The early season day races thread 2013 *SPOILERS*
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Yes, good mature team riding by Sagan, marking Cancellara and letting Moser take the glory. Must have been hard for him to resist the temptation to steal it - he looked like he would have been capable.
Excellent ride by Moser too. He looks a real prospect. Great day for Cannondale - two very young but very talented rising stars there.
d.
thom
____
- Location
- The Borough
Exactly - Cannondale played it really well. They had strength in numbers to bully off and close down Cancellara when he played at the front with 20 km to 30 km to go, then were able to counter with Moser and force Cancellara to do more work. Sagan just sat in his wheel - at one point Cancellara was at the back, steeling himself for an attack with momentum but Sagan closed it down and with that, he probably shut off Cancellara's final chance.
Edit - i expect they will try the same tactics during the Ardennes classics
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Maybe, but I always think it is funny when riders go to the front in situations like that, and then turn round and start moaning at the others for not helping out.
Sagan obviously wasn't going to, and anybody else helping would then be overtaken at the finish by Sagan and Cancellara, so why bother!
The only chance that the rest had was to hope that Cancellara got tired of messing about and had a real go for it, try and stay with him, and then ...
... fail and be beaten by Sagan and Cancellara anyway!
(Okay, somebody did manage to get 3rd place but I wouldn't be surprised if Cancellara sat up once he realised that 1st and 2nd places had eluded him.)
Noodley
Guest
Speaking of 3rd place, I thought Nocentini rode a good race today.
Looking at the results highlights just how isolated Cancellara was from any support - the next RadioShack rider was 40th, 2 ins 48 secs behind the Moser - the other 3 RadioShack riders who finished were over 11 minutes behind Moser. He didnae stand a chance!
Looking at the results highlights just how isolated Cancellara was from any support - the next RadioShack rider was 40th, 2 ins 48 secs behind the Moser - the other 3 RadioShack riders who finished were over 11 minutes behind Moser. He didnae stand a chance!
tigger
Über Member
Just finished watching on Sky+. That was a great race by Cannodale. It looked like it was in the bag for Moser the moment he attacked. Great ride by Sagan to take a very comfortable second. This is fast becoming my favourite race. It's hard to believe its only a few years old, it has the feel of an historic race.
Noodley
Guest
The bits I watched were very good, looked like a great route in some lovely countryside. The narrow roads near the end looked like they could have been a bit tricky for a mass arrival especially on the final corner, but the uphill nature of the roads would probably string them out even if they arrived en masse.
Herzog
Swinglish Mountain Goat
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
Glad nobody from Cannondale got 3rd...Gewiss Fleche Wallonne 1994...
Excellent to see Moser notch up his first of the year, some excellent candidates for the cobbled classics to come.
Excellent to see Moser notch up his first of the year, some excellent candidates for the cobbled classics to come.
Sagan looks like he could be unbeatable in uphill sprints for a long time. It was perfect tactics from Cannondale. I was surprised Cancellara let Moser go, he looked very good, and showed his cannyness in judging his effort in the last kms. Many riders would have felt the chasers gaining and panicked into going too early
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
He didn't get much support today, but normally he doesn't need it. I think his form looks good, he just got beaten by a team that had specifically set out with a plan to 'beat Cancellara'
