March 19: Milan - San Remo 2011 298km

[Andy99]

You would be wrong. It's a full on pursuit between katusha/lotto and the cavendish group

Yep. also all of sky/htc/rabo/garmin in the second main group

 

[eric_vv]

Any sighting of which group Haussler is in?

Haussler is in the first group (near the back number 213)

 

[palmerq]

2 minutes 20 it showed on eurosport.... friere is behind

 

[Cobblestones]

i will watch this in italian. tbh i should have been doing it before. i understand what they say and the eurosport guys are just dull. almost looks like they are commentating snooker and have to whisper and talk without any kind of emotion for 90% of the time.

I'm following the Gazetta feed for the last 30 min. It's good. Right now Cipollini is on the phone. Earlier they had Basso.

Uh, and it's an exciting race already.

 

[boomcie]

Loving it.

 

[roundabout]

Yep. also all of sky/htc/rabo/garmin in the second main group

i think i see Klier and Haussler in the front group near the rear

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

How disappointing.

 

[Andy99]

Haussler is in the first group (near the back number 213)

Yeah, hes swinging about on the back of that group

 

[Sasquatch]

Goss is obviously in the first peloton as there are no HTC riders leading the second.

 

[Parrulo]

I'm following the Gazetta feed for the last 30 min. It's good. Right now Cipollini is on the phone. Earlier they had Basso.

Uh, and it's an exciting race already.

yep and cippo words were awesome ^_^

 

[hatcher]

Also looked like EBH in front group, which explains why Sky aren't helping 2nd group.

 

[The Hitch]

Kelly thinks that Cancellara will go 600m before the end like Tour stage 3 2007. Id think hell try to go a bit earlier than that.

 

[Cobblestones]

hahah got to love cippolini. he is on the phone with the gazzetta guys. and the commentators told him that in the past few years there has been some sort of "fair play" in the peloton that would make people in the front in this kind of situation but that wasn't happening today and asked for his thoughts on the situation. and his words were "show must go on"

Right. I loved it, too.

Falls and mechanicals are part of the game.

 

[Parrulo]

How disappointing.

what is disappointing?

 

[kanari]

Eddy Boss in the first group as well.

 

[The Hitch]

Too late Harmonn. I already picked Sagan.

 

[Contre la montre]

Apparently Freire has changed shoes after his crash.

 

[Sasquatch]

The second peloton definitely won't be catching to the first group.

 

[thrawn]

Looks like this is set up for a non-sprinter to win with a smaller first group.

 

[The Hitch]

That turtle shaped island off the coast looks beautiful.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Given Cavendish's comments last year I will laugh my head off if Greipel wins this.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

what is disappointing?

~50% of favourites being excluded before the race really gets going.

 

[Ferminal]

Over 200km gone and Boom still there!?

 

[luckyboy]

How far back is the second group? Missed the last 15kms

 

[auscyclefan94]

Looks like this is set up for a non-sprinter to win with a smaller first group.

Greg van avermaet! Ale Ballan! Only a few favourites missing.

Stuff it..

Greg van Avermaet ftw!