Milano-Sanremo favours attackers in 2010

Alessandro Pettachi spills the beans on the 2010 parcours. Only 1,8 km from the bottom of the Poggio to the finish line a disadvantage to the sprintteams trying to pull it together for a sprint.

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Cool

Would like to see Cancellara and Gilbert going at it hammer and tongs.

by ursula on Nov 23, 2009 12:27 PM EST reply actions

I could see Cancellara and a new Boonen trying to go for it.

Also suits Pozzato, Gilbert, etc.

by Vlaanderen90 on Nov 23, 2009 1:13 PM EST reply actions

But perhaps not Cav oddly enough

Methinks the RCS are sort of scared of their spring-jewel turning into a predictable (and predictably non-italian) affair.

by Jens on Nov 23, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions

Don't forget Thor is an excellent descender.

Although he may be targeting the cobbles, he probably smiled when he heard this news.

"Drawing on my fine command of language I said nothing."- Groucho

by Mark Frank on Nov 23, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

True but he is not the fastest uphill and a lot of the guys who can climb like Gilbert

will just be ripping it uphill so guys who want to win will have to be able to stick around

by Vlaanderen90 on Nov 23, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions

so stupid question of the day ....

they don’t use the same course every year?

Moo

by Willj on Nov 23, 2009 1:32 PM EST reply actions

There have been some small changes to the final

Last few years has seen the inclusion of ‘Le Manie,’ a hill 100 km from the finish, because of land slides. Even the finish line has been moved to a slightly different location last year, I believe. Wasn’t that related to road works? Can’t remember, really. The classic elements remain: Passo Turchino somewhere halfway, inconsequential; some capi & the Cipressa on the coast, attacks start here; the Poggio, often the decider or at least making the selection; 6-10 km raging downhill and some flat bits into Sanremo.

by tedvdw on Nov 23, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions

by Hons on Nov 24, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions

THat was the Avenue de Grammont in Paris Tours...

They just had construction on the Via Roma and they can go back to it…which I wish they would because that had some many memorable finishes including some that were not sprints.

by Vlaanderen90 on Nov 25, 2009 1:25 AM EST up reply actions