Milan-San Remo - 23'rd March - *spoilers*

[thom]

La Primavera takes place this Sunday.

The proposed additional climb was not included due to safety reasons:

Arguably this is the first of the really big ones, one with romance but likely the longest parcours of the year. Really looking forward to it.

 

[smutchin]

Ooh, yes! Could be a very exciting one. Cav's win yesterday shows he's well up for it, but there are plenty of strong contenders showing good form...

 

[Crackle]

Start list and the weather is looking wet

 

[raindog]

Start list and the weather is looking wet

that's last year's start list

 

[Crackle]

that's last year's start list

Right! It's this years weather though

 

[raindog]

 

[rich p]

I wonder if OPQS will be riding primarily for Boonen or Cav?

 

[Crackle]

More likely to be a sprinters race this year do you think? Degenkolb and Cav both looked like they were climbing well. Grepel less so but not bad for a big guy and Kittel hopeless.

 

[thom]

Sagan is going to win something like this sooner rather than later.

 

[rich p]

More likely to be a sprinters race this year do you think? Degenkolb and Cav both looked like they were climbing well. Grepel less so but not bad for a big guy and Kittel hopeless.

Boonen climbs well and is still a sprinter of sorts

 

[laurence]

Boonen for me.

 

[Keith Oates]

I don't know who will win but I really HOPE it's Cav!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The Couch]

Boonen climbs well and is still a sprinter of sorts

Not so sure though if he can actually climb that much better than Cav (currently) and as long as Cav is in the same group, Boonen won't be able to sprint for it

Probably people like Sagan, Cancellara, Van Avermaet, Gilbert, Ulissi, Chavanel,... (Degenkolb, Kristof?) should be able to drop the rest of peloton and after the top of the Poggio it will be a race if the left-over of the peloton (Greipel, Cav, Demare) can catch them back or not

 

[thom]

Stannard to place well again ?

 

[beastie]

I wonder if OPQS will be riding primarily for Boonen or Cav?

Boonen I expect.