Should Milan-San Remo 2013 be Cancelled?

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Should Milan-San Remo 2013 be Cancelled?

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skidmark

Mar 13, 2009
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King Of The Wolds said:
Whilst we're at it, shall we declare the P-R not a real P-R if we don't get some rain? How about the TdF not a real one without going through a field of sunflowers. Ridiculous. The winner this year will have had to face to different challenges to usual, but no less demanding.
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I think it's a little different than surroundings or weather though. They got off the bike, had a 90-minute break, and got back on. It's just weird to have a bike race where that happens. I'm not a purist and I'm happy to see the race today, but organizers should take a lesson from this and realize that a race with such prestige and history needs to be continuous, whatever contingency plan needs to be put in place.

Of course, not knowing local geography it might be hard even in advance to find too many roads over where they passed in the buses, I guess.

Imagine how many people will cry foul if the break wins, yipes.
 
Zweistein

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Jul 15, 2010
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Afrank said:
No, don't cancel it. A lot of riders have been preparing specifically for this race. But it's definitely not the same race anymore.

They should have just made them ride through the snow. :p That would have been an epic and deserving win! :D
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You can ride when it is cold. I did it in Minnesota during the winters and you just have to dress for it. Underdress and you'll freeze. Overdress you will freeze from being wet with sweat.

Too bad, we just got robbed of something that would have been epic like when Benard Hinault won LBL in 1980. I think ended up losing feeling in his pinky fingers from frostbite in that race.

http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/Top_20_Clsscs/top20Cl_5.htm
 
serfla

serfla

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Despite shortening, it stays very hard in these conditions.
Although the climbs are eliminated, sprinters aren't favored.
This year's edition will be valuable like any other.
Just look at number and structure of the withdrawn riders. No pattern there.
 
zapata

zapata

Jul 19, 2009
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Fearless Greg Lemond said:
Maybe they should shorten this BS race every year. Just make it a 150K Cipressa/Poggio sprint, like San Sebastian.
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What's BS about it? Not every edition is brilliant, but it's almost always good. And usually better than the ardennes races, for instance.
 
Afrank

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So...airstream, cineteq, Eshnar, Fearless Greg Lemond, Ferminal, Lexman, nuvolablu...what do you say now? Pretty exciting race, still think it should have been cancelled? :D
 
Eshnar

Eshnar

Mar 24, 2011
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Afrank said:
So...airstream, cineteq, Eshnar, Fearless Greg Lemond, Ferminal, Lexman, nuvolablu...what do you say now? Pretty exciting race, still think it should have been cancelled? :D
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yes.
If you really bother to read my posts, you'll find I didn't say it would have been a bad race. My arguments aren't changed.
 
Afrank

Afrank

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Eshnar said:
yes.
If you really bother to read my posts, you'll find I didn't say it would have been a bad race. My arguments aren't changed.
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I'm just joking around Eshnar, don't take it too seriously. :)
 
mewmewmew13

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Aug 9, 2010
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It turned out to be an exciting finish...brutal race.
In hindsight the organizers did a good call and moved spontaneously..but it was a little chaotic seeming with the bus transfers...breaks..snow.etc.

I don't know what I would vote now...:confused:
 
HiCadence

HiCadence

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I'm glad it wasn't cancelled even though the route was mauled through the middle it was still the best race so far this year.
 
cineteq

cineteq

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Eshnar said:
yes.
If you really bother to read my posts, you'll find I didn't say it would have been a bad race. My arguments aren't changed.
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Sure it shouldn't have been called MSR or a monument, it wasn't hard enough.
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Eshnar

Eshnar

Mar 24, 2011
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cineteq said:
Sure it shouldn't have been called MSR or a monument, it wasn't hard enough.
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so it snowed? I didn't knew that :rolleyes:
That wasn't a MSR, and as such not a monument either. It wasn't even a single race. :eek:
edit: btw I have no idea how I could change your pick in the poll.
 
Armchair Cyclist

Armchair Cyclist

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Enthralling race from Cipressa onwards, but photos indicate that riders arrived at Oveda in dribs and drabs, some at a considerable time behind the peloton. So the breakaway retained its advantage, but dropped riders had their deficit cancelled.

I guess this is essentially what happens at level crossings, but it seems less than satisfactory...
 
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