Milano - Sanremo 2022, one day classic, March 19

[tobydawq]

You think he wins without?

There 0 cycling merit. 100% of variance caused by the camera motor

What does this even mean?

 

[Red Rick]

I think after today nobody will ever drill the Cipressa again. It was useless. UAE had nobody to rip the Poggio and then attacking early on the Poggio proves to be impossible if everyone wants to be on your wheel. Even being in the first 3 wheels for most of it is a waste of energy

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He only won by 2 seconds, without motors he doesnt even have a gap at the end of the descent

Have you ever seen Mohoric race before today? This is the man who closed a 15-second gap from a group of about 10 others to the leaders on the descent of freaking Roche aux Faucons...

 

[Salvarani]

lmfao

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Mohoric rode a tactically perfect race, I don't understand how you can complain he didn't deserved to win

 

[jaylew]

Too bad Søren Kragh didn't follow Mohoric on the descent. I would have thought he would have the technical abilities to do so. But he was probably a bit gassed after such a violent attack.

No dropper post

 

[F_Cance]

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of motopacing
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain

 

[Netserk]

Motor sure did. Its a pedalling descent, ofcourse chasers are instantly giving up when they see what the hell is happening. Pogacar gifted the gap because ofcourse he does and then it was over.

He only won by 2 seconds, without motors he doesnt even have a gap at the end of the descent

No one else could take those corners at that speed (or would be crazy enough to try). Moto doesn't help you with that.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Van der Poel not pulling on the descent after Pog sat up was the moment. Wout pulled between them, but if he was going to Mohoric was going to be caught, it would have meant VdP would have had to dig at that moment. Wout wasn't going t pull everyone to sprint by him. Most times I like VdP's racing, but not today.

Yes, the initial decision making by Pog and then VDP more or less doomed the chase, even though VDP did pull hard when it was too late.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Yes, I noticed that as well. He was probably just really tired though. Not easy to make the right decision.

Fair enough. It looked like he might have enough in the tank, but that's easy to say from my chair, not having ridden 293k...

 

[movingtarget]

It was like watching two motos on the descent and the real one had trouble getting out of the way............

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think UAE had it the wrong way round

Formolo was one of the strongest in the race, maybe Ullisi to drill the Cipressa instead.

It was an awesome race though

 

[Rackham]

I think after today nobody will ever drill the Cipressa again. It was useless. UAE had nobody to rip the Poggio and then attacking early on the Poggio proves to be impossible if everyone wants to be on your wheel. Even being in the first 3 wheels for most of it is a waste of energy

I think after today, some will opt out of this monument altogether.

It's just pointless tbh for quite a few of the top riders. I can't see why Pog would attempt this when all that happens is the riders who get dragged up Poggio behind can then counter the group & in this case it was almost Anthony Turgis who wins.

 

[CyclistAbi]

To be honest i often thought of Mohorič. In the past couple of days. After all that is why he has a nationals jersey. Due to beating Pogačar on a similar terrain. But i admit i didn't believe he can survive the Poggio. As for descending skills. Today other cyclist were simply afraid to follow.

You can take supertuck from Mohorič but you can't take Milan–San Remo from his trophy cabinet.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

A good stuntman won

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The ways to win the past 5 editions of Sanremo:
Attack on the Poggio
Win a sprint of the elites
Win a sprint-à-deux
Attack after the Poggio descent
Attack on the Poggio descent

It doesn't get more balanced than that.

 

[jaylew]

Another monument, another podium for MvdP. And still plenty of time for him to be ready for the cobbled monuments.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

A stuntman won

Gotta love the yellow circle. Just in case you didn't catch it.

 

[SafeBet]

So in the past few years we've seen

2016: bunch sprint
2017: sprint of 3 strongest riders
2018: solo with attack on the Poggio
2019: reduced bunch sprint
2020: sprint a deux
2021: solo with attack on the flat
2022: solo with attack on the Poggio descent

Not an easy race to predict, despite 99% knowing that little will happen until the final 10km.

 

[tobydawq]

So in the past few years we've seen

2016: bunch sprint
2017: sprint of 3 strongest riders
2018: solo with attack on the Poggio
2019: reduced bunch sprint
2020: sprint a deux
2021: solo with attack on the flat
2022: solo with attack on the Poggio descent

Not an easy race to predict, despite 99% knowing that little will happen until the final 10km.

I don't think it was a reduced bunch sprint in 2019. There were just a lot of riders able to follow the attacks.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I know it’s a long race, so it starts early, but Adam Blythe clearly didn’t have time this morning to comb his hair or put on a pair of socks. Or shoes that match his trousers.

Or tuck his shirt in. Or notice that he had done up his top button without a tie.

 

[jaylew]

I think after today, some will opt out of this monument altogether.

It's just pointless tbh for quite a few of the top riders. I can't see why Pog would attempt this when all that happens is the riders who get dragged up Poggio behind can then counter the group & in this case it was almost Anthony Turgis who wins.

Because sometimes it works. It's MSR.

 

[sir fly]

I think UAE had it the wrong way round

Formolo was one of the strongest in the race, maybe Ullisi to drill the Cipressa instead.

It was an awesome race though

As Blythe pointed out, the stretch between Cipressa and Poggio was played wrong. I'd agree with that.
Cipressa was great. Poggio just as it must've been under the circumstances.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

So in the past few years we've seen

2016: bunch sprint
2017: sprint of 3 strongest riders
2018: solo with attack on the Poggio
2019: reduced bunch sprint
2020: sprint a deux
2021: solo with attack on the flat
2022: solo with attack on the Poggio descent

Not an easy race to predict, despite 99% knowing that little will happen until the final 10km.

there were 10 riders in the group in 2019 and just 2 more within twenty something seconds. That is not a “reduced bunch sprint”. There’s been nothing remotely related to a bunch sprint since 2016. And it’s hard to see than changing for some time to come.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I think UAE had it the wrong way round

Formolo was one of the strongest in the race, maybe Ullisi to drill the Cipressa instead.

It was an awesome race though

Formolo can ride hard for an eternity and hanfmdles the distance well, but isn't able to make explosive attacks.
You'd have to make him drill the whole Poggio like crazy before one big attack where Kragh Andersen went.