Milan-San Remo

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

Looks like Alessandro Petacchi will take it this
year by the way he's riding over in the
Vuelta a Andalucía this week.

Cadel Evans is really on form as well.

Erik Zabel and Andreas Klöden are looking
lean and mean over in the Volta ao Algarve.

I think Boonen made a mistake doing Qatar
and California this year.

[Andre]

On Feb 23, 7:08*pm, Fabrizio Mazzoleni <edward_whiteb...@stream.com>
wrote:
> Looks like Alessandro Petacchi will take it this
> year by the way he's riding over in the
> Vuelta a Andalucía this week.
>
> Cadel Evans is really on form as well.
>
> Erik Zabel and Andreas Klöden are looking
> lean and mean over in the Volta ao Algarve.
>
> I think Boonen made a mistake doing Qatar
> and California this year.

No, Boonen will win Milan-San-Remo.....because he wants to. Although
Gilbert may have something to say.

[Fabrizio Mazzoleni]

On Feb 23, 6:11*pm, Andre <ANDREJANSSE...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> No, Boonen will win Milan-San-Remo.....because he wants to. Although
> Gilbert may have something to say.

Maybe no one will inform Boonen that the finish will not be
on the via Roma, but making a left hand turn to finish on
the Lungomare Italo Calvino this year.

http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/2008/2008-viaroma-change.htm

[Kenny]

On Feb 24, 3:11*am, Andre <ANDREJANSSE...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Feb 23, 7:08*pm, Fabrizio Mazzoleni <edward_whiteb...@stream.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Looks like Alessandro Petacchi will take it this
> > year by the way he's riding over in the
> > Vuelta a Andalucía this week.
>
> > Cadel Evans is really on form as well.
>
> > Erik Zabel and Andreas Klöden are looking
> > lean and mean over in the Volta ao Algarve.
>
> > I think Boonen made a mistake doing Qatar
> > and California this year.
>
> No, Boonen will win Milan-San-Remo.....because he wants to. Although
> Gilbert may have something to say.

If there is 1 thing absolutely sure: Gilbert will attack on the
Poggio. He had a winter without injuries and he already was "hors
categorie" at the challenge mallorca. What he did last year with
Riccò, he will do better this year. He certainly is one of the main
favourites for next week's Omloop Het Volk.

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article
<7cb52635-5c76-48aa-a196-5d106a6070e7@n77g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
Fabrizio Mazzoleni <edward_whitebone@stream.com> wrote:

> On Feb 23, 6:11*pm, Andre <ANDREJANSSE...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > No, Boonen will win Milan-San-Remo.....because he wants to. Although
> > Gilbert may have something to say.
>
> Maybe no one will inform Boonen that the finish will not be
> on the via Roma, but making a left hand turn to finish on
> the Lungomare Italo Calvino this year.
>
> http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/2008/2008-viaroma-change.htm

This cordial and thoughtful dialogue about actual pro racing is
completely baffling me.

I...don't know what to do?

Uh, LIVEDRUNK, dumbasses?...

Oh heck.

--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@gmail.com http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

[bjw@mambo.ucolick.org]

On Feb 23, 8:07*pm, Fabrizio Mazzoleni <edward_whiteb...@stream.com>
wrote:
> On Feb 23, 6:11*pm, Andre <ANDREJANSSE...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > No, Boonen will win Milan-San-Remo.....because he wants to. Although
> > Gilbert may have something to say.
>
> Maybe no one will inform Boonen that the finish will not be
> on the via Roma, but making a left hand turn to finish on
> the Lungomare Italo Calvino this year.
>
> http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/2008/2008-viaroma-change.htm

It looks like the sharp left hand turn is about 400-500 meters
from the finish. That's far enough out that ordinarily the leaders
will get around the sharp turn in one piece. However, if
nobody informs Boonen that there is a left hand turn, the
odds of a stackup are significantly higher.

The final straight run in to the finish is shorter than it was
along the Via Roma, so positioning before that sharp
turn will be more important. If you're too far back it
will not be possible for teammates to move you up on the
straight.

The base of the Poggio is a few km from the finish, right?
So a couple of extra turns and another hundred meters
makes it no more likely that a soloist will stay away.

Ben

[John Forrest Tomlinson]

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:07:53 -0800 (PST), Fabrizio Mazzoleni
<edward_whitebone@stream.com> wrote:

>On Feb 23, 6:11*pm, Andre <ANDREJANSSE...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> No, Boonen will win Milan-San-Remo.....because he wants to. Although
>> Gilbert may have something to say.
>
>Maybe no one will inform Boonen that the finish will not be
>on the via Roma, but making a left hand turn to finish on
>the Lungomare Italo Calvino this year.
>
>http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/2008/2008-viaroma-change.htm

Too bad Rock Racing is not a high enough level team to do that race:
"seafront finish" has Cipollini written all over it.

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/5352945.jpg

[Morten Reippuert Knudsen]

Kenny <gelei2001@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 24, 3:11*am, Andre <ANDREJANSSE...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Feb 23, 7:08*pm, Fabrizio Mazzoleni <edward_whiteb...@stream.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Looks like Alessandro Petacchi will take it this
>> > year by the way he's riding over in the
>> > Vuelta a Andalucía this week.
>>
>> > Cadel Evans is really on form as well.
>>
>> > Erik Zabel and Andreas Klöden are looking
>> > lean and mean over in the Volta ao Algarve.
>>
>> > I think Boonen made a mistake doing Qatar
>> > and California this year.
>>
>> No, Boonen will win Milan-San-Remo.....because he wants to. Although
>> Gilbert may have something to say.
>
> If there is 1 thing absolutely sure: Gilbert will attack on the
> Poggio. He had a winter without injuries and he already was "hors
> categorie" at the challenge mallorca. What he did last year with
> Riccò, he will do better this year. He certainly is one of the main
> favourites for next week's Omloop Het Volk.

F. Schleck will open the ball a tad too early on Cipressa and go again
on Poggio as in the two previous editions. However he will be caught
right before the top of Poggio as usual because of his efforts on
Cipressa.

--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) <http://blog.reippuert.dk>

Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.