Milano-Sanremo Week: The 2008 Finish

by Jen See on Mar 18, 2009 8:16 PM EDT in Cafe Happy Hour!

Just, you know, getting in the mood...

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que bella finale!

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Mar 18, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions

Excellent idea to post that.

What a nice move that was. Beauty.

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Mar 18, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions

Good lord

That descent of the Poggio is SOOO technical. I am also completely torn between listening to RAI or Cycling.TV at the end. The RAI guys were on the verge of tears.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions

RAI all the way...

If you can get RAI coverage, they’re the way to go.

I love it when Cance attacks and they start screaming. Those guys rock.

by Jen See on Mar 18, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

A man from Die Schweiz

with an Italian name, is to them as good as Italian! Gotta love it.

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Mar 18, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Right

It’s not like he’s Napolitani or something horrible like that.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Heh

OR Napollioni. OR Napolicini. Or…

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Mar 18, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

ha!

by Jen See on Mar 18, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions

A man from Die Schweiz

from the German part of Switzerland, is as good as a German to me.

Jay Cutler is an ungrateful punk....but please don't trade him!

by Phil H. on Mar 18, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s that Romansche Southern-Swiss (latin) language around St Moritz/Silvaplana that freaks me out. I can’t get ANY of it. I try but…it’s not similar to anything I can digest, at all. But such a nice area to visit. Amazing.

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Mar 18, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm quite aware they speak Schweizerdeutsch

the annoying thing is that they can speak perfect normal German if they want to, they just prefer to speak Schweizerdeutsch, I assume to dick with people like me who are fluent in German but can’t understand a single word in Schweizerdeutsch.

Jay Cutler is an ungrateful punk....but please don't trade him!

by Phil H. on Mar 18, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Hm

that sounds like a pretty good reason. :)

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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Heh.

I was kidding, I know you know. I’ve had the same problem. But yeah yer right, they prefer to speak local dialect even though they can speak perfect Hochdeutsch. I think it’s a pride thing. Like a dood from Alabama with an Ivy-League MBA still sometimes prefers to speak ‘Neck, just to mess with people. I’m ok with that though!

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Mar 18, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

No issue with it either, it is just frustrating to listen to

because right when you believe you are picking up what they are saying you lose track again. But they do speak better German than most Germans, I remember Federer having a press conference and speaking great German to a German reporter, and then switching to Schweizerdeutsch to answer a Swiss reporter.

Jay Cutler is an ungrateful punk....but please don't trade him!

by Phil H. on Mar 18, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Mar 18, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I understand them totally

with only the very slightest knowledge of Italian. And I love how they say “Chapeau Cancellara” as he cruises through the chute after the finish

Viva la Lactique

by nrs5000 on Mar 19, 2009 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Poggio descent was once a Giro downhill time trial

I was just reading a magazine article about Stephen Roche’s Giro-Tour double, and they mentioned that the first weekend of the 1987 Giro featured an 8K downhill time trial from the top of the Poggio into San Remo.

And people say recent Giro courses have been crazy!

by Susie Hartigan on Mar 18, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

OT, here, but...

Do you know if Cunego is riding the Tour? I thought not, but now I’m realizing I don’t know for sure…

by Jen See on Mar 18, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

The reporting on this has been sketchy

I seem to recall that a few months ago, the Italian press was reporting that Cunego would do the Tour, and was doubtful for the Giro. Now, though, it’s pretty clear that he plans to do the Giro, and I haven’t seen any mention lately of him doing (or not doing) the Tour.

by Susie Hartigan on Mar 18, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

okee, thanks

So that’s why I’m confused. He’s definitely on for the Giro, or he’s wasting a bunch of time previewing stages he isn’t going to ride ;-)

I s’pose the Tour depends on how he goes at the Giro.

by Jen See on Mar 18, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh. My. God.

Just brilliant. I mean, these races, before they became institutions, were all about putting on a great show.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Tactics

And we were talking about tactics – that attack from Sanchez from about five riders back is textbook. So is Cancellara’s counter. Of course, it helps to have Cance’s legs. But that was killer small group tactics in that finish there.

by Jen See on Mar 18, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

That was Landaluze

Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..

by Frinking on Mar 19, 2009 4:59 AM EDT up reply actions

sorry, right

wasn’t paying that much attention – just saw the orange jersey.

by Jen See on Mar 19, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

The Beast on display

Cance is a one man wrecking machine, the most feared man on or off the front of the peloton. A one man TTT, that’s right, call him 3T.

by sminer on Mar 18, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

Hm

better check with his sponsors first.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yea I guess with 3T Cervelo Test Team that complicates things a bit

by sminer on Mar 18, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Now I miss Fabian even more.....

by Veloki on Mar 18, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions

Totally!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Mar 18, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Different era, but perhaps even more exciting?

http://tinyurl.com/cav6n8

Kelly chasing down Argentin in 1992.

Best to turn down the audio, Duffield is far from the best commentator in the world, and on the heels of the RAI call of the 2008 edition, well best to turn down the audio on this one….

by muk on Mar 18, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

oooh, that's one of my favorites!

awesome finish!

by Jen See on Mar 19, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions

brilliant!

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Mar 19, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

Kelly

is frickin ruthless. The way he forces Argentin to set him up in the last KM… he just chased down a winning move, and now poor Argentin has to lead him out? It’s like telling someone to dig their own grave.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 19, 2009 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

by Ed K on Mar 19, 2009 5:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Now I'm really excited for Saturday. Thanks for that Chris.

Missing Fabian more though. :-(

by ZoeRochelle on Mar 18, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

+1

by Ed K on Mar 19, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Proba! Proba! Proba! (sp?)

can the italian speakers out there tell me what that means?

by yeehoo on Mar 19, 2009 6:04 AM EDT reply actions

Try, try , try (prova)

or just “Come on!”

by Monty. on Mar 19, 2009 7:12 AM EDT up reply actions

thanks

by yeehoo on Mar 19, 2009 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions

si

They use it idiomatically to call an attack.

by Jen See on Mar 19, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Ooooo amazing!

I can’t believe I didn’t see this live….I have no recollection of why or how I missed it!

by Albertina on Mar 19, 2009 8:29 AM EDT reply actions

Exactly!

Fortunately it’s Saturday, so you can still go out afterwards…

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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 19, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually, a disaster nearly happened.

I was supposed to have a rehearsal on Saturday afternoon but they’ve moved it to Sunday! How amazing. When I was round at the conductor’s house he did have a rather nice celeste bikey standing in his kitchen…..what’s the betting he realised his disasterous scheduling mistake?!

by Albertina on Mar 19, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions