Cleaning up after the week's events...
Ciolek Wins in San Remo
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| Epic massive snowstorm, brah |
The weather was the story last Sunday, but the riders were not to be overshadowed. After a weird bus ride around the first snowy climb of the race many riders dropped out, others restarted, then dropped out and others still, just got on twitter right away to bitch about the cold. In the end, it came down to a small group sprint containing several prerace favorites. Cancellera, Paulini, Chavanel and the odds on favorite Sagan, were all surprised by the German sprinter Gerald Ciolek. A huge win for the weird sounding African team MTN something something. Few predicted this finish, despite what Gregario says now, but ultimately the big German handled the cold better than most and timed his sprint perfectly.
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| Sagan's expression pretty much sums it up |
Still lots of points for the WFL, but only two directors reaped the benefits. Volpe's Spartacus looked strong as ever rocking a seated sprint for a very close third. Phinney might be my new hero with yet another massive effort this weekend. This one had him bridge to the lead group at the last second securing a 7th place finish. Cav won the group sprint behind for a nifty little 9th place finish. Wiskota Dynamic increased its lead over the field with a strong second for Sagan and a massive ride by Chava for 4th place, but not to toot my own horn, I will let Gregario talk up my team for me.
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