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| The Quiet One takes it at the line in SanRemo |
With the first monument of the season in the books, it was about time to update the points. Last Saturday we were treated to one of the better Milan-San Remo races in recent memory. It's no coincidence that the top three in that race are some of the top scorers in the league so far. We all knew Sagan would score points but Kwiatkowski and Allaphillipe look poised to have huge years.
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| Nitro comes out guns a blazin' in "The Race of the two Seas" |
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| That's Contador checking the clock to see if those missed bonus seconds would cost him the overall victory. They would. |
Most of the big name GC guys came out of hiding last week as we had both Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico on the docket. Nairo rode away from everybody on the biggest climb in Italy locking up overall victory early. The Race to the Sun was a more nuanced affair, as the ever attacking Contador took it down to the last second (well literally last 2 seconds) only managing second to a scrambling Henao. Paris-Nice is often an exciting race, but this edition was exceptional. Every stage played a role in the GC battle and we saw a mix of old favorites like Contador and Porte battle it out with younger guys like Henao and Alaphillipe. Great race.
| Steven takes the lead |
Perennial podium finisher, Le Pacte de Lupes jumps out to an early season lead. Is this the year he breaks through for an overall win?
