Milano - Sanremo 2025, one day monument, March 22

[Ilmaestro99]

Nibali's insights on how to win Milano - Sanremo

Vincenzo Nibali on His Legendary Sanremo Victory • Q36.5

A masterclass in strength, courage, and tactical brilliance – Nibali reflects on his iconic 2018 win and shares his advice for Tom Pidcock.

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Thank you for posting mate. Dont know if there will ever be again a rider like Vincenzo.

 

[search]

Pogi found someone to teach him where to attack. First accidentally, yesterday they met again for another training ride

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Wow that’s interesting about over 50 years since a WC won msr

Wow. How time flies when you get older, all of a sudden I feel 10 years older when I remember this event, but not like I was a toddler

 

[wansteadimp]

Wow. How time flies when you get older, all of a sudden I feel 10 years older when I remember this event, but not like I was a toddler

You're correct, its another Maths failure - its only 42 years ago!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

 

[Krzysztof_O]

MVP says he needs to be 110% to beat Pogacar but I don't think he needs that much to do it in MSR. If he's as strong as it seems from his recent comments then it will be very hard for Pogacar. Trying some madness, like Cipressa attack, could be UAE's tactic tomorrow.

 

[topcat]

I was watching previous editions of MSR and I discovered that Nibali won 7 years ago after a brilliant attack.

View: https://youtu.be/ITjkeTWFgw0?si=Bscz4Zsl1wA2_SLo

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was watching previous editions of MSR and I discovered that Nibali won 7 years ago after a brilliant attack.

View: https://youtu.be/ITjkeTWFgw0?si=Bscz4Zsl1wA2_SLo

I didn't know topcats could get dementia, but I would personally find it fantastic if I could experience it for the first time over and over again.

 

[Netserk]

Bookmaker's favourites:

* * * * * - Pogi, Van der Poel
* * * * - Pedersen, Ganna, Philipsen
* * * - Milan, Pidcock
* * - Bling, Mohorič, Kooij, Girmay
* - Van Gils, Cort, Narváez, Pithie

 

[Netserk]

 

[Taxus4a]

MVP says he needs to be 110% to beat Pogacar but I don't think he needs that much to do it in MSR. If he's as strong as it seems from his recent comments then it will be very hard for Pogacar. Trying some madness, like Cipressa attack, could be UAE's tactic tomorrow.

It depends how selective is the race due to weather conditions. Last year he fade good weather conditions...could be another race. Anyway, Esther conditions are quite normal, nothing excepcional..normal weather for March...considering wind direction, It will take soft importance in a route so well protected by buildings and trees, but some gust of 40 km/h, some moments Cross wind It will take incidence..and if you go 3 hours under de rain at the begining, much more. And just a little bit selective race last year and Pogacar would have take the win.

 

[Pantani_lives]

It's hard to believe that neither Pedersen, nor Ganna, nor Pidcock has won a monument yet.

Spoiler: Although...

Luigi Ganna has won Milan - San Remo in 1909.

 

[Netserk]

In memory of @Coffeeplanter [EDIT2: Figure of speech!], I think we should also guess what the fastest Cipressa time will be this year.

@Netserk: 9'08"
@Monsi: 8'48"
@QueenStagiaire: 8'57"
@Krzysztof_O: 8'50"
@Samu Cuenca: 8'56"
@RedheadDane: 9'00"
@Tim Cahill: 9'20"
@Red Rick: 9'15"
@hayneplane: 8'43"
@jono: 9'05"
@Berniece: 9'04"
@scribers: 8'40"
@gregrowlerson: 9'07"
@armchairclimber: 8'53"
@Ilmaestro99: 9'01"
@Alien Performance: 8'30"
@Didinho: 8'53"
@KZD: 9'11"
@SHAD0W93: 8'47"
@Miha81: 8'57"

EDIT: @jens_attacks will be the official timekeeper.

 

[Monsi]

8'48" just cause I wanna see how the peloton would look if that's the fastest Cipressa time and how a sub-9 minute Cipressa actually changes things.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

8‘57“ UAE have to get it right this time, but that‘s not that easy.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

8'50'', let the carnage happen. Only if big boys don't succeed in blocking UAE at the foot of Cipressa.

 

[jono]

8'50'', let the carnage happen. Only if big boys don't succeed in blocking UAE at the foot of Cipressa.

UAE getting blocked is a more likely scenario than them getting their own way. Other teams have tactics, are allowed to try, and are often quite good.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Démare could have done it in 8'40, but his team has left him out, so 8'56 it is.

 

[RedheadDane]

9'00"
Nice round number.
And, hey! Not like I'm known for my number-based prediction skills...

 

[Tim Cahill]

9'20

There will be some kind of fiasco, I also think Ineos brought a team to position Ganna and get in the way as much as possible, so they will look to try and disrupt any silly tactics.

 

[Red Rick]

In memory of @Coffeeplanter [EDIT2: Figure of speech!], I think we should also guess what the fastest Cipressa time will be this year.

@Netserk: 9'08"
@Monsi: 8'48"
@QueenStagiaire: 8'57"
@Krzysztof_O: 8'50"
@Samu Cuenca: 8'56"
@RedheadDane: 9'00"

EDIT: @jens_attacks will be the official timekeeper.

9'15"

Rewatching Cipressa 2024 the main thing that stands out to me is Philipsen was dropping gaps very early on the Cipressa and how easy Van der Poel looked.

I checked the Strava power from Plapp and Van Gils and they basically started Cipressa super fast and it fizzled out a lot after that. So despite a suicide pace at the start there were still like 30-40 guys left once Del Toro pulled off

 

[Krzysztof_O]

How about UAE attacking with another guy (Del Torro? Narvaez?) i.e. earlier on Poggio to force other top guys to chase so that Pogi could counter later on Poggio? Is it feasible? Maybe this is an x-factor the Slovenian needs.

 

[Sciatic]

Démare could have done it in 8'40, but his team has left him out, so 8'56 it is.

Funny . . . at least he could have the sticky-bottle record

 

[Sciatic]

How about UAE attacking with another guy (Del Torro? Narvaez?) i.e. earlier on Poggio to force other top guys to chase so that Pogi could counter later on Poggio? Is it feasible? Maybe this is an x-factor the Slovenian needs.

MVDP and probably Pidcock will just stay glued to Pogacar regardless of someone else going up the road.

 

[hayneplane]

I am being optimistic and going 8.43 Cipressa. Think UAE will finally realise that Poggio is too short at that gradient to get enough separation and will make it thermonuclear from much further out.