I won't miss the Capi, because nothing has happened there since Eddy Merckx' last win.
Where will the spectators try to poison the riders with their toxic-looking bluish smoke now?
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I won't miss the Capi, because nothing has happened there since Eddy Merckx' last win.
Gilbert's best hope is if there's a split, and he's near enough to the front and able to get into the right selection over the Poggio, like Alaphilippe did last year. He still has a chance in a small group kick like that (he was able to outsprint Sam Bennett in a 1-v-1 after 200kms of hard racing at the Vuelta last year, which both is and isn't relevant to MSR), so it all depends on a) if the split happens, b) who makes that selection, and c) who is willing to work or not.Hm, no... don't think so. I feel people just WANT them to win it, it's this "they should because they haven't done it before". But I can't really see how that is an argument for them winning it. Sagan could, though. Gilbert, no. Not without QS. Not with van der Poel around. What do I do if he does? I don't know. Tidy up that spice shelf. Well, that needs to be done anyway.
Spectators might use a different kind of weapon to "poison" the riders this time.Where will the spectators try to poison the riders with their toxic-looking bluish smoke now?
Climbers have fared pretty well the last 3 editions. Two of the three were punchier climbers but certainly more climbers than sprintersIt remains weird how much this race has changed. I rewatched the 1991 edition with Chiappucci, and that looks like a climbers' race. The same is true for Fignon's two wins. Zabel has changed this race forever. However with this year's course and the smaller teams climbers might have a better chance again.
It remains weird how much this race has changed. I rewatched the 1991 edition with Chiappucci, and that looks like a climbers' race. The same is true for Fignon's two wins. Zabel has changed this race forever. However with this year's course and the smaller teams climbers might have a better chance again.
Or: That time we thought a landslide was our biggest problemI have a suggestion for a new thread-title:
COVID-19 Postponement sees Several Major Climbs - but not Poggio - Removed from 2020 Milan-San Remo.
Or is that too much of a mouthful?
Or: That time we thought a landslide was our biggest problem
That Time We Thought a Landslide was Our Biggest Problem: Poggio Survives, Several Other Major Climbs Don't - MSR 2020; now in August!
Or shorter: MSR 2020 - an epic
(but actually I like the old title and the evolving story making it so weird)
Is the 6 man team thing confirmed?6 man team + unreliable shape due to few racing days + heat might make this really interesting.
Is the 6 man team thing confirmed?
Is it just a Sanremo thing or it happening for other races as well?Yes.
They're decreasing the number of riders for each Monument ridden, meaning it's gonna be 2 man teams for Roubaix.Is it just a Sanremo thing or it happening for other races as well?
Only good if it rains imoThey're decreasing the number of riders for each Monument ridden, meaning it's gonna be 2 man teams for Roubaix.
It already got me, I forgot how old this thread was and when I saw it on the top I was like what the heck.Just imagine in a few years time someone coming across this thread - maybe in the "suggested thread" listing:
"Huh? Landslides were an issue for the 2020 MSR?"
Or a light snow.Only good if it rains imo
I had hoped we wouldn't *** up the gulf stream in my lifetime.Or a light snow.
Yet Strade Bianche is going ahead with 7-rider teams.Yes.