Milano - Sanremo 2025, one day monument, March 22

[Peyroteo94]

Forecast through the last days was that it won't rain in the last part of the race.
Okay, small chance of rain.

It is raining again.

 

[RedheadDane]

Sbaragli with an interesting fueling plan...

 

[Onizuka999]

Tommaso Nencini in the breakaway is a relative of the italian legend Gastone Nencini. He's riding his first race in the WT.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Dillier riding in such a silly manner that it keeps splitting, must be annoying riding in this bunch for 250k.

 

[RedheadDane]

Do I understand this correctly?

Fausto Coppi died at the hospital in Tortona, (partially) because of malpractice, and they're proud of that?

 

[Berniece]

It was a joke...

Mine too

 

[Didinho]

Live images of Wout watching the race on his couch. (Like everyone of us).

 

[Onizuka999]

Do I understand this correctly?

Fausto Coppi died at the hospital in Tortona, (partially) because of malpractice, and they're proud of that?

Fausto died because the doctors didn't recognized that he had the malarial fever. The French doctors saved Geminiani.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fausto died because the doctors didn't recognized that he had the malarial fever. The French doctors saved Geminiani.

Yeah, I was mostly confused about the "Town considers it a big part of their history" bit.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Do I understand this correctly?

Fausto Coppi died at the hospital in Tortona, (partially) because of malpractice, and they're proud of that?

I believe there is proof of him having died completely and not only partially.

 

[E_F_]

I believe there is proof of him having died completely and not only partially.

His spirit lives on in the world of cycling.

 

[RedheadDane]

I believe there is proof of him having died completely and not only partially.

GET OUT!

 

[gregrowlerson]

I believe there is proof of him having died completely and not only partially.

Thank you Dr. Cuenca.

 

[Didinho]

Reading the newspaper in the meantime.

Politt told Oliver Naesen in the airport they will go all in on the Cipressa and even before on the Capi with a hard pace.
Like we all expect/know already but good to see it confirmed by a UAE rider himself.

A smaller peloton in the run-in to the Poggio will also be less dangerous.

 

[Potomac]

These commentators are killing me.

When does the other shift take over?

 

[topcat]

Reading the newspaper in the meantime.

Politt told Oliver Naesen in the airport they will go all in on the Cipressa and even before on the Capi with a hard pace.
Like we all expect/know already but good to see it confirmed by a UAE rider himself.

A smaller peloton in the run-in to the Poggio will also be less dangerous.

UAE will be out of position/*** blocked on the run in to the Cipressa. Wellens and del Torro will get to the front after a km and blow themselves up. Anyone of the slightest importance will follow in the draft. Even UAE can't make a mountain out of a mole hill.
Source: crystal ball.

 

[Didinho]

Some rainbows. And some more rainbows.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So Dillier (whose kit definitely looks green/petrol blue to me, not the pale grey they have had all year) takes a natural break, and everyone else pauses?
If teams don't want UAE to blitz the race later, why are they not forcing them to use up a couple of men in this phase?

 

[RedheadDane]

Some rainbows. And some more rainbows.

Nobody told Pedersen and Alaphilippe about the photo session?
(A shame Kwiatkowski was unable to start)

 

[RedheadDane]

Weather report from just before the capos:

Beautiful and sunny.

 

[Poursuivant]

Is there a tailwind on the Cipressa?

 

[E_F_]

Is there a tailwind on the Cipressa?

I believe so. Alternating between that and crosswind.

 

[KOM]

Every year I wonder why Copa Berta isnt more selective, I feel like if someone capable sprints this from bottom to top it'd be (alot) more selective than Cipressa.... 2 examples how selective these short hills above 6% can be, are the visma hattrick in P-N a few years ago or in the tour when peak van Aert did his thing on that stage towards Calais i believe... Iiirc both hills were fairly comparable to Copa Berta... any opinions?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I believe there is proof of him having died completely and not only partially.

Says you, who is telling us Zombie-Coppie is not hiding under RedheadDanes sofa together with Wout, talking tactics, because Wout really needs that?

 

[E_F_]

Every year I wonder why Copa Berta isnt more selective, I feel like if someone capable sprints this from bottom to top it'd be (alot) more selective than Cipressa.... 2 examples how selective these short hills above 6% can be, are the visma hattrick in P-N a few years ago or in the tour when peak van Aert did his thing on that stage towards Calais i believe... Iiirc both hills were fairly comparable to Copa Berta... any opinions?

I think a massive part of it is the wide and straight roads.