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Milano - Sanremo 2025, one day monument, March 22

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

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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.
 
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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.
 
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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