Milano - Sanremo 2024, one day monument, March 16

[Netserk]

No tailwind for the race means no headwind on the first part of the Poggio.

I'm seeing 6-8 km/h in the usual direction (ESE). Still early of course.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

I'll root for Ganna.
Would indeed be a popular victory in Samremo.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Obvious choice is Milan, after all the race is named after him.

And if St Remco were racing, presumably he would be second by the same token.

 

[scribers]

Fixed it.

Nah, it's not so bad. If the weather at your house is bad, it's a good day to put the race on in the background and fold laundry or clean the windows...

No honey-do in the forum!

 

[tobydawq]

Arnaud demare get dropped early on the poggio but somehow mysteriously reappear in the final km to win the sprint and end up with the Strava kom on the climb.

How can he get the KOM on the climb if he is dropped on the climb and doesn't get back before the top?

 

[scribers]

Obvious choice is Milan, after all the race is named after him.

Organizers have successfully negotiated Milan back into the race

 

[Red Rick]

Sure thing honey bun

Oh wait is this about more imagined slights against Pog?

 

[Salvarani]

Oh wait is this about more imagined slights against Pog?

I thought we were joking and flirting.

Only you know, if you did.

 

[repre]

La Cipressa is not nearly hard enough for TDA (The Dream Attack), and the flat to Il Poggio would doom it. But if one rider can do it, it's Tadej Pogacar, and that one would be for the ages.

I will never bet against Tadej Pogacar, Patrick Mahomes, or LeBron James...

U can always bet against Lebron, he lost more finals than he has won. Pogacar and Mahomes are different beasts though...

But i think that Pogi is not good enough to stay away after Cipressa. Curious if Remco could, i think he is the one, who has theoretical chance

 

[Izzyeviel]

No, only the descent.

No, just the preceding 300km.

 

[Lequack]

 

[pastronef]

if a landslide is not resolved by Saturday (in Noli) the Aurelia will be closed and they'll have to climb Le Manie

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Is Evenepoel racing this, and if so, has the title been officially changed to Milan-San Remco in his honor yet?

 

[rallybanana]

if a landslide is not resolved by Saturday (in Noli) the Aurelia will be closed and they'll have to climb Le Manie

It doesn't look too bad

 

[SafeBet]

It doesn't look too bad

I would say the problem is not this landslide per se, but the fact 2 landslides have occured in very close locations in the past few days.

 

[Sciatic]

Fixed it.

Nah, it's not so bad. If the weather at your house is bad, it's a good day to put the race on in the background and fold laundry or clean the windows...

Agreed, once they hit the Capos the scenery is stunning and the finish isn’t so far off that I can enjoy the anticipation of what’s coming.

 

[yaf]

Uae should pace capo berta 1.7km@7% full on and make a selection then wellens paces hard for 2km on cipressa then pog goes. Its text book😉

 

[Sciatic]

How can he get the KOM on the climb if he is dropped on the climb and doesn't get back before the top?

I assume because the Strava KOM is awarded not to who gets to the top 1st but rather who is fastest on the climb. Demare will be so far behind at the start that with a
bit of assistance to catch the front group his will easily be the fastest time.

Apologies if you assumed that but were being Facetious

 

[tobydawq]

I assume because the Strava KOM is awarded not to who gets to the top 1st but rather who is fastest on the climb. Demare will be so far behind at the start that with a
bit of assistance to catch the front group his will easily be the fastest time.

Apologies if you assumed that but were being Facetious

But if he is dropped ON the climb, and doesn't catch up before the top, then he will not have been the fastest on the climb...

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So La Primavera is around the corner! The question is the same again: will Teddy finally break the line?

This year a thinner version of Pogacar appeared. While this will help on days with a lot of total climbing I think in MSR it can be the other way around: due to possibly less explosivity than in the previous years. IMO Pogacar had strongest attacks 2 years back but the power was kinda misused (due to headwind). Not sure how he could pull it off. Brutal pace on Cipressa should help, Poggio alone won't be enough methinks.

Pogacar's presence makes the race more predictable: it's about those few that follow him and can counter. This is actually better for MVP - he knows who to follow and his abilities (explosivity, descending) enable him to counter at some point or sprint at the end. Maybe he should be weaker than last year (?) due to no road races before but it will be hard do drop him on Poggio anyway. He's #1 favourite IMO.

 

[Sciatic]

But if he is dropped ON the climb, and doesn't catch up before the top, then he will not have been the fastest on the climb...

Oops, of course—I was thinking of him being dropped before that in

 

[Lequack]

Last year

https://twitter.com/x/status/1767904214242496550

View: https://twitter.com/VelonCC/status/1767904214242496550?s=20

 

[Netserk]

if a landslide is not resolved by Saturday (in Noli) the Aurelia will be closed and they'll have to climb Le Manie

Always landslides deciding the route.

 

[BigCoward]

La Cipressa is not nearly hard enough for TDA (The Dream Attack), and the flat to Il Poggio would doom it. But if one rider can do it, it's Tadej Pogacar, and that one would be for the ages.

I will never bet against Tadej Pogacar, Patrick Mahomes, or LeBron James...

That makes no sense. He loses 60% of finals.

 

[Lequack]

He's ready