kosmonooit Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Full results here What's up with the whole of Team SKy DNF'ing? Cav got dropped about 1/2 way then did hey all just abandon because he wasn't going to win it?
T-Bob Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 According to commentary: "Apparently it was Trentin, not Boonen, who went down in that last corner."
nochain Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 According to commentary: "Apparently it was Trentin, not Boonen, who went down in that last corner."Yes i see now he is on he results 20secondsdown...i looked like him next to the road and the italians said it was Boonen.Looks like the only big sprinter that was therein it with a shot was Oscar Freire.Sagan did really good at that distance.Maybe LG should have backed him completely for the win.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Sorry 90km from the finish....he is not that k@k....hehe - He isnt.? Edited March 17, 2012 by GrumpyOldGuy
nochain Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Yeah what happened to Sky ?Sky was still there with Hagen and Thomas....they send the rest of the guys back to help Cav man after he dropped off.They pulled hard for like 50km and got to within 1min before they gave up.Think they all had to stop after that.The Poggoi was way to hard this year for Cav so sky madea mistake to send back so many riders,they maybe should have put the guys there for EB Hagen.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Grumpy,cav man dropped of the back on a climb 90km into the race.bad position on the climb I think but he did not look good anyways.Boonen crashed close to the finish in the sprint....think he might have had 4th in the bag,was looking very good.Nibali started the attack that made the final move,he is looking very good.Hoogerland was also very aggresive. Yeah, looking like he could take the Giro this year, or at least be a very strong contender.
'Dale Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know what races supersport will show in the coming weeks ? Paris-Roubaix in early April is to be broadcasted. There is the Vuelta A Catalunya on the schedule this week. Edited March 18, 2012 by danseuse
'Dale Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Hang onto Fabian's wheel as best you can... Eina! http://cdn2.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2012/03/17/2/bettiniphoto_0103376_1_full_600.jpg
EZRider Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 What I like about Fabulous Fabian is that he risks and goes for it.Throws in all his chips and dare. +1
kosmonooit Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Fabian joined Nabali's late break after Gerran on the Poggio, but led them downhill and couldn't pull a gap from them.
Christie Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 I think Cancellara made a mistake, and that was to underestimate Gerrans in the sprint. He thought he could win it even when putting in long pulls to the line. Regarding Gerrans not helping, I think the criticism is a bit harsh, these guys are racing for a living, not for a couple of hundred rands in an envelope and a gold painted medal. One could also argue that Gerrans had Goss (last year's winner) for the sprint if the break did not go to the line.
'Dale Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 I think Cancellara made a mistake, and that was to underestimate Gerrans in the sprint. He thought he could win it even when putting in long pulls to the line. Regarding Gerrans not helping, I think the criticism is a bit harsh, these guys are racing for a living, not for a couple of hundred rands in an envelope and a gold painted medal. One could also argue that Gerrans had Goss (last year's winner) for the sprint if the break did not go to the line. He made a similar mistake last year as well. Gerrans admitted in the media that Cancellara was the strongest on the day.Head PLUS Legs win a race, not legs alone, he added. Gonna be interesting to see how Spartacus approaches Flanders and Roubaix.
nochain Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 I think Cancellara made a mistake, and that was to underestimate Gerrans in the sprint. He thought he could win it even when putting in long pulls to the line. Regarding Gerrans not helping, I think the criticism is a bit harsh, these guys are racing for a living, not for a couple of hundred rands in an envelope and a gold painted medal. One could also argue that Gerrans had Goss (last year's winner) for the sprint if the break did not go to the line.It's because he races for a living that i find it hard to believe he would be that stupid.By not pulling he takes a big risk of the bunch catching them.The tactic then is just sit there and hope like hell cancellara does not run out of steam!!how profesional is that?In the end they had 2seconds .....2seconds!!!Surely he should have backed himself in the sprint even after taking a couple of pulls?Why would greenedge not tel him to pull?everybody knows you will rather take on a guy like cancellara at a sprint than 10 guys at the back.In the end Goss was 15th and 20seconds back....he was never in it after the poggio so Gerrans was their only option. So like I said before,it's sit there and hope like hell Cancelarra makes it to the line before the bunch or pull and make sure you have a shot at the sprint.They got away with it this time.....by 2seconds.......
Tankman Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 It's because he races for a living that i find it hard to believe he would be that stupid.By not pulling he takes a big risk of the bunch catching them.The tactic then is just sit there and hope like hell cancellara does not run out of steam!!how profesional is that?In the end they had 2seconds .....2seconds!!!Surely he should have backed himself in the sprint even after taking a couple of pulls?Why would greenedge not tel him to pull?everybody knows you will rather take on a guy like cancellara at a sprint than 10 guys at the back.In the end Goss was 15th and 20seconds back....he was never in it after the poggio so Gerrans was their only option. So like I said before,it's sit there and hope like hell Cancelarra makes it to the line before the bunch or pull and make sure you have a shot at the sprint.They got away with it this time.....by 2seconds....... You still crying about this? The Cancellara break survived without the help of the other two, albeit with 2 seconds, they succeeded! Sure glad your not sitting in my team car giving tactical advice like "help him" ... help him win ja! You're either helping someone else win or helping yourself win in that situation. And I am a huge Spartacus fan BUT That's racing for ya!
Jaco-fiets Posted March 18, 2012 Author Posted March 18, 2012 So what is up with Gilbert? Was last year a fluke?
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