Montepaschi Strade Bianche, Saturday

[Big GMaC]

Yup. With Contador and Vino ready to swing into action in Paris-Nice and Tirreno Adriatico, the team will have quite the early season record.

And don't forget Oscar as well

 

[ingsve]

Nice result for Löf/vkvist there. I hope he does well this season.

Ya, I'm excited to see what he can do in Fleche Wallonne this year

 

[jncrowson]

any word on hesjedal?

 

[tgsgirl]

Are you just saying that or are you baiting me? it's 2am and i've woken from a deep sleep 1/2 an hour ago. Don't need to be maked a fool of!

Not baiting, but if you make those kinds of statements you've got to know you'll get an earful if you're wrong.

 

[Anonymous]

You just wait, BMC's season really starts tonight at Monte pasch Eroica where Evans will rip it apart and BMC will bash sky like a baby seal!!!!

good morning... what you doing up so late..?

 

[auscyclefan94]

the italian broadcasters need a kick up the ****.
Highlights in about half an hour on raitre but ive given up.

i agree and don't blame you for giving up but i still am expecting a well edited clear video on sky fan site website in 4 hours when i wake up again!

 

[auscyclefan94]

good morning... what you doing up so late..?

it's not a good morning, it's thunderstrorms outside, i am awake on a sunday morn to watch a bike race and the person which i said is going to win didn't win! PLEASE TELL ME HOW IT IS A GOOD MORNING?

 

[El Imbatido]

i agree and don't blame you for giving up but i still am expecting a well edited clear video on sky fan site website in 4 hours when i wake up again!

You going on an early morning ride at 6am? I was thinking about it, but i watching some Dexter on dvd and i didn't realise how late it was. Was about to go to bed when i thought i'd see how Eroica went, sadly it seems the Aussie riders did crap all. So now i'm off to bed, but i think i'll skip the morning ride in favour of some sleep....

 

[lucybears]

1. Maxim Iglinsky (Astana) 2. Thomas Lovqvis (Team Sky) 3. Michael Rogers (Team Colombia) 4. Filippo Pozzato (Team Katusha) 5. Ryder Hesjedal (Team Garmin) 6. Francesco Ginanni (Androni - Giocattoli Diquigiovann

 

[auscyclefan94]

You going on an early morning ride at 6am? I was thinking about it, but i watching some Dexter on dvd and i didn't realise how late it was. Was about to go to bed when i thought i'd see how Eroica went, sadly it seems the Aussie riders did crap all. So now i'm off to bed, but i think i'll skip the morning ride in favour of some sleep....

i think i'll do the same as you! it is going to be really wet all over melb!

 

[El Imbatido]

You going on an early morning ride at 6am? I was thinking about it, but i watching some Dexter on dvd and i didn't realise how late it was. Was about to go to bed when i thought i'd see how Eroica went, sadly it seems the Aussie riders did crap all. So now i'm off to bed, but i think i'll skip the morning ride in favour of some sleep....

Oh snap......i just realised Michael Rogers is Australian I guess it shows how tired i am. Also isn't quoting yourself the first sign of madness?? Ok, i am seriously going to go get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

 

[Ripper]

You going on an early morning ride at 6am? I was thinking about it, but i watching some Dexter on dvd and i didn't realise how late it was. Was about to go to bed when i thought i'd see how Eroica went, sadly it seems the Aussie riders did crap all. So now i'm off to bed, but i think i'll skip the morning ride in favour of some sleep....

Well, I need to see the feed, but Mick came in 3rd and Evans apparently threw in some attacks, so I would not say they did crap all

 

[ingsve]

Well, I need to see the feed, but Mick came in 3rd and Evans apparently threw in some attacks, so I would not say they did crap all

Accoring to the cyclingnews write up there was a 3way sprint between Iglinsky, Löfkvist and Rogers so he was certainly right up there.

 

[thehog]

Live coverage 1300h - 1545 cet, just dont know where yet.. not any of the Rai channels anyway..

Dim I bought myself a Euro dish and can pick up Rai3 from London. Also has all the French & Belgium channels. Really couldn't look at live streams on the interweb anymore.

Good investment.

