Roma Maxima - Giro del Lazio 03.03.2013

[LaFlorecita]

In a cab with who? i hope not strange men

the cab driver was a strange, old eyetalian

 

[forkboy84]

Just finished watching Eurosport's coverage. Unlucky for Pozzato, just lost track of what was going on, he'll be feeling gutted after believing he had the win. But a good solo ride from Kadri for the win

 

[hayzer114]

Well done to Kadri, as a loyal domestique over the past number of years with very little personal opportunities I think he realy deserves this win. He has been very loyal to Roche and co in the mountains during Grand Tours sacrificing himself and he deserves his win today.

 

[El Pistolero]

I saw the race live in 95 at the finish, when it was still the Giro di Lazio. It finished before the nearby Arch of Constantine. Not bad either.

More like the Arch of every Roman Emperor Constantine could steal off.

 

[cocteau_ireland]

More like the Arch of every Roman Emperor Constantine could steal off.

His arch enemies,one might suggest

 

[rhubroma]

His arch enemies,one might suggest

Indeed. For the record Pascal Simon won the race solo, with a certain Chiappuci riding in alone for 2nd on wet sampietrini, the fabled cobbles of Roma. S.P.Q.R.

 

[MartinGT]

Just watched todays stage, great display by Kadri, really enjoyed it.

Was funny watching Pozzato putting his arms in the air

 

[happytramp]

Great fun. Lack of radio's made it very exciting.

 

[jens_attacks]

always sad when the riders haven't enough info and they made themselves look foolish like pippo today. just put yourself in their place. you won the race and then when you want to high five with your soigneur he's hiding because he's embarassed. that's not exciting

but yes i was very wrong about kadri. it was a magnificent ride. basically nibali,reda & co couldn't close in 30 + km a gap of 1'30'' which says to me that kadri wasn't today only the strongest rider from breakaway but probably one of the strongest from the whole peloton. absolutely deserved

gorgeous place for a bike race, it was a win to have this back

 

[Pentacycle]

always sad when the riders haven't enough info and they made themselves look foolish like pippo today. just put yourself in their place. you won the race and then when you want to high five with your soigneur he's hiding because he's embarassed. that's not exciting

but yes i was very wrong about kadri. it was a magnificent ride. basically nibali,reda & co couldn't close in 30 + km a gap of 1'30'' which says to me that kadri wasn't today only the strongest rider from breakaway but probably one of the strongest from the whole peloton. absolutely deserved

gorgeous place for a bike race, it was a win to have this back

+1

It just looks stunning to win with the Colloseum in the background, the Forum Romanum to your left and Forum Traiani to the right. The Giro should put this in their route asap. Much better than Champs Elysees.

A sprint royale would have been great had it been for the victory, but Kadri had it coming for a long time. He idd profited from the confusion by lack of radios, but he still deserved all the glory.

 

[garyhoop1]

Roma Maxima Highlights

Watch highlights of todays Roma Maxima race here: http://bit.ly/YIeJLH

 

[Afrank]

always sad when the riders haven't enough info and they made themselves look foolish like pippo today. just put yourself in their place. you won the race and then when you want to high five with your soigneur he's hiding because he's embarassed. that's not exciting

The reason there should be race radios isn't to make racing safer, it's so riders don't make themselves look foolish by sticking their arms up at the finish when they haven't won.

 

[cineteq]

always sad when the riders haven't enough info and they made themselves look foolish like pippo today. just put yourself in their place. you won the race and then when you want to high five with your soigneur he's hiding because he's embarassed. that's not exciting

Oh poor thing. Wasn't he working with the other riders with 3Km to go to catch Kadri? Maybe he should pay more attention since he was near the front.

Races without radios rule!!!!

 

[The Hitch]

always sad when the riders haven't enough info and they made themselves look foolish like pippo today. just put yourself in their place. you won the race and then when you want to high five with your soigneur he's hiding because he's embarassed. that's not exciting

Pippo was ok about it afterwards though.

Not so bad when it happens to top riders who know what its like to win the biggest races. They can shrug it off and dream on their monument and gt stages.

Its when its small riders who think theyve just got a victory they will never forget, like Marcos García at the Vuelta, that it looks sad.

Would be hillarious though if Pippo won Flanders not wanting to make a fool out of himself and didnt celebrate, then found out he won

 

[SafeBet]

Yeah Pippo didn't really make a big deal out of it. I mean he was disappointed but still laughing.

And I've already said, nobody in the peloton knew Kadri was still out. Only Nibali's group knew.

 

[search]

Oh poor thing. Wasn't he working with the other riders with 3Km to go to catch Kadri? Maybe he should pay more attention since he was near the front.

no, he wasn't, he was one group further back. Bole didn't know as well, he thought they were sprinting for the win.

In the end this might have even been to Kadri's advantage. The bunch took ~half of his gap between kilometers 12 and 6 to go but just another ~10 seconds on from there. Maybe they did not want to catch that group with Nibali and so on too early

But I'm just guessing of course, and Kadri did a magnificent race, no disrespect to him

 

[hfer07]

Watch highlights of todays Roma Maxima race here: http://bit.ly/YIeJLH

Endless thanks- I so wanted to watch it

Gotta Praise Kadri for that almost 40K breakaway to take the win-So rare nowadays to see such display of bravery & determination. Great race indeed.
plus the amusement of Pippo "winning" in his mind

 

[Afrank]

Watch highlights of todays Roma Maxima race here: http://bit.ly/YIeJLH

Just watched the full highlights, what a great race! An outstanding ride by Kadri, loved it when he went away in the narrow alley way. And then getting his chain back on while descending, that took some skill.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I saw the race live in 95 at the finish, when it was still the Giro di Lazio. It finished before the nearby Arch of Constantine. Not bad either.

More like the Arch of every Roman Emperor Constantine could steal off.

His arch enemies,one might suggest

Indeed.

This documentary is okay it's about him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om5SA6El3yA

 

[rhubroma]

This documentary is okay it's about him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om5SA6El3yA

Thanks. If you are interested in the figure, then the late Michael Grant's monograph is still a valid study. Cheers.

 

[manafana]

Maybe riders should be able to listen to race radio, yes it improves racing that the team managers can not just shout down their ear but also can not have guys sprinting for 2nd thinking they are going for a win.

Impressive power from pozz considering he doesnt sprint in the full out style.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Thanks. If you are interested in the figure, then the late Michael Grant's monograph is still a valid study. Cheers.

Thank you. Found it on Amazon will try to get it.

 

[Pippo_San]

So regarding this Kadri, I know absolutely nothing about him. What kind of rider is he? Can he develop into an interesting prospect (he was born in 1986, so still young)?

 

[Ferminal]

Been around a while, think he was a bit injured/sick last year. He's an all-rounder who could be a GC rider but after this maybe a bit more like a Fedrigo.

 

[movingtarget]

no, he wasn't, he was one group further back. Bole didn't know as well, he thought they were sprinting for the win.

In the end this might have even been to Kadri's advantage. The bunch took ~half of his gap between kilometers 12 and 6 to go but just another ~10 seconds on from there. Maybe they did not want to catch that group with Nibali and so on too early

But I'm just guessing of course, and Kadri did a magnificent race, no disrespect to him

The bunch took too long to organise the chase and even without race radios it's hard to believe the information about Kadri could not have come from a car riding beside the riders. Kadri was fantastic and the fact that the chasing group was hovering on a minute for what seemed ages until the very end and Kadri had trouble with his chain just shows how good he was on the day. What are these team managers getting paid to do ? Considering the length of time Kadri was in front. I was glad he won.