Milano - Sanremo 2024, one day monument, March 16

[Armchair Cyclist]

Fuglsang must be the big favourite here.

By "here", do you mean in his mum's house? And if so, what are you doing there?

 

[Red Rick]

In Cipressa town piazza now. The climb is nowhere near hard enough to shed sprinters. Last 2k no more than a false flat.

We be calling MvdP a sprinty boi now

 

[joseph89]

Has there ever been an edition that includes echelons? or is that wishful thinking

 

[Red Rick]

Has there ever been an edition that includes echelons? or is that wishful thinking

There has, as per posts earlier in this thread.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fuglsang would have won this Sanremo if he didn't get covid vaccine before the 2021 TDF.

 

[scribers]

Lidl and Alpecin doing all of the break control work

 

[Netserk]

Carlos Canal crashing (while also peeing?) in to a rider getting up from his pee break.

 

[joseph89]

There has, as per posts earlier in this thread.

My bad, for not checking earlier posts 😬

 

[Potomac]

Just got here....please don't post anything until I read the previous 14 pages.

thanks

 

[Potomac]

Carlos Canal crashing (while also peeing?) in to a rider getting up from his pee break.

hopefully everything was put away before the crash

 

[joseph89]

Nah, you lot are real ciclismo fans, i can't be asked to watch the first 200km. 😅

 

[scribers]

I thought only I could crash heading to a pee break

 

[RedheadDane]

Nah, you lot are real ciclismo fans, i can't be asked to watch the first 200km. 😅

Surely, you can be asked.

"Please watch the first 200km"

You can just refuse.

 

[Potomac]

my in laws are visiting, so I'm grateful for having a place to hide for the next 4 hours.

 

[Netserk]

Cycling Revealed Timeline

The race left Milan with a very strong cross wind that created havoc in the 213 rider peloton. Forty kilometers into the race echelons formed and the field was split. Defending champion Laurent Fignon, Greg LeMond, and Sean Kelly were among the rider caught out by the wind.​

Quickly the Italian driven breakaway gained two minutes. As panic hit the trailing group Belgian team Weinmann began a hard chase. Over the summit of the Turchino Pass the chasers were still losing time and the impetus went out of the group. At the halfway mark of the race the lead was 15 minutes. The 100 rider, star laden group all abandoned.​

The 120 riders in the breakaway continued their rapid pace into the closing kilometers. Near the Capo Berta with 30 kms to go, Gianni Bugno launched the first attack. Young Angelo Canzonieri was the only one to react in time to go with Bugno.​

After several failed chase groups Bugno dropped Canzonieri and hit the base of the final climb alone. The Poggio is normally the launching pad for victory. Bugno increased his effort and held 12 second lead on six chasers over the summit.​

 

[joseph89]

Surely, you can be asked.

"Please watch the first 200km"

You can just refuse.

touché

 

[Netserk]

Matti Breschel telling the story of how much he froze in the 2013 edition, so to remove his rain jacket, he had to pee on his hands first to thaw them.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

It's 5am in California...what am I watching? <stumbles toward the coffee maker>...that seems like a long line of riders for having 170K left...dudes have no chill today, apparently.

 

[topcat]

Italy to beat Wales in the rugby. Bit of a clash here with the bumps in the road part of MSR. As an aside, in the cycling: Fuglsang and Alaphilippe to duke it out on the Poggio.

 

[Rob5091]

It's 5am in California...what am I watching? <stumbles toward the coffee maker>...that seems like a long line of riders for having 170K left...dudes have no chill today, apparently.

Apparently it's called "junior style racing". It's all the rage you know!

 

[Tim Cahill]

One day there is going to be huge move on that 10% section of the Turchino

Source: Trust me bro

 

[scribers]

my in laws are visiting, so I'm grateful for having a place to hide for the next 4 hours.

place to hide = promise to meet them right about now somewhere well away from the house?

 

[Red Rick]

Matti Breschel telling the story of how much he froze in the 2013 edition, so to remove his rain jacket, he had to pee on his hands first to thaw them.

Unironically real ciclismo, now they'd cancel it outright and only do the final 80km from the get go

 

[tobydawq]

In Cipressa town piazza now. The climb is nowhere near hard enough to shed sprinters. Last 2k no more than a false flat.

Lol.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

As an aside, in the cycling: Fuglsang and Alaphilippe to duke it out on the Poggio.

Only for Van der Poel to single handedly lead a long chase of them, and pass in the last 200m with Simon Clarke in his wheel. Deja vu, much?