Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 2, San Vincenzo -> Indicatore, 232 kms (07/03/2013)

[Eshnar]

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Cavendish.

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[Afrank]

Cav Vs. Greipel, and Cav to win. Sagan to save it for Chieti.

 

[Eshnar]

Cav Vs. Greipel, and Cav to win. Sagan to save it for Chieti.

It would be a mistake. This is the MSR warmup, no point in trying to hold on up to the Lanciano. His opponents are those of tomorrow.

 

[burning]

Some guy in blue should win

 

[jens_attacks]

greipel will win i think

 

[Roude Leiw]

This is the first time this year that Greipel/Cav face off?

I see Cav

 

[SafeBet]

Cavendish for me too.

 

[Afrank]

It would be a mistake. This is the MSR warmup, no point in trying to hold on up to the Lanciano. His opponents are those of tomorrow.

Right, forgot about Lanciano before Chieti. I could still see him at least trying to hold on though, just for the hell of it. But i digress, he'll probably be in the mix tomorrow then.

Pretty good sprinters field looking at the startlist: In addition to Cav/Greipel/Sagan there is Goss, Farrar, Hushovd, Degenkolb, Demare, Ferrari, Ciolek.
And will be good to see the Lotto and OPQS leadout trains going head to head.

 

[UncleTupelo]

Cav for me, although I fear carnage.

 

[King Boonen]

Cav for me, although I fear carnage.

Not Farrar...?

 

[Pentacycle]

Not Farrar...?

You mean Farrar, as part of the carnage.

 

[cineteq]

You mean Farrar, as part of the carnage.

More like the guy who causes the carnage (see 2011 Vuelta).

 

[Poursuivant]

Anyone know what the run in for the last k or two is like? Any dangerous turns or is it nice and straight??

 

[Netserk]

Anyone know what the run in for the last k or two is like? Any dangerous turns or is it nice and straight??

 

[Poursuivant]

Thanks mister

 

[manafana]

a bit to the finish so can see someone going down in the run in if its a bit wet.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Give me an upset: Ferrari FTW.

 

[BillytheKid]

The TTT will factor on this long one with the order of the team cars. I feel sorry for those Euskatel boys trying to shag bottles from the very back.

 

[greenedge]

Cav to beat Greipel- though a Lotto surge at the end could push aside an OPQS train and Greipel would then have favourable circumstances to win.

Demare, Farrar and Goss to also feature- no idea if Sagan will even try.

 

[Jancouver]

Cav to beat Greipel- though a Lotto surge at the end could push aside an OPQS train and Greipel would then have favourable circumstances to win.

Demare, Farrar and Goss to also feature- no idea if Sagan will even try.

Demare???

dont think so ...

 

[Roude Leiw]

Demare???

dont think so ...

Why not? The guy has at least as much potential then Ferrari who is cited here a potential winner.

If I were Sagan I would give it a try to see how I actually fare against the top 2 sprinters on a flat stage ftm

 

[will10]

The TTT will factor on this long one with the order of the team cars. I feel sorry for those Euskatel boys trying to shag bottles from the very back.

It's not so hard to get bottles when you're doing 30kph all day.

 

[King Boonen]

You mean Farrar, as part of the carnage.

I was making an assumption based on his username, thought it was a clever play on being a Farrar fan.

 

[BlenJones2]

Omega will have to pull all day so lotto will be able to take it up late. Therefore I think we'll see something similar to stage 2 of the tdf 2012