Milan - San Remo

[Jaco-fiets]

17 March! Who will take it? Will there be coverage on tv?

 

Sorry if there is a thread on this allready

[FatBoyDrunk]

Cav

[Red Zone]

Mario Cippolini is making a comeback, perhaps he will be in the mix, not!

 

The safe money is on Cav, I would like to see André Greipel take it, perhaps Peter Sagan as a bit of an outsider

[Cav']

Looks like they dont air it on Supersport

[Eldron]

Boooooooonen!

[Jaco-fiets]

Would have to be between Boonen/Cav/Cancellara/Greipel/Sagan/Gilbert

 

Think i just named the entire pro pelaton

['Dale]

Cav is always a threat.

Sagan is looking sharp.

Boonen is looking really sharp.

Nibali could surprize after showing good result.

Fabulous Fabian, well, who can doubt his hunger after last year's close calls.

 

Tough call.

[RacerX]

Heinrich or Thor (to redress 2009)

Edited March 15, 2012 by RacerX

[Cav']

Hushovd might suprise if fabian doesnt, but i'll put money on cav

[kosmonooit]

www.cyclingfans.com for live coverage.

 

The English streams tend to buffer a lot on the big events, but the fall back option is the Dutch or Flemish channels. Die Taal comes in handy after all

 

Yes Cav is the fav and all the best, now is the time! but there seems to be a lot of other pretenders. Depends if he gets delivered to the final sprint? Such a long race, I guess many good plans don't come to fruition. .

 

Sagal is a great talent but a bit of a wild card, would be sensational if he wins but he seems to be at his best at the slight up hill sprints. Maybe it will just be someone no one expects?

[Cav']

Hushovd pulled out of the race (sick) which means gilbert will be bmc's man lead out by hincapie

[Cav']

 

 

The English streams tend to buffer a lot on the big events, but the fall back option is the Dutch or Flemish channels. Die Taal comes in handy after all

 

Yes Cav is the fav and all the best, now is the time! but there seems to be a lot of other pretenders. Depends if he gets delivered to the final sprint? Such a long race, I guess many good plans don't come to fruition. .

 

Sagal is a great talent but a bit of a wild card, would be sensational if he wins but he seems to be at his best at the slight up hill sprints. Maybe it will just be someone no one expects?

Do you have a link to those dutch channels?

[kosmonooit]

Do you have a link to those dutch channels?

 

Just go the that cyclefans.com website or follow him on Twitter, the relevant hyperlinks get posted as they come on line. Bit of hit & miss but eventually you can get stream up, even if its in Italian or French.

[Cav']

 

 

Just go the that cyclefans.com website or follow him on Twitter, the relevant hyperlinks get posted as they come on line. Bit of hit & miss but eventually you can get stream up, even if its in Italian or French.

Thanks

[kosmonooit]

Re: Ads popping up. Find a stream that you can hit the full screen button in the lower rhs and then you are sorted! Some of the streams don't allow full screen, others do. Or just right click for options (Windows users)

 

Just read an article on cycle news about Gripel - he is a strong option this year, certainly delivered the goods thus far.

 

 

Andre Greipel's nickname may be “The Gorilla”, but in reality he may be too much of a “Mr. Nice Guy” in mass sprints. But the Lotto Belisol rider still thinks he can win Milan-San Remo on Saturday.

 

It will be only his second time in the race, and his first as captain there. During his years at HTC-Highroad, he had to stay behind Mark Cavendish in the pecking order, and in his first start in Milan last year, Philippe Gilbert was the Lotto captain. Now it is the 29-year-old German's turn.

 

The most important thing for a sprinter at Milan-San Remo “is to be at the front when we hit the Poggio,” he told Het Nieuwsblad. “If I don't have any problems getting over the climbs, then I think I can sprint for the win.”

 

He is confident and has planned well for the race. “I pulled out of Tirreno-Adriatico to get some extra rest. I already have six victories in my pocket. The confidence is there. The condition is good. If I recuperate from the hard Tirreno I will be there.”

 

Greipel opened the season by winning the Cancer Council Helpline Classic in Australia before going on to take four stages at the Tour Down Under and two at the Tour of Oman. He has not scored since then, which team manager Herman Frison said may be because he is “too nice.”

 

"I am indeed not a sprinter who pushes and pulls, but is that necessary? When I see other guys, sometimes I think they are crazy,” Greipel said. “If I am pushed toward a barrier, I'm on the brakes and not going for the smallest hole. I would not fall.”

 

Not all riders think of their safety, Greipel notes, and he feels that the rider who takes the most risks “must surely be (Peter) Sagan. He is still young and sometimes crazy. That is the difference between younger and older riders.”

 

There is no point in trying to address the issue with Sagan, Greipel said. "He does not speak English. What can I tell him? I've tried. He does some stupid things in the sprint. That's not smart, but it is so. "

Edited March 15, 2012 by kosmonooit

[Cippo]

Cippo is back. Wouldnt that be an upset if Super Mario takes it in a bunch sprint.