Milano-SanRemo -- who you got? *Spoilers*

[trener1]

That was nothing short of incredible.
I was rooting for Ewan, but man when you have those guys up there it's near impossible for a sprinter even one that can climb really well to win.
When Pog went, and MvDP was like, ok hold my beer!! I mean wow!
Also a super impressive ride by Ganna, and a great ride by Powless.
Yeah I think the rest of the classics will be a real brawl between the top 4 we saw today plus Pidcock and a few other ones, it's going to be epic.
Meanwhile Lefevre's head must be exploding.

[gbcoupe]

Originally Posted by reuben

Near the end of the race as the peloton was being whittled down, they went into a sharp funnel with buildings next to the road on both sides. The helicopter shot of that rapid compression at race speed made my butt pucker.

Yeah, Adam Blythe's sweater did that for me. Seriously though, great race!

[GregL]

According to Cyclingnews, the top four at MSR today all broke the old record for fastest ascent of the Poggio. MvdP now holds the new record. I think the old adage “the sprinter’s classic” is no longer applicable.

Greg

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by GregL

According to Cyclingnews, the top four at MSR today all broke the old record for fastest ascent of the Poggio. MvdP now holds the new record. I think the old adage “the sprinter’s classic” is no longer applicable.

Greg

golly, i want to give it a go, both up and down to see how miserably i compare!

[GregL]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

golly, i want to give it a go, both up and down to see how miserably i compare!

I know that for me, comparisons to pros are sobering. When the UCI world championships were held in Hamilton, Ontario in 2003, a friend and I rode the course a few days before the men’s and women’s road races. As we were huffing and puffing up one of the climbs in our small chainrings, we were passed by Erik Zabel and the German men’s team. They were in their big rings, at a conversational pace. They went by us like we were standing still…

Greg

[weisan]

All comes down to this...

https://tiz-cycling.io/video/milano-...23-last-20-km/

[unterhausen]

When MVdP took off, it was an all-out sprint.
https://twitter.com/Fack1986/status/1637212072625807360

[Marvinlungwitz]

That roadside video is spectacular.

[AngryScientist]

hot damn. that's fast.

[reuben]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

hot damn. that's fast.

At the top of a climb, after about 275km of racing.

[tv_vt]

From CyclingNews: "Van der Poel averaged 39.18 kph on the climb of the Poggio, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport he had an estimated average power output of 564 watts, or 7.5 watts/kg."

Holy s--t. I can't hit 564 watts for 5 seconds, much less for over 5 minutes. Average speed of almost 25mph, uphill. Are these guys human?

[Jaybee]

I really hope Ganna becomes Cancellara 2.0

[unterhausen]

Ganna was really impressive at the finish.

[ducati2]

Originally Posted by tv_vt

From CyclingNews: "Van der Poel averaged 39.18 kph on the climb of the Poggio, and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport he had an estimated average power output of 564 watts, or 7.5 watts/kg."

Holy s--t. I can't hit 564 watts for 5 seconds, much less for over 5 minutes. Average speed of almost 25mph, uphill. Are these guys human?

They are “More human than human”

[lavi]

The couch shots prior to the podium were priceless.

Great race!