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Pro Tour Punditry
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This is almost as intriguing as an episode of Murder She Wrote. Although I am only guessing as I never watched it.
Milan - Sanremo 2016 **spoilers**
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If you look at his time up the Cipressa it compares favourably with other sprinters. Considering all of them are fighting to stay in touch at that point it's no real surprise it's one of the fastest, it has to be or the race is lost there. Greipel is not far behind him.
Meanwhile the internet is posting html views of Strava pages and crying conspiracy. Arnauld is being a bit careful in his phrasing though. I imagine a draft or a sticky bottle got used somewhere. Let Nibbles be the first to point the finger on that one eh
Meanwhile the internet is posting html views of Strava pages and crying conspiracy. Arnauld is being a bit careful in his phrasing though. I imagine a draft or a sticky bottle got used somewhere. Let Nibbles be the first to point the finger on that one eh
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
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He's absolutely clear that he was drafting. That's exactly what any rider does after a crash. He also says that the commissaires' car was there the whole time, so if he had done anything unusual it would have been noticed. As he says, no-one would have cared had he just re-entered the peloton and finished in the pack. Is there any 'unwritten rule' that says that you can't try to win after getting back into the peloton in this way? Not that I've ever heard of...
Berk on a Bike
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INRNG gives it the full Perry Mason treatment http://inrng.com/2016/03/demare-cipressa-conspiracy-theories/
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
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- Odawa
In the comments, it is pointed out that Peter Kennaugh also got back on after the crash, yet no-one is accusing him of taking a tow.
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Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
He can now rest easy, having weighed all the "evidence" I now declare him a worthy winner 
Berk on a Bike
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It all goes to prove professional cycling is never boring. Except when it is.
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
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- Quedgeley, Glos.
If he had, it would have been by a Jaguar! If they all took a tow every now and again, my money would always be on Team Sky.
Berk on a Bike
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Don't they use Fords nowadays?
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