Pro-cycling thread

Says he’ll be riding for others. 300km with a broken rib? No thanks.

you have to watch it while drinking for the last hour at least, just to see the drunken shouting ratchet up.

ftfy

Shame Bardet isn't down to ride - Is it optimistic to think he could win MSR one day?

Edit - He's ridden once & finished in the main bunch in the shortened '13 edition...

Got pics with Annemiek van Vleuten on the weekend in her full WC kit. #csb

Not sure the Poggio is steep/long enough for him to get a decent enough gap on more powerful riders.

#armchairds

I'm audaxing on sat so will be postponing til sunday night and trying to follow the thread in line with when I watch it. Should be interesting.

She managed to make the preganancy test then?

;)

(Credit: Twitter).

Given his strength at Strade Bianche I hope to see Benoot active on the Poggio. Bunch sprint seems unlikely given the number of puncheurs in the mix so I’ll go with Sagan, Kwiatkowksi, Benoot, Alaphilliipe, Gilbert and a few others to go clear over the Poggio and Sagan to finally pull it out of the bag at La Primavera.

I'm backing GVA.

Bold. He hasn’t shown any form yet and has been complaining about the questions asking why, saying he isn’t a robot.

So he’ll probably win.

I reckon with the bad weather and headwind it will be very attritional. The headwind will mean any attack will struggle to keep a gap, bunch sprint from about twenty to thirty riders. As for the winner total lottery. Not Kittel though.

I don't think Benoot is racing!

I'm tempted to put a bet on Trentin, he was climbing well in Paris-Nice and has shown he can win longer races like Paris-Tours

Right you are! I thought I saw his name on the startlist on steephill, but I was either wrong or it has been updated.

I reckon Trentin is a good shout as long as he doesn’t have to work for Ewan too much

Surely the team would put their eggs in the Trentin basket ahead of Ewan? I think Ewan might be a contender in this race one day, but he's yet to show the endurance to contend for the win.

That said, they both have a best finish of tenth in MSR, that surprises me.

Kristoff and Swift have good pedigree in this race and are together at UAE. If it comes down to a bunch kick then Kristoff is a good pick.

Getting on Wellens e/w at 50/1 after seeing him sprint in the first stage of Paris Nice.

https://www.oddschecker.com/cycling/one-day-classics/milan-san-remo/winner

Saw an article with Ewan talking up his chances is all. I doubt any of the pure sprinters will get a sniff but you never know.

I forgot about Swift, past winner of course...

I don't gamble, but you can get Gilbert at 100-1. That seems fairly generous.

just read that germain burton is at jlt condor this year fantastic

That seems ridiculously generous, especially as he appears to be in good form and has previously twice made the podium at MSR.

Where's this please? Betfair currently have him at 18/1

Lotto-Soudal are all-in for Greipel, no Wellens or Benoot.

Are you sure? I would’ve thought Jena Keukeleire would be there best chance of a good result.

Greipel has never been in contention at MSR.