The Classics

['Dale]

Boonen, on Sagan's form and team

 

 

Edited March 18, 2017 by 'Dale

[Frosty]

One stream I usually use - starts today in 6 hours 18 minutes

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wslB2VQ1AQI

['Dale]

“At Milan San Remo, I’m giving 100% for Peter. A win for Bora-hansgrohe on the Via Roma would be amazing. The goal, for me, is to get over the final climbs and be there at the finish...I’m hoping I can contribute as best I can in the final 500m, I believe no one can come around Peter at the finish. I look forward to the race as it could be a very special day for Bora-hansgrohe.”

 

Bennet 

[Cav']

One stream I usually use - starts today in 6 hours 18 minutes

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wslB2VQ1AQI

Love the streams that I can watch on my phone easily. (Driving, in the supermarket, at a braai etc..I don't care.)

['Dale]

That'll warm me up...

 

http://static2.milanosanremo.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SRM_17_alt_WEB.jpg

['Dale]

Analysis away!

 

 

http://inrng.com/medias/images/sanremosprintsize2017.gif

['Dale]

Cyclingnews spoke to six of the leading directeur sport ifs, and three predicted that Sagan would win. The other three picked their own team leader or another rider, but all struggled to see how Sagan can be beaten.

[Jakkals.]

Me back in the day, with a massive hangover! My brother takes the cherrie on the cake for his last action!

 

['Dale]

It's Milan-San Remo day!

 

The riders are in the process of signing on. There's some sun out there and the racing will be underway in just over 30 minutes.

['Dale]

This is the team that is behind Peter Sagan today.

71 Peter Sagan (Svk)

72 Sam Bennett (Irl)

73 Maciej Bodnar (Pol)

74 Marcus Burghardt (Ger)

75 Andreas Schillinger (Ger)

76 Juraj Sagan (Svk)

77 Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat)

78 Cesare Benedetti (Ita)

['Dale]

Probably the most formidable team on the start line, as ever, is Quick-Step Floors. They've got a number of big hitters in their line-up that could win today, including Fernando Gaviria.

151 Tom Boonen (Bel)

152 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra)

153 Jack Bauer (NZl)

154 Fernando Gaviria (Col)

155 Philippe Gilbert (Bel)

156 Fabio Sabatini (Ita)

157 Matteo Trentin (Ita)

158 Julien Vermote (Bel)

['Dale]

Today will be Tom Boonen's final Milan-San Remo as he is set to retire in a few short weeks. He says that it's not always the strongest that wins but the ones who make the right tactical choices.

['Dale]

Some good new for the riders on this longest of days. There is expected to be a bit of a tailwind when the riders hit the coast.

['Dale]

Just a few kilometres in, 10 riders have already made a bid for freedom. The riders are: Frapporti, Maestri, Clarke, Skujins, Rovni, Marangoni, Poli, Zurlo, Amezqueta and Denz.

['Dale]

It looks like this is the break of the day, as the bunch looks to save their legs for later. The 10 riders have almost two minutes on the peloton.

['Dale]

Some clarification on the riders in the break. It is Mattia Frapporti and William Clarke. The bane of having two riders with the same last name in the same team. Again, this is the full make-up of the break with full names and teams: Nico Denz (Ag2r La Mondiale), Mattia Frapporti (Androni-Sidermec), Mirco Maestri (Bardiani-CSF), William Clarke, Tom Skujins (Cannondale-Drapac), Ivan Rovny (Gazprom-Rusvelo), Alan Marangoni (Nippo-Fantini), Umberto Poli (Novo Nordisk), Federico Zurlo (UAE Team Emirates), Julen Amezqueta (Wilier-Selle Italia).