Strade Bianche 2023, March 4, one-day classic (men's & women's)

[Samamba]

A lot of Ineos in the group too.

 

[postmanhat]

Not sure that time gap looks right. Didn't look it in the last helicopter shot anyway

Timer seems to be correcting itself now, or they're catching him incredibly quickly. Either way, probably going to end up as a wasted effort by Pidcock.

 

[Didinho]

MATHIEU!
But why.

 

[glassmoon]

MVP goes!!!

 

[DNP-Old]

Oi oi oi oi oi Gregoire.

 

[topcat]

Lift off

 

[SafeBet]

Does Pidcock have the engine to survive the next 20 km without sterrato? Tough ask.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Really odd moment to make a move...

 

[Eshnar]

MvdP attacking with 500m of sterrato to go...
ngl I don't get it

 

[glassmoon]

Bad day for UAE

 

[Tim Cahill]

Sheffield is in a great position, he was very strong last week but used in a domestique role.

 

[SafeBet]

What was that by DdP though? Just disrupt the chase 200 mt before the sterrato sector ends? Makes no sense really.

 

[kingjr]

MATHIEU!
But why.

Maybe he saw Wellens had a mechanical, meaning UAE would stop working, who knows.

 

[titan31]

I kind of think that MVDP has nothing considering the timing of that attack. It was going nowhere

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bahrain and Ineos are the only teams with numbers.

 

[Didinho]

Bettiol noooo

 

[titan31]

That's a big group coming back to the Peleton there. If they join up, likely got a lot of Dom's coming up there.

Nasty looking crash there.

Sheffield was looking decent too for a good result until that.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Sheffield done, Bettiol worse than done...

 

[Salvarani]

Damn, Bettiol.

 

[SafeBet]

Bad crash for Bettiol. Might have hit his head.

 

[Didinho]

Mathieu has to do it alone, can't hide anymore. But he doesn't look like the best version here.

 

[Potomac]

Sheffield and Bettiol ....very bad news for American fans and EF fans....I'm both

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So who said Strade wasn't a tactical race? Because it really, really is today.

 

[Netserk]

Zana going well

 

[Salvarani]

MVDP not in top form here.