March 19: Milan - San Remo 2011 298km

[More Strides than Rides]

Contrary to Cancellara, Gilbert tried to race.

The amount of riders just doing nothing is mind boggling. There's really something wrong with the attitude in the peloton these days. Thanks Nibali for heating things up.

Finishing is the real deal, racing only counts for fantasy points...

I understand what your saying of course. Gilbert tried his on his advantage and was gutsy. I'm just saying Canc's sprint is a newly witnessed tool in whats already a pretty big box.

 

[hrotha]

Hey let's make fun of Pozzato.

 

[will10]

1st exciting MSR i have ever seen.

I love it every year.

 

[Moondance]

Boring day of racing. We need radios back.

+∞

Plus the riders want it, so...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

scarponi performance is nothing new, rode with massive heart all giro last year.

 

[thrawn]

Think that's the first time I've seen Cancellara sprinting while actually standing. When he was so strong in the sprint I don't understand why he didn't try an attack...

He couldn't get a gap when he tried a counter-attack as Goss closed it down.

 

[Tuarts]

Couldn't help jumping around the room when he won, CQ points, some good bets (18 and 21) and a lot of faith invested in Goss (haven't been afraid to talk him up here). Expected him to win G-W and even though I had him as a top3 favourite here, to win without getting carried to the line is just super impressive.

I can't believe I didn't pick Goss in CQ. I always thought I had!

It's amazing how at such a young age he had the stamina to last the 298km. Cancellara and Gilbert were probably stronger in terms of Stamina but the race worked to Goss' advantage he he truly delivered.

 

[maltiv]

Sky, well sky made a complete and utter mess of it. Big time. Most dissapointing race so far from them without question.

Kinda weird that they didn't manage to get anyone else than EBH in the 1st group. Didn't see that many of them being caught up in the crash, and shouldn't they've been close to EBH when things split up?

 

[Bailey]

Haussler must be the biggest disappointment here. Garmin had a lot of riders in group 2, but obviously had confidence in him since they didn't chase. And he's not even in the final...

Another Garmin-Cervelo no-show.

Still. They *did* just put out a really pretty documentary, though. They all looked team-like and good in those! Does that count?

 

[barn yard]

Boring day of racing. We need radios back.

i take it this was a no radio event then? can you confirm?

 

[auscyclefan94]

hopefully this gets some coverage in australia.

 

[thrawn]

Hey let's make fun of Pozzato.

Yeah lets. He couldn't even sit on Gilbert's wheel properly today

 

[red_flanders]

Missed the whole thing. Anyone have links to vidos of the ending or the last few hills?

 

[Cobblestoned]

No Garmin rider up there - not even in Top 15, lol
Wonder where Haussler got lost.

Geat work.

My virtual winner for today is Scarponi Still got 6th after his huge effort.

 

[eljimberino]

Goss has earned a nickname, and from now on I shall call him Harley Davidson.

I like the nickname, but what's the connection?

 

[hfer07]

SHAME ON GARMIN!!!!
Too much talking

 

[hrotha]

Why do we need this thread?

 

[goggalor]

i take it this was a no radio event then? can you confirm?

It wasn't.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It would have been totally stupid for you to see an HTC rider on the front given Goss was on his own in the front group. He did a good job of burying himself in the bunch until he needed to use the energy; either Cavendish radioed that he didn't feel good or Goss radioed that he did, meaning they didn't try to pull the two groups back together; once we got to the final climbs and most of the other sprinters were struggling, all Goss needed to do was hang on to the coattails, knowing he'd be the best sprinter in the final group - he had to hang on pretty hard though!

I just had a horrible feeling in my gut that we were in for an HTC win when we were 70km out, when Goss was first called as being in the front group. He's plenty capable of getting over those hills, and also quicker than the other sprinters who had made it who I thought would get over the hills with attacks.

Still, at least it wasn't Cavendish, cos that would have likely been a typical HTC win. This was a very un-HTC HTC win.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

hopefully this gets some coverage in australia.

got coverage on my tv.
Eurosport

 

[sublimit]

I like the nickname, but what's the connection?

middle name I think.

 

[The Hitch]

Matty Goss, welcome to the monument club.

As i said on the cq thread. I dont like it, i really wanted anyone but Goss to win, but i cant take anything from Goss (no matter how hard i try). He did deserve it.

To get over that climb at the pace of a Grand tour winner (shark) and win the sprint on your own, impressive.

Those of us who hate (lightly) on the ozzies, will have to take this defeat. But we we will be back.

We will get our revenge as we await the return of their most hated cyclist.




Alejandro Valverde.

 

[roundabout]

I like the nickname, but what's the connection?

Matthew Harley Goss

 

[thrawn]

I like the nickname, but what's the connection?

His full name is Matthew Harley Goss.

edit: damn beaten to it.

 

[michaeld]

All this banging on about the Italians being most exciting, watch Gilbert again...

Dude does a huge attack, regroups and still gets 3rd.

He attacked up the Poggio also. Sprinting from a group of 8 was the last thing on his mind.