Professional Cycling For the Fans - Milano-Sanremo
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Laggard
03-20-09, 05:33 PM
298 km!
If all is together at 1km to go, Pettachi takes it.
Bennati is also a contender. Cavendish simply doesn't have the endurance yet to win after this type of distance.
If a small group manages to get away in the last 20K, Pozzato wins.
Wish I could watch it.
that is a long day in the saddle.
Wish I could watch it.
cycling.tv
Live or on demand.
40 Cent
03-20-09, 07:50 PM
298 km!
If all is together at 1km to go, Pettachi takes it.
Bennati is also a contender. Cavendish simply doesn't have the endurance yet to win after this type of distance.
If a small group manages to get away in the last 20K, Pozzato wins.
Wish I could watch it.
Yeah, Cavendish has been training for the distance with Erik Zabel (who knows from Milan San Remo). Despite that even Cavendish is downplaying his chances. That's a killer of a long ride.
Laggard
03-20-09, 10:18 PM
cycling.tv
Live or on demand.
Wish I could watch it. For free that is.
I already pay too much for cable and can't justify $45 for streaming video that may or may not pixelate, freeze up or be generally unwatchable.
revine45
03-21-09, 09:35 AM
anyone know of any online feeds for this?
LesMcLuffAlot
03-21-09, 09:37 AM
http://www.tvlizer.com/content/view/171/303/
I'm watching this one right now in Spanish and using the text feed off cyclingnews.com. It's working smooth as butta, but not crystal clear.
Enjoy.
cyclewolf
03-21-09, 09:58 AM
anyone know of any online feeds for this?
You can find them linked off of this site:
http://www.cyclingfans.com/
tombailey
03-21-09, 10:27 AM
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revine45
03-21-09, 10:35 AM
You can find them linked off of this site:
http://www.cyclingfans.com/
Damn I saw this too late!!
Thanks for the link though, will bookmark!
Wish I could watch it. For free that is.
I already pay too much for cable and can't justify $45 for streaming video that may or may not pixelate, freeze up or be generally unwatchable.
You missed a great sprint.
Not to be a shill, but it is $30 for Milan Sanremo, the Giro and Lombardy. I would also recommend ponying-up for a good internet connection.
Laggard
03-21-09, 10:38 AM
You missed a great sprint.
Not to be a shill, but it is $30 for Milan Sanremo, the Giro and Lombardy. I would also recommend ponying-up for a good internet connection.
I actually pay for a very good broadband internet connection. Cyclingtv has been notorious for having crappy feeds though.
Laggard
03-21-09, 10:39 AM
You missed a great sprint.
I found and watched it for free. Good stuff.
stapfam
03-21-09, 10:40 AM
You missed a great sprint.
Not to be a shill, but it is $30 for Milan Sanremo, the Giro and Lombardy. I would also recommend ponying-up for a good internet connection.
British Eurosport for free- providing you have satellite and have it in your package.
250 metres to go and still no-one going for it-
Watch out- the younguns are on the up.
It did start late. I will try to get a partial refund. But when it did come, the feed was great.
stapfam
03-21-09, 10:41 AM
298 km!
If all is together at 1km to go, Pettachi takes it.
Bennati is also a contender. Cavendish simply doesn't have the endurance yet to win after this type of distance.
If a small group manages to get away in the last 20K, Pozzato wins.
Wish I could watch it.
mmmmmmm.
British Eurosport for free- providing you have satellite and have it in your package.
The US sucks. :(
I found and watched it for free. Good stuff.
Where?
Laggard
03-21-09, 10:45 AM
I never gave Mark enough credit I guess. Lot's of people though didn't.
Congrats!!
Laggard
03-21-09, 10:46 AM
Where?
http://en.justin.tv/abdel55
stapfam
03-21-09, 10:47 AM
I never gave Mark enough credit I guess. Lot's of people though didn't.
Congrats!!
30 of the 60 that went over the last hill--(Pozazio?) had a chance- but the winner did excell.
http://en.justin.tv/abdel55
How does that work. Does someone who has a live feed, stream it to justin.tv and they make it available for everyone?
Jose Perez
03-21-09, 11:33 AM
How does that work. Does someone who has a live feed, stream it to justin.tv and they make it available for everyone?
Sounds like what the crew at Cyclingfans.com does for its viewers. Usually with excellent results.
I wanted to watch but have stuff planned this afternoon and used my morning to go for a ride in this awesome Spring weather. Guess I'll have to wait for Paul and Phil to recap it for me.
stapfam
03-21-09, 01:06 PM
Sounds like what the crew at Cyclingfans.com does for its viewers. Usually with excellent results.
I wanted to watch but have stuff planned this afternoon and used my morning to go for a ride in this awesome Spring weather. Guess I'll have to wait for Paul and Phil to recap it for me.
Give us Phil back- I do miss him- especially as we have to put up with Sean. And may be biased- but well worth watching.
stapfam
03-21-09, 04:14 PM
298 km!
If all is together at 1km to go, Pettachi takes it.
Bennati is also a contender. Cavendish simply doesn't have the endurance yet to win after this type of distance.
If a small group manages to get away in the last 20K, Pozzato wins.
Wish I could watch it.
Laggard-
Think it is safe not to spoil now but I was a like mind to you. These sprinters do not have the Endurance to keep going for the long one day races- and if they are there at the end- I think it is down to a lot of Team effort that has got them there.
Not saying it was an easy or slow race- but for 60 to have been at the top of the last hill does make me think that it was an easier pace than normal. I kept waiting for someone to take up the challenge 10Km from home but no-one did.
And I still cannot believe that some one noted as a sprinter and not much else could have been in at the finish- But he was not the only sprinter there.
It just shows that Mark has improved in the last few months- so there is still hope for some of us to show well in the early races of the season. Not me though as I am an armchair racer. I only compete to make up the numbers and give some-one else a target to lap.
Laggard
03-21-09, 04:53 PM
Yeah, I didn't doubt he could do the distance and maybe do the climbs - I was more concerned about his lack of racing at those types of distances. It typically takes a few years for riders to build up the endurance and ability to ride 190 miles and still have a winning sprint.
What these guys do is awesome. To race 190 miles at and average speed of 27.5 mph (44 km/h)and then pull out a sprint like that is simply incredible.
By the way, this was one of the faster MSRs in the last few years.
Flaneur
03-22-09, 08:32 AM
Q: You were very emotional on the podium and you are very emotional now. Can you explain what your feelings are?
MC: "I have just won a Monument. It is my first Monument I have ever ridden. I won Milano-Sanremo; it is one of the races you watch growing up. I took a lot of pleasure by winning it when a lot of people had written me off.
Q: Were you frustrated by some riders saying you could not do it, because you are not a strong climber?
MC: "Yes. Absolutely. I knew that is what they were saying. Tom Boonen said I am always dropped when the road go up. In Tirreno, I only got dropped once. The sweet thing was to win, but the second sweetest thing was to see Tom Boonen pass me backwards on the climbs."
That's a winner's metality....never take a backward step;-)
By winning a (true) classic- at his first ever attempt, Cavendish just took his reputation to another level. While the other finishers were watching Haussler disappear, Cavendish fetched him back unaided and won by a whisker. Killer performance by a great team and it's elite leader.
And the coverage on British terrestrial TV? Zilch