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Milan San Remo **contains unmasked spoilers**
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22-03-2014 1:35pm#1
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Shame in some ways, but its a lot to ask of him in his first year with the team for such a high profile event and at 298km its really - really - long, so it probably unrealistic to think he would be a contender ...?0 -
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"Just mention Milano-Sanremo and immediately your mind goes to a 7-year jump back in time. The Milano-Sanremo goes back to its “classic” route, particularly appealing to sprinters. The Manie climb will be skipped, and the Pompeiana climb is inaccessible. The “Classicissima” thus goes back to its fast and - just seemingly - effortless route, which has been the trademark of the most popular road race for at least 25 years. The main difficulties - or, rather, opportunities to upset sprinters’ plans - are the legendary Turchino pass, the “capi” (Mele, Cervo and Berta) and - especially - the Cipressa and Poggio climbs.
The fastest men around - Cavendish, Greipel, Degenkolb - are tipped as favourites, but the history of the Sanremo teaches us that we should never take anything for granted. It took Mario Cipollini, by far the fastest sprinter of his generation, 14 years to cross the finish line in Sanremo with his arms stretched out high towards the sky.
The last edition on the traditional course (2007) was won by Oscar Freire, a complete and utter sprinter, ahead of Allan Davis and Tom Boonen. But the year before, in 2006, an attacker like Filippo Pozzato outwitted and outran everybody, just as Paolo Bettini did in 2003.
The magic of the Sanremo lies in it being considered an easy Classic... which is not that easy, all in all. In the first place, it is the longest race of the year, and its finale - rough and rugged - offers thousands of opportunities to attack. There is one rider who won the Milano-Sanremo 7 times, by interpreting it in seven different ways, when the race course featured the Poggio climb, and not the Cipressa. Well, that was no less than... Mr. Eddy Merckx. But the peloton surely features a handful of champions (just think of Sagan or Cancellara) who are not Merckx, but can ride Merckx-style.
Whatever happens, the Milano-Sanremo - or “Primavera”, as they call it abroad - will send shivers down our spine once again, and will be the official start to the great 2014 season, just like it has always been for over a century.
Pier Bergonzi
La Gazzetta dello Sport"
2013
No real risk of a repeat of last years weather, by the looks of it... rain is expected especially in the early stages of the race, turning to showers toward San Remo.
MILAN
Half-way
SAN REMO
Prize money:
1st place euro 20,000.00
2nd “ euro 10,000.00
3rd “ euro 5,000.00
4th “ euro 2,500.00
5th “ euro 2,000.00
6th “ euro 1,500.00
7th “ euro 1,500.00
8th “ euro 1,000.00
9th “ euro 1,000.00
10th “ euro 500.00
11th “ euro 500.00
12th “ euro 500.00
13th “ euro 500.00
14th “ euro 500.00
15th “ euro 500.00
16th-20th euro 500.00
but then, you dont ride MSR for the money......
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Last 30km with the Cipressa and Poggio climbs dominating the run-in to the finish
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Surely its hard to avoid Cav as a real favourite? His OPQS team have been immense this year and if he has support in the finale, it will be very hard for Sagan & Co to shed him. Add to that the chances are that this is his last big chance in MSR so he is going to be super keen - the Pompieana will be included for the next few years and the sprinters will have a much lower chance. Maybe Spartacus will do a 'special' but he will be marked to the hilt, and its going to be harder to neutralise OPQS........
Anyway, 3-4 hour spin for me in the AM followed by MSR in the PM. Looking forward to this....... 0 -
TheBlaaMan wrote: »Anyway, 3-4 hour spin for me in the AM followed by MSR in the PM. Looking forward to this.......
My plan too .... not sure how the other half's going to feel about it though!0 -
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mistermatthew wrote: »What time would the last 10 to 25k or so be expected to be at?
You'd want to be watching from about 3pm onwards. But don't blame me if I'm wrong! 0 -
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