Milano-Sanremo

[Anonymous]

Wow! It's not exactly how I expected it to turn out, but there's no doubt the guys that finished 1-2 deserved the top two spots. What an incredible effort by Haussler to try to steal it, and Cav showed amazing speed, and guts, and whatever Erik Zabel taught him about this race, stuck.

George does look primed for P-R. Keep fingers crossed.

Noticed Lance was 125th, 8 minutes back. I guess he still has a lot to learn.

Yea, Lance mad a amateur mistake riding this race. He lined up.

 

[BroDeal]

Yea, Lance mad a amateur mistake riding this race. He lined up.

Maybe he bonked. He might have been so busy playing with Twitter on his cell phone that he forgot to eat. Typical nervous mistake.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Armstrong was never a rider for Sanremo... and, he isn't the only good climber at 8 minutes. Andy Schleck is there, Joaquin Rodriguuez is there, Thomas Dekker is there, etcetera.

This race is far too nervous for those guys

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe he bonked. He might have been so busy playing with Twitter on his cell phone that he forgot to eat. Typical nervous mistake.

Good point, good point. He probably updated his Facebook page from his Blackberry too. That Lance, he is multi-talented.

 

[180mmCrank]

In his own Twitters

And from his holiness (LA) in his own Twitters?

"Congrats to Cavendish on a spectacular victory. Cool kid."

"Good to get in close to 190 miles on the bike too. Damn that's far."

"Done with Milan San Remo. What a race! Fast, crazy, but great. My legs felt good"

well he seems happy enough!

 

[Papparrazzi]

When is the next 'flat' Road Worlds?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

When is the next 'flat' Road Worlds?

Sooner then you think, both the Road worlds in Australia and Copenhagen are almost completely flat, that's 2010 and 2011.

 

[skidmark]

I think Cervelo took the 'team' category. Haussler had 2 seconds on the group, which included Hushovd (3rd) and Andreas Klier (33rd). Columbia had no one in the second group 2 seconds behind. So that seems clear (or klier) to me. Milram had 3 riders in the group, but they were all 2 seconds behind Haussler, so it's Cervelo by 2 seconds.

Man, looks like everyone was as skeptical as I was about Cavendish. Sheesh, no more picking with my head!

 

[Notso Swift]

I am impressed, very impressed, I now think that he will win Green at TdF sooner rather than later, (like maybe this year)

For the Finale, I think CTT lost it, if Thor had of jumped on (even if he couldn't follow) then he would have made Cav go that little further and he would not have made it, if Haussler had of stayed on his line (left) Cav would have had to go around and not made it.

But they didn't and the winner deserved the spoils, what was the gap over the line, about 5 cm? perfect!

 

[BigBoat]

Darn I was rooting for Hausler he he he. But Cavendish is a total freak too. Where was Booonen? Perhaps he was tired from the hills. Boonen is not great pre-tune up. But post tune-up his is an unstopable tank in the one day cobbled races.

Now that Lance is back Petacchi can win some stages in the Tour just like 2003 if his team could get in. AP has nobody to drag him around though.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Cavendish makes me think of Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I'm just sayin...

 

[BroDeal]

Cavendish makes me think of Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I'm just sayin...

Down goes Veruca! Down the drain!
And here, perhaps, we should explain
That she will meet, as she descends,
A rather different set of friends

 

[last km]

Where was Booonen?

In a post race interview he's saying he cramped up but couldnt ride through it.....as he had previously in the Ronde.

 

[Papparrazzi]

Has anybody got a link to the photo finish pic'?

 

[cihruueip]

经济危机缴闹得全球天翻地覆的

经济危机缴闹得全球天翻地覆的，当然，对于杭州店面装修这些情况，其实米兰也在第一时间做出了反映。众设计师们在09年春夏的设计中，全都故意将领口开低，再开低。为什么？也许他们都认为，男人扣子最近系得太严了吧！

 

[VeloGirl]

Has anybody got a link to the photo finish pic'?

Here is front-on shot of the finish (from PEZ Cycling News)

 

[Anonymous]

经济危机缴闹得全球天翻地覆的，当然，对于杭州店面装修这些情况，其实米兰也在第一时间做出了反映。众设计师们在09年春夏的设计中，全都故意将领口开低，再开低。为什么？也许他们都认为，男人扣子最近系得太严了吧！

hell yea!!

 

[Papparrazzi]

Here is front-on shot of the finish (from PEZ Cycling News)

Thanks, yeah I saw that on Pez, would love to see the all defining side shot, looked evrywhere to no avail.

 

[Baggins27]

Great photo and absolutely stunning win from Cav.

Awful commentary from Eurosport but hey, at least I could watch it live.

 

[lookkg386]

I would like another look, where's the overhead shot too?

 

[VeloGirl]

I haven't been able to find the side shot, nor the over head shot. I looked on UK, US and Italian sites. Tried Italian Google news and images, as well.

Strange because I thought I saw a couple of the side shots not too long after the race.

Maybe because the shot was so blurry, no site is using it.

 

[last km]

Pardon me if this has been posted already, but is the official race photo-finish (side on shot) anywhere ???

 

[Papparrazzi]

I haven't been able to find the side shot, nor the over head shot. I looked on UK, US and Italian sites. Tried Italian Google news and images, as well.

Strange because I thought I saw a couple of the side shots not too long after the race.

Maybe because the shot was so blurry, no site is using it.

A friend found it;

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/it/Primo_Piano/2009/03/21/milanosanremo.shtml

 

[Anonymous]

A friend found it;

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/it/Primo_Piano/2009/03/21/milanosanremo.shtml

gap looks a lot bigger from that angle..
cavvy also looks like a midget on a bmx...

 

[lookkg386]

A friend found it;

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/it/Primo_Piano/2009/03/21/milanosanremo.shtml

Finally, and no doubt it was a clear cut win.
Cheers for finding it.