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| SotD |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:10
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Aquarius wrote:
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Help him out you cunts!
No need, the T.V. motorcycles once again dragged the front riders in the descent and in San Remo streets...
Yeah. They seem to play a key role each year. They also cut the corner on the descent, only to manouvre slower in the corners than Cancellara. It's a pain in the ass to watch. They shouldn't EVER get that close in the final 10km!
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| Wilier |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:10
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Cancellara was a motorbike on the descent. |
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:11
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Great win for Gerrans! Cancellara rode strongly, not sure about Nibali if he didn't work thinking he could save energy for the finish, or if he was suffering. Greenedge were quiet during the race, I wouldn't have thought he'd have a chance, Sagan was my favourite.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:14
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So Eurosport leaves about 5 minutes after the race without any kind of reporting afterwards to go to snooker? 
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:14
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cunego59 wrote:
So Eurosport leaves about 5 minutes after the race without any kind of reporting afterwards to go to snooker?
That's Eurosport for you.
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| lluuiiggii |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:15
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Cancellara was amazingly strong. Doing pretty much all the work after the attack and Gerrans could barely outsprint him. And with Boonen in the form he's been showing lately (hope he is ok, if it was him crashing) I'm looking forward to the cobble classics 
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| ember |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:18
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It was Trentin who crashed. According to Nicolas Roche's twitter account, it was due to a helicopter flying too low. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:21
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1 - Gerrans
2 - Cancellara
3 - Nibali
4 - Sagan
5 - Degenkolb
6 - Pozzato
7 - Freire
8 - Ballan
9 - Oss
10 - Bennati
11 - Florencio
12 - Paolini
13 - Geschke
14 - Gatto
15 - Goss
16 - Visconti
17 - Guarnieri
18 - Ventoso
19 - De Kort
20 - Hoogerland
21 - Renshaw
22 - Boonen
23 - Leukemans
24 - Modolo
25 - Boasson Hagen
26 - Marcato
27 - Geslin
28 - Lastras
29 - Gavazzi
30 - Löfkvist
31 - Breschel
32 - Boom
EBH was saying he was felling very good but at Poggio he was far back and got stuck behind the smaller groups. If Sky didn't wait for Cav EBH would had a better chance, what a fuck up.
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| Kami |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:23
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Anyways, a very nice race. To bad Trentin and Van Avermaet crashed in the final straight.
Also, Liquigas did have a very good tactic, nothing to blame on Nibali.
Edited by Kami on 17-03-2012 16:23
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| Roman |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:24
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Exciting finish, amazing race. Cancellara was really strong, but like last year, it wasn't enough. Still happy Gerrans won, great rider who finally has a chance to prove himself even in biggest races.
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:28
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people should sto pblaming Gerrans for "stealing" the win. Cancellara was indeed the strongest today but Gerrans was by far the smartest, so is it a crime to be smart?
Still I wonder what would have happened with Gilbert.
And i Think Le Manie has changed a lot in the race behaviour in MSR, it's now for 2 years in a row the race has a first decisive moment there.
Edited by sam1196 on 17-03-2012 16:29
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| kumazan |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:34
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sam1196 wrote:
people should sto pblaming Gerrans for "stealing" the win. Cancellara was indeed the strongest today but Gerrans was by far the smartest, so is it a crime to be smart?
Of course not. And obviously wanting the riders who actually made the race exciting to win isn't either.
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:38
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kumazan wrote:
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people should stop blaming Gerrans for "stealing" the win. Cancellara was indeed the strongest today but Gerrans was by far the smartest, so is it a crime to be smart?
Of course not. And obviously wanting the riders who actually made the race exciting to win isn't either.
Exactly; Gerrans, Nibali and Cancellara made the race togheter (maybe Gerrans less than the other but still, it was him who countered Nibali.) I think it's fair to have those 3 on Podium.
Meanwhile on Thomas Degendt his Facebook; he said that Gerrans stole the victory ans other stupid sayings. I don't mind if it's really Thomas who says that or it's his fanclub on Facebook.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:39
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You could also say Gerrans won because Cancellara rather finishes 2nd than 10th so he keeps on riding. Nevertheless it was impressive that he was able to hold Cance's wheel and outsprint him at the end. |
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:42
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There are not many that can say that they have won against a Swiss motorcycle.
Now what does this mean for the WT standings? Nibali or Gerrans on 1?
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:46
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sam1196 wrote:
Meanwhile on Thomas Degendt his Facebook; he said that Gerrans stole the victory ans other stupid sayings. I don't mind if it's really Thomas who says that or it's his fanclub on Facebook.
Well, there are two ways to see it. A cynical one, that'd say that you race to win and that the means justify the end, and the one that sees it as a gentlemen's sport.
I'm not saying one is better than the other, but depending on which you choose to adopt, you'll judge the way Gerrans won today very differently. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:47
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sam1196 wrote:
There are not many that can say that they have won against a Swiss motorcycle.
Now what does this mean for the WT standings? Nibali or Gerrans on 1?
Gerrans 
He already won TDU which gives the same amount of points as winning Tirreno. So they were almost equal on points before today.
Edited by Alakagom on 17-03-2012 16:47
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| SotD |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:48
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ember wrote:
It was Trentin who crashed. According to Nicolas Roche's twitter account, it was due to a helicopter flying too low.
lol... That has got to hurt
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| kumazan |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:49
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Aquarius wrote:
sam1196 wrote:
Meanwhile on Thomas Degendt his Facebook; he said that Gerrans stole the victory ans other stupid sayings. I don't mind if it's really Thomas who says that or it's his fanclub on Facebook.
Well, there are two ways to see it. A cynical one, that'd say that you race to win and that the means justify the end, and the one that sees it as a gentlemen's sport.
I'm not saying one is better than the other, but depending on which you choose to adopt, you'll judge the way Gerrans won today very differently.
Problem is, people choose one or the other depending on whether they like the rider doing it or not. You'll see people calling Gerrans smart now, and Evans a wheelsucker in July.
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 17-03-2012 16:53
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@ Aquarius; there's always a road in the middle i think.
Racing to win and means justifying the end is like pozzato did last year.
Gentlemen's sport is what Voigt did in P-N with Sanchez, knowing that he's not going to win but still keep going.
For me cycling should be a well balanced mix between those two.
@Alakgom: Thanks, but i really think it doesn't make sense to give the same amount of points for TDU as for Tirreno. TDu is a high level indeed, but Tirreno is still a harder and better stuffed race.
As for Trentin, isn't it a bit strange then that he's the only one who went down because of that? 
Edited by sam1196 on 17-03-2012 16:55
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