibali, Alaphilippe
****Pinot, A. Yates
***Uran, Aru
**Quintana, Wellens, Kwiatkowski, D. Martin
*Ulissi, Majka, Poels, Moscon

 

[rick james]

Nibali for the win

 

[Sciatic]

Nice program, and includes timetable which I haven't seen elsewhere:
http://static2.ilombardia.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GARIBALDI_LOMBARDIA-DEF-web.pdf

Sorry if already posted.

 

[Pantani_lives]

The unusual thing about this course is that the climbs in the final get progressively easier. This should motivate the better climbers to get into action early.

 

[Samamba]

When starts the broadcast? Are we going to be able to see Sormano?

 

[pink_jersey]

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.

Henao is done for the season. He doesn't have any form.

 

[fauniera]

Final startlist now on page one. Plus a map of the finale.

 

[Sciatic]

Re:

When starts the broadcast? Are we going to be able to see Sormano?

Steephill says broadcasting starts 14:25 CET (or 5:25:00 AM PDT, which is me), and should include Sormano.

 

[Leinster]

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.

Henao is done for the season. He doesn't have any form.

Kwiatkowski is pleading exhaustion, I can't see Moscon doing more than playing a support role in the final hour of racing (similar to his job in SanSeb, tbf). If Landa doesn't arrive alone, he'll lose a sprint to any other classics rider.

It's October, not July. If a Sky rider wins tomorrow, he'll have worked for it just as much as anyone of the Astana, Quick Step, Bahrain or other guys who are in there at the finish.

 

[Netserk]

It'd actually be really great as a circuit, although it's obviously way too hard for us to ever see it used as such. (12 laps would equal 264km and 7500m of vertical gain )

 

[Tonton]

Re: Re:

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

Homesick.

Toilet paper sick .

 

[Red Rick]

ETAs for the major climbs?

 

[Netserk]

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

Thanks. I know I'm too lazy

 

[Durden93]

Is there a reason why Il Lombardia is the only monument run on a Saturday?

 

[Durden93]

Nvm, ignore that.

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

Is there a reason why Il Lombardia is the only monument run on a Saturday?

Milan Sanremo is also raced on a Saturday. Maybe cause it clashes with football?

 

[Robert5091]

Kwia's pooped, Tommy D too

 

[The Hegelian]

Nibali and Uran look a step above at present.....

 

[HelloDolly]

So nobody mentioned Fuglsang ...I am thinking why ?

Didnt he win a race recently ?
Didnt he come 2nd at Olympic RR
Isnt he pretty fresh in comparison to most

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Calling on Jane to deliver some pain, but Delfino will probably drive the peloton with such a pace that aggressive racing will be suffocated.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re:

So nobody mentioned Fuglsang ...I am thinking why ?

Didnt he win a race recently ?
Didnt he come 2nd at Olympic RR
Isnt he pretty fresh in comparison to most

He won against the likes of Lutsenko, Stüssi, Baillifard, Di Gregorio, Gidich, Colorado, Kozhatayev, Natarov and Nikitin. I think I could have potentially won against that field

 

[Robert5091]

Dan Martin ... yep.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Weak break so far, usually not a good sign.

 

[Eshnar]

Re: Re:

Is there a reason why Il Lombardia is the only monument run on a Saturday?

Milan Sanremo is also raced on a Saturday. Maybe cause it clashes with football?

yes, historically football was only played on Sunday in Italy... now that there are games everyday doesn't make much sense though.