 

[Four Winds]

I have just received a carrier pigeon message that Iglinsky of Astana has won the Strade Bianche, signed by the official organisers of the race. They go on to say that full results MAY be available tomorrow provided they can trap and train another pigeon in time.

Wait, how the heck did the rest of you get results so quickly. Can you decode morse or something?

 

[krebs303]

Strade Bianche/Eroica delayed video on now

http://www.worldlivetv.org/
click on raitre on left

 

[BroDeal]

Wait, how the heck did the rest of you get results so quickly. Can you decode morse or something?

Smoke signals, Bro. They are all the rage these days. Who needs live internet video.

 

[Andy99]

Strade Bianche/Eroica delayed video on now

http://www.worldlivetv.org/
click on raitre on left

Good call!

 

[sublimit]

1Iglinsky
2 Lovkvist
3Rogers
4Pozzato

i had a delayed feed breaking up..

 

[Anonymous]

Strade Bianche/Eroica delayed video on now

http://www.worldlivetv.org/
click on raitre on left

i found that one earlier via cyclingans 2008 giro page, but it was so choppy i disregarded it. turns out it was half watchable, lot of buffering problems though.. maybe im still on a proxy :S

i spend my days comfused at the moment. the laptop is on cet, and i seem to spend most days pretending to be belgian or dutch..

 

[Anonymous]

Dim I bought myself a Euro dish and can pick up Rai3 from London. Also has all the French & Belgium channels. Really couldn't look at live streams on the interweb anymore.

Good investment.

Ive thought about that, but maybe moving soon, so holding off until we know what we are doing. Used to have an old anolog dish on a mount that we'd switc to the various hotbird satellites but it got stormed on one night and never recovered.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Right, we had 55 minutes of coverage.
Started with highlights, then up went the helicopter and we had the last 25km "as live", so they could had gone live, if Rai Sport had had a free slot.
The Strada Bianche was drying out. Some dust, some mud.
Riders who looked good and ended up at the head of the race:
Maxim Iglinsky : Very strong, at one point bridged to an attacking Cancellara, then caught TL, MR and RH to make the final selection.
Thomas Löfkvist : Was pulling the peloton, early on. Lost, because he and MI had a bit of a tussle at the top of the final climb. MI won and got the line into the final corner.
No sprint between the lead 3, all about breaking on the last downhill bend.
3 Michael Rogers: Looked strong at 20kms out, but was the weakest of the podium, on the final climb, which cost him.
4 Filippo Pozzato: Smooth, bridged to the top 4, just before the final climb, but dropped off, when TL put the hurt on.
5 Ryder Hesjedal: By far the strongest, climbing the final steep strada, but dropped off first on the Sienna climb.

Others to show, when it counted.
Enrico Gasparotto: Got away and lasted a few km out the front.
Fabian Cancellara: Well, was FC.
J A Flecha: Continues to look classical. Was away, with Mr Rogers at 20kms.

Brief Appearances from: Vince Nibs, Stefano Garzelli....

 

[Andy99]

Ive thought about that, but maybe moving soon, so holding off until we know what we are doing. Used to have an old anolog dish on a mount that we'd switc to the various hotbird satellites but it got stormed on one night and never recovered.

I just got a standard digibox from Maplin and wired it up to a 'normally' orientated 'sky' dish (28degrees E I believe) but put a twin LNB on it.

It's therefore basically 'freesat' with the added bonus of Belgian, Italian, French etc..TV as well.

Handy to have at a 2nd TV and gives numerous options when Eurosport aren't playing.

But maybe, just maybe SKYSPORTS will pull their finger out eventually and sort us some coverage of their team!? It really shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[taiwan]

Right, we had 55 minutes of coverage...

Cheers for that.

 

[KazakhNeRider]

Bruyneel: "What Vinokourov and Kascheskin messed with isn't my mistake and except for those two there's nobody in Kazakhstan. Yes, three domestiques, including two (Iglinskiy & Bazza) I'm not trusting and a bunch of young guys who aren't ready for the Tour de France. I'm being judged on the results and the international image of the team, not on the image of the team in a godforsaken country such as Kazakhstan."

I guess it's a good answer, Mr Bruyneel!