'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 We have now been told that RCS will release an announcement
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Nothing is confirmed until RSC make a statement but we are hearing that there will be a 9km diversion onto the motorway. We're also hearing that the Turchino climb may be cut from the route as a result.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 News of the landslide on the #MSR course confirmed via race radio. Peloton will have 9km diversion on motorway.— Cannondale Pro Team (@Ride_Argyle) March 19, 2016
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 The Orica GreenEdge team have also Tweeted about this 9km diversion onto the motorway. In the race, the break have 8'27 over the peloton after 67km of racing.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Journalist Felix Mattis is on the scene of the landslide and he's reported that: Most important information from the landslide: Nobody injured. That's what the firemen on site just told me. #MSR
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 211km remaining from 291km 80km into the race and the peloton, still with a Katusha rider on the front, have brought the gap down to 7'43. We'v
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Confirmed: The race will not be neutralized. They will have the 9km deviation, however. So after the Turchino, the riders will deviate onto the motorway at Voltri. They will then race 9km before heading back onto the coastal road at Arenzano. A similar situation occurred in 2003.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Here's the official statement from RCS: Due to a landslide on the Milano-Sanremo original race course in between Genova Voltri and Arenzano, the Race Direction together with the Police Support Officer decided to divert the race onto the A10 highway, entering in Genova Voltri and exiting in Arenzano to rejoin the original course. This detour is now officially part of the race course.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 91km remaining from 291km Just the small matter of 200km of racing remaining in this year's Milan-San Remo. At the front of the peloton Peter Sagan's Tinkoff squad start to work and they take a minute off the break's advantage. They're at 7'43.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 196km remaining from 291km The 11 leaders had almost 11 minutes on the peloton at their peak but the gap continues to drop, and it's at 7'25 with 196km remaining. Tinkoff and Katusha continue to hold the fort at the front of the peloton, while several riders are heading back to the team cars to pick up extra food, bottles and instructions.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 The Passo dello Turchino is on the horizon for the riders in this year's Milan-San Remo. The climb will not decide the race but it will sap the energy of everyone out there, adding to the culminated fatigue that comes with racing for 300 kilometres.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 The peloton have eased off in their chase ever so slightly and it's allowed the 11-man break to extend their advantage to 8'37.
'Dale Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Tinkoff have sat up, and it allows the break to move their lead back up to nine minutes. This brings Katusha back into play, with Kristoff's men setting up shop on the front of the peloton.
tombeej Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 How are you guys streaming? Link please Not yet - about an hour from now. For the English feed, choose Eurosport when it comes on.http://www.steephill.tv/classics/milan-san-remo/
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