Strade Bianche 2024, March 2, one-day classic (men's)

[Lequack]

The best non-monument race, which should by now be a monument. It's always exciting and hard racing, with lots of gravel and climbing.
Pogacar is returning to defend his 2022 win, while Wout and MVDP, the two elite off road riders, don't want to race on gravel it seems. Also Pidcock is return to defend his win from last year.

Notable mentions: Pogacar, Hirschi, Mohoric, Simon Yates, Laporte, Healy, Kuss, Pidcock, Kung, Powless

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Competing teams and riders for Strade Bianche 2024. Top competitors are Tadej PogaÄar, Julian Alaphilippe and MichaÅ Kwiatkowski.

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[Red Rick]

Very hard to see beyond Pog here

 

[Lequack]

Van Eetvelt is here fresh from his UAE Tour win, so that should make @Logic-is-your-friend interested! Also the youngster Van Gils after his one-stage GC win in Andalucia.

 

[Samamba]

Very hard to see beyond Pog here

Beaten by his own teammate, the rain God himself, Tim Wellens. He will have super powers.

In all seriousness, yes, without (a lot of bad luck) I don't see anyone beating him.

 

[Bolder]

Very hard to see beyond Pog here

Mohoric is my second favorite. Can he wear his gravel WC jersey, at least?

 

[red_flanders]

Mohoric is my second favorite. Can he wear his gravel WC jersey, at least?

I wouldn’t think so, this is (I would think, someone correct me) officially a road race and that jersey would not apply.

 

[hayneplane]

Are we taking the over or under on a decisive Pogi attack 50km out.

 

[Sciatic]

Mohoric is my second favorite. Can he wear his gravel WC jersey, at least?

He is a good candidate, but would have to get away from Pog well before the climb up to Sienna. Not sure it would be worth the risk involved, but would be fun to see Mohoric use his downhill & gravel skills to attack on one of the steeper gravel descents

 

[Sciatic]

Are we taking the over or under on a decisive Pogi attack 50km out.

Depends if Ben Healy has already attacked from 100km out

 

[Potomac]

Are we taking the over or under on a decisive Pogi attack 50km out.

Under, for $50

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Mohoric is my second favorite. Can he wear his gravel WC jersey, at least?

He can stop every time they reach or leave a gravel section to change jersey.

 

[Sciatic]

Timetable. Some of us have to determine how early we are willing to wake up!

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[ManicJack]

Two or three US riders will be in the mix late into the race and then..............

 

[Lequack]

Apparently it will be cloudy with showers

 

[Sciatic]

He can stop every time they reach or leave a gravel section to change jersey.

He just needs ima reversible jersey—he’s such a good bike handler he could probably switch back and forth without even stopping—though he’ll have to take the helmet off which is probably a rule violation.

 

[dazaau]

Such a great race, it's a shame there is no wout or mvdp or Remco to take it to Pog. Also longer this year. No Julian either, though it's been a while since he was at his best.

 

[RedheadDane]

He just needs ima reversible jersey—he’s such a good bike handler he could probably switch back and forth without even stopping—though he’ll have to take the helmet off which is probably a rule violation.

The Bahrain jersey is mostly white anyway.
Just give him a vest - made from a very thin material - with the stripes on.

 

[rallybanana]

The Bahrain jersey is mostly white anyway.
Just give him a vest - made from a very thin material - with the stripes on.

Or a rainbow puffer vest, like the one Robin Williams wore in Mork & Mindy.

 

[Wyndbrook]

He is a good candidate, but would have to get away from Pog well before the climb up to Sienna. Not sure it would be worth the risk involved, but would be fun to see Mohoric use his downhill & gravel skills to attack on one of the steeper gravel descents

Perhaps he could link up with Pidcock and together take it to the hair mop.

 

[houtdffan]

how long before this is considered a monument?

It does not have the history of the other monuments, which works against this race

 

[scribers]

It’s a great race but not a monument. Monuments were contested by legends and serve to compare eras

 

[Brullnux]

Isaac del Toro time

 

[Rob5091]

Visma have Kuss (fresh from Jaen) and Laporte, while Ineos have an interesting line up (Pidcock, Bernal, Thomas, Kwia). Martinez (in his new Roglic clone mode) for Bora will be interesting to see how he does.
With the new "junior racing" style, maybe an upset is on the books.

 

[wansteadimp]

Is coverage expected to start as late into the race as in previous years? Because with the additional length, harder sectors earlier in the race and the rain all week Pog could be on his own by the time coverage starts with circa 80k to go

 

[Potomac]

Is coverage expected to start as late into the race as in previous years? Because with the additional length, harder sectors earlier in the race and the rain all week Pog could be on his own by the time coverage starts with circa 80k to go

looks like we get the last 90 minutes of racing here in the states