Milan-Sanremo

[taiwan]

The thing is, it's been a while since Greg van Avermaet had a convincing sprint finish

Also a point.

 

[theswordsman]

Me too, except take out LLS and swap Pozzato for any other rider in the peloton.

I read a post-Paris-Nice article about Luis Leon this morning and it said his next race is the Volta a Catalunya, which starts two days after MSR.

 

[theswordsman]

Of course this all changed today. After watching the Versus recap of Paris-Nice, I now know that no team can beat Radio Shack and that the only pick for Milan Sanremo is Lance Armstrong.

Thank you Phil and Bob.

I didn't see the coverage (thank you Jeebus), but I think he's got a good chance of breaking the top 115 this year, if he rides the whole thing instead of a cameo appearance.

 

[theswordsman]

With so many of the favopurites not riding or not having any real form.........my money is on Albi(Allan Davis)....he has podiumed before..

I hope that means you're rooting for him, and didn't actually wager cash money on him?

 

[Ferminal]

Do we know any team lists yet?

 

[tgsgirl]

Quickstep
Carlos Barredo
Tom Boonen
Sylvain Chavanel
Dries Devenyns
Jerome Pineau
Matteo Tosatto
Marco Velo
Maarten Wynants

 

[Fourier]

Juan Antonio Flecha?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I think so yes ^

a rough copy of startlist
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MTk2NTc=

 

[sublimit]

i think this is a training ride for Flecha, he's there as a solid rider to help out at the end. and i presume Henderson leads out Hagen?!

it looks like Euskatel have a strong team for this race..

 

[Ferminal]

i think this is a training ride for Flecha, he's there as a solid rider to help out at the end. and i presume Henderson leads out Hagen?!

it looks like Euskatel have a strong team for this race..

I'd say CJ Sutton would be the lead out, could be wrong.

 

[Anonymous]

I'd say CJ Sutton would be the lead out, could be wrong.

Yeah, I would have thought so. I can't see Henderson getting over the lumps near enough to the front to help (I'm assuming they uphold their promise not to trundle over at Cav pace like last year).

 

[hfer07]

difficult call- Haussler & Cavendish both out really widen the chances for anybody. Hushov,Boonen,Pozzato,Bennati,Petacchi & the ussual suspects will get their chance if happens to be a sprint finish- but I'd like to bet on the Team Sky boys this time around-LÖfKvist, EHB & Flecha can surprise-
Girlbert is the guy that I'd really like to take this year.

 

[ChrisE]

I see some of you have picked Canellara. I have heard of no results from him this year. Did I miss something? What is his present form?

 

[Dr. Maserati]

1. Tom Boonen.
2. Oscar Freire.
3. Thor Hushovd.

 

[tgsgirl]

I see some of you have picked Canellara. I have heard of no results from him this year. Did I miss something? What is his present form?

He stretched his legs a bit in Oman - came second in the ITT and won the GC. Has been seen on the front of TA a couple of times. Nothing out of the ordinary for Cancellara. I obviously don't know if he's at 100% yet, but there's no indicators that he's woefully out of shape atm.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

it looks like Euskatel have a strong team for this race..

Any team featuring Amets Txurruka is automatically strong.

 

[ChrisE]

He stretched his legs a bit in Oman - came second in the ITT and won the GC. Has been seen on the front of TA a couple of times. Nothing out of the ordinary for Cancellara. I obviously don't know if he's at 100% yet, but there's no indicators that he's woefully out of shape atm.

Wow, I totally missed the Oman news. Thanks.

He would be my pick, along with Boonen.

BTW, where are you at? You said no spring for you yet upthread. It has been the most consitently cold and wet winter I can ever remember in my part of the world.

 

[ImmaculateKadence]

Why do Hushovd, Flecha, and EBH all come to mind?

 

[ScottinPhilly]

Boonen has good form and Bennati has good form. Farrar has good form but his team has screwed him over.

The winner is one of those three.

Just curious, please explain how Farrar has been screwed over.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Just curious, please explain how Farrar has been screwed over.

They didn't let him go to SKY

 

[Anonymous]

I think so yes ^

a rough copy of startlist
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MTk2NTc=

Henderson replaces G Thomas at Sky.

 

[tgsgirl]

Wow, I totally missed the Oman news. Thanks.
He would be my pick, along with Boonen.
BTW, where are you at? You said no spring for you yet upthread. It has been the most consitently cold and wet winter I can ever remember in my part of the world.

Well, Oman wasn't that hard to win, all he had to do was ride a good ITT and not pee at a crucial moment in the race. And I'm in la Belgique, though I have to admit things looked a bit more spring-like today.

 

[tgsgirl]

Any team featuring Amets Txurruka is automatically strong.

Amen. Little Amets for the win!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Just curious, please explain how Farrar has been screwed over.

a leadout involving David "wait, are those guys on my team or not? Doesn't matter" Millar and Julian "which way's the Champs Elysées anyway?" Dean, perhaps?

 

[taiwan]

Henderson replaces G Thomas at Sky.

Are you the late dimspace?