Milano - Sanremo 2022, one day classic, March 19

[Salvarani]

When was the other time?

Rolf Sørensen finished 2nd in 91 and was in top 10 a few times. 2001 he was 10th. The last time he rode it.

But maybe he is thinking about someone else.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

New signs just in case the Gruppo forgets the profile

 

[Samamba]

Apparently Van der Poel is starting...

 

[tobydawq]

By complaining so much that Pedersen wasn't gonna ride.



When was the other time?

Euro 1992.

 

[tobydawq]

Apparently Van der Poel is starting...

Is this another trick?

 

[Lui98]

Apparently Van der Poel is starting...

Surprise! Mathieu van der Poel gaat van start in Milaan-Sanremo | sporza

Mathieu van der Poel wacht niet tot de Wielerweek Coppi e Bartali (22-26 maart) om zijn rentree te maken. De Nederlander kruipt volgens onze informatie zaterdag al op zijn fiets voor Milaan-Sanremo. Van der Poel lag de voorbije maanden in de lappenmand met een hardnekkige rugblessure.

sporza.be

 

[Samamba]

Is this another trick?

According to Belgian press there's a lot of Alpecin guys who were planned for MSR not fit, so VdP is going to ride to get some race kilometers under his belt.

 

[Lequack]

MVDP will win this race!

 

[Red Rick]

So many sick riders, someone has to turn up the Poggio in the last wheel

 

[RedheadDane]

Rolf Sørensen finished 2nd in 91 and was in top 10 a few times. 2001 he was 10th. The last time he rode it.

Those are not wins.

Euro 1992.

That's not cycling.

 

[tobydawq]

Those are not wins.



That's not cycling.

I'm aware.

Bu that was clearly what Devil's Elbow hinted at:

"Pedersen winning a monument he wasn't supposed to race in would be quite the story, although I guess Danes have form for winning things they got called up for at the last minute."

 

[jaylew]

Startlist still not finalized but based on what we have one of these guys will win:

**** *
****Pogacar, WVA
***Roglic, Ewan, Pedersen
**Philipsen, Matthews, Pidcock
*Cosnefroy, GVA, Jakobsen, Laporte, Sagan

Two stars to MVDP if he starts

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm aware.

Bu that was clearly what Devil's Elbow hinted at:

"Pedersen winning a monument he wasn't supposed to race in would be quite the story, although I guess Danes have form for winning things they got called up for at the last minute."

I thought there had been a situation where something similar had happened in cycling.
And also more recently.

 

[Boes]

MVP and WVA to cancel each other out as usual.
Poggyboy going for a 3rd monument win in his early career (#striveforfive)

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I thought there had been a situation where something similar had happened in cycling.
And also more recently.

Contador did win his first Giro after being on beach holiday about a week previously because that's when Astana were invited. Majka's stage wins and KOM jersey in the 2014 Tour were also after an extremely late call-up. I was referring to Euro 92, though.

 

[tobydawq]

Contador did win his first Giro after being on beach holiday about a week previously because that's when Astana were invited. Majka's stage wins and KOM jersey in the 2014 Tour were also after an extremely late call-up. I was referring to Euro 92, though.

Contador and Majka are hardly Danish...

Even if the national anthem players of the 2009 Tour believed otherwise (for Contador).

 

[Boes]

Talking about strive for five. With all those guys withrawing from the race, anyone fancies Philippe Gilbert's chances?
I personally don't believe in fairytales but Belgian medium Sporza has a 'spy' in the peleton who believes he stands a chance.

 

[jaylew]

Talking about strive for five. With all those guys withrawing from the race, anyone fancies Philippe Gilbert's chances?
I personally don't believe in fairytales but Belgian medium Sporza has a 'spy' in the peleton who believes he stands a chance.

Not in the slightest. I can't even imagine a reasonable scenario where it could happen.

 

[Sciatic]

Talking about strive for five. With all those guys withrawing from the race, anyone fancies Philippe Gilbert's chances?
I personally don't believe in fairytales but Belgian medium Sporza has a 'spy' in the peleton who believes he stands a chance.

I don’t think so. He doesn’t have the puncheur power anymore to stay with the best (Wout) on the Poggio, nor does he have a good enough sprint to win if the peloton comes back together before the finish. Those are pretty much the only ways to win here. It’s too bad because I thought he had it won in 2011 when he attacked out of the elite finishing group. But Pozzatto chased him down bringing the others back as well. This resulting in a sprint that Goss, the only one who wasn’t an elite classics rider in that finale, won.

 

[RedheadDane]

Contador did win his first Giro after being on beach holiday about a week previously because that's when Astana were invited. Majka's stage wins and KOM jersey in the 2014 Tour were also after an extremely late call-up. I was referring to Euro 92, though.

So in a discussion about what I - quite naturally, if I may say so given the nature of this forum - thought was about Danes winning bike races after being called up the last minute, we've had, in order:

A Dane not-winning a bike race a few times.

A bunch of Danes winning a non-bike race.

A couple of non-Danes winning bike races.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Contador did win his first Giro after being on beach holiday about a week previously because that's when Astana were invited. Majka's stage wins and KOM jersey in the 2014 Tour were also after an extremely late call-up. I was referring to Euro 92, though.

It was the same for Éric Caritoux when he won the 1984 Vuelta, and the Skil team had forgot they were invited and couldn't get out of riding it. But that was obviously not more recent.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Vincenzo Nibali will start this bike race.

 

[RedheadDane]

It was the same for Éric Caritoux when he won the 1984 Vuelta, and the Skil team had forgot they were invited and couldn't get out of riding it. But that was obviously not more recent.

How do you forget something like that?

 

[gregrowlerson]

So in a discussion about what I - quite naturally, if I may say so given the nature of this forum - thought was about Danes winning bike races after being called up the last minute, we've had, in order:

A Dane not-winning a bike race a few times.

A bunch of Danes winning a non-bike race.

A couple of non-Danes winning bike races.

After Dave, the period we now live in contains Marginal Danes.

 

[tobydawq]

So in a discussion about what I - quite naturally, if I may say so given the nature of this forum - thought was about Danes winning bike races after being called up the last minute, we've had, in order:

A Dane not-winning a bike race a few times.

A bunch of Danes winning a non-bike race.

A couple of non-Danes winning bike races.

Throw Vingegaard in the mix. He ticks three of the four boxes.

Dane

Cyclist

Wasn't originally scheduled to do the Tour

But he only came somewhat close to winning.