Milan-Sanremo 2021

Mr. Cats

What time roughly will they hit the Cipressa?

TheBlaaMan

Mr. Cats wrote: »

What time roughly will they hit the Cipressa?

Melodeon

Mr. Cats wrote: »

What time roughly will they hit the Cipressa?

According to the roadbook, sometime between 16.20 and 17.00, local time, depending on how fast the race has gone.
That's 15.20 to 16.00 our time here in Ireland.

I'll just leave this here to get our hopes up for tomorrow. Theres an interview he did on stickybottle today too talking about that day. If he could do it then at that stage of is career Sam can do it now. Realistically though Sam has no hope if they race like that up there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqEnvZ1ynng

Eamonnator

^^^
This is why MSR is my favourite Monument Every time it's mentioned, I think of Kelly freewheeling onto Argentin's wheel.

The Novo Nordisk kit and Colnago bikes are quite nice. Is Stephen Clancy still riding for them?

Raam

https://ismilansanremoexcitingyet.com/

NamelessPhil

My turbo session this morning was more exciting than the early stages of MSR. The fecking cat moaned at me because I wasn't feeding him his second breakfast on demand.

at1withmyself

Wahoo, finally on tv now, on ES 1

fat bloke

That's mad, they were saying alaphillipe's average power for the first hour or something was 95 watts! That's some pro-level wheel suckin'!! Savin' for later!

MPFGLB

Talking to one of the pros and he said the racing has changed and that is why we are seeing the mega watts and speed on the final climbs

They are going slower in the beginning of the races (after breakaways gets away) when previously there was a higher tempo from start to end

Now its about save in middle and beginning and go faster at end. So the full race time is the same but it favours those with speed above those with endurance in cycling ...The young are faster and the older riders are more about endurance


Obv MvdP riding is an exception

breezy1985

fat bloke wrote: »

That's mad, they were saying alaphillipe's average power for the first hour or something was 95 watts! That's some pro-level wheel suckin'!! Savin' for later!

It's not wheel suckin when you are riding the wheels of your own team

griffin100

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I'll just leave this here to get our hopes up for tomorrow. Theres an interview he did on stickybottle today too talking about that day. If he could do it then at that stage of is career Sam can do it now. Realistically though Sam has no hope if they race like that up there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqEnvZ1ynng

Love that video.

Eurosport’s Re-Cycle podcast covered this race in one of its podcasts. Fascinating to hear Kelly’s views on Argentine. A really good listen.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/milano-sanremo/2020/re-cycle-when-sean-kelly-s-perfect-poggio-plunge-won-his-second-milan-san-remo_sto7707054/story-amp.shtml

They also did his 7 Paris Nice wins recently which is also worth a listen. One of my favourite podcast series.

Raam

at1withmyself wrote: »

Wahoo, finally on tv now, on ES 1

Been watching since 8.30 :-D

at1withmyself

Raam wrote: »

Been watching since 8.30 :-D

I've been eating like I've been watching since 8:30, got loads of snacks last night for a couch day but don't have the app!

Seth Brundle

at1withmyself wrote: »

I've been eating like I've been watching since 8:30, got loads of snacks last night for a couch day

Like the ES commentators with hula hoops and Haribos?

at1withmyself

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Like the ES commentators with hula hoops and Haribos?

Oreo muffins and coke :pac:

c.p.w.g.w

Just seen Vivianni back at his team car...is it just me, but does he look overweight?

mitchelsontour

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The Novo Nordisk kit and Colnago bikes are quite nice. Is Stephen Clancy still riding for them?

Yes according to the team website

Bike change for Sam.

Inquitus

Deleted User wrote: »

Bike change for Sam.

Just at the very worst time too!

gavinoontheweb

Could have done with this support from Bora in 2018-19

breezy1985

gavinoontheweb wrote: »

Could have done with this support from Bora in 2018-19

Did you see Lefevre this morning saying Bora offered to buy out DQS. Probably his usual BS but it would be a disaster for Sam

Mefistofelino

breezy1985 wrote: »

Did you see Lefevre this morning saying Bora offered to buy out DQS. Probably his usual BS but it would be a disaster for Sam

Probably Pat's idea of a motivational speech for Sam " Win - or you'll work for Sagan again"

Richard Hillman

This is looking more and more like a bunch sprint

breezy1985

Mefistofelino wrote: »

Probably Pat's idea of a motivational speech for Sam " Win - or you'll work for Sagan again"

He pulls this nonsense any time the sponsorship deals are coming up.

JVs pace at the front could help Sam here. The less solo attacks the better

breezy1985

Demare is up to something

dublin49

is Sam still in peleton

breezy1985

dublin49 wrote: »

is Sam still in peleton

What the hell was that about. Overheating discs?

cyclocross!

breezy1985 wrote: »

What the hell was that about. Overheating discs?

Looked like he was spraying water on Sam's disc brakes.