tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 A reminder again of the names in the break: Serge Pauwels (MTN-Qhubeka)Jan Barta (Bora-Argon 18)Sebastian Molano (Colombia)Maarten Tjallingii (LottoNL-Jumbo)Andrea Peron (Novo Nordisk)Stefano Pirazzi (CSF Bardiani)Adrian Kurek (CCC Sprandi Polkowice)Matteo Bono (Lampre-Merida)Julien Berard (Ag2r-La Mondiale)Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Androni Giocattoli)Marco Frapporti (Androni Giocattoli)
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 The gap to the break is down to 3:30 with 63 km to go. For spectators, this race only really lights up around 30 km to go with the Cipressa. I'll take a break until we get there.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Ok the pace has definitely ramped up now. The race is starting to ignite as they go over the 3 small capos before the Cipressa. 48km to go and the gap is down to 2:10. The teams driving the front now are Etixx-Quickstep and Sky.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 15:53:14 CET Over the climb and we see a few Lotto Soudal men move up for Greipel. Pauwels is bossing the lead break at the moment, meaning his MTN teammates in the bunch don't have to do any of the pace setting duties.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 The break is splintering. Just 5 riders left. Pauwels is still there.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Now just 4 in the break. 1:00 to the chasers with 37 km to go. 10 km to the Cipressa.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Crash! And 3 Sky riders have now broken away off the front by themselves. The cause of the crash was the 4th Sky rider crashed on a corner and took out the riders behind him.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 OGE and Giant have come to the front to chase down the Sky boys. 4 km to the Cipressa...
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Just 3 from the original breakaway still out front, but now individuals doing their own thing. Bono (Lampre) out on his own. The others from the break have joined the 3 Sky boys, about 10 second ahead of the main bunch. 1 km to the Cipressa...
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 They're all climbing and the pace is high. The bunch is coming up to the Sky triplets. First small attack, Geraint Thomas and Swift hook onto it as it comes past. Now Stybar launches across and GVA goes with him. This is a strong group!
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 French champ Arnaud Demare crashes on the climb. No chance of getting back, race over. Meanwhile, the group is all together again, strung out on 1 very long line. They're about to summit. All the big names are there.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Kristoff suffering near the back, pedalling squares. Cav also near the back. Not looking like it's their day.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Geraint Thomas has done a huge pull for Ben Swift up the Cipressa as they summit. EBH sitting pretty in 4th.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Sun is out and the road has dried out. Good news for the critical descent of the Poggio.
tombeej Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 At the bottom Daniel Oss from BMC has a big dig. Geraint Thomas, after his big pull up the climb, rides across to him.
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