How fast are they going?
Hell and High Water
I was wondering just how fast these guys go?
Even going up the hill, they really looked like they were moving.
Any info? Maybe even in MPH? Uphill? Downhill? Flats??
Thanks so much,
-Bob
Dwayne
I read on some website (sorry I forgot which; must have been
cyclingnews, velonews or pezcyclingnews) that the leaders climbed the
Poggio @ 30 km/h, or about 18.6 mi/h.
RicodJour
Which is about as fast as I'd run down it...until I fell and started
rolling. Then I'd probably drop to ~12 mph as long as I didn't bounce
too much.
R
Davey Crockett
> > Poggio @ 30 km/h, or about 18.6 mi/h.
>
> Which is about as fast as I'd run down it...until I fell and started
> rolling. Then I'd probably drop to ~12 mph as long as I didn't bounce
> too much.
>
You have to be very careful on those bends on the descent into San
Remo as they are very tricky and if you mess up you end up in the
plastic roofed greenhouses down below
That's why a lead of even a few seconds over the top is a real morale
booster as you can usually descend faster solo than in a group and
it's only about a klick and a half from the bottom of the descent to
the finish
I Remember Kelly going up the Poggio in 53/14 to forge an advantage
several years ago and after a kamikaze descent, when poor old
Fondriest, who thought he had it won, looked back to check his advantage
with 800 meters to go, he saw Kelly on his wheel
Game over Rizzio!!!!!!
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<davey_c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I Remember Kelly going up the Poggio in 53/14 to forge an advantage
>several years ago and after a kamikaze descent, when poor old
>Fondriest, who thought he had it won, looked back to check his advantage
>with 800 meters to go, he saw Kelly on his wheel
It wasn't Fondriest.
JT
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Here's a bunch of Retro for you for those who were unaware that this
site exists
It is well worth a looksee, lotsa pix of Il Campionissimo, the Molteni
Sausage Man (7 wins in MSR), Ceccho, PouPou, etc., etc. and even a
more recent one of Il Diabolo soloing in almost a minute clear in 1991
But the Turchhino is paved these days and not the challenge it used to
be and I don't think there's a prime there anymore
http://www.milansanremo.co.uk/
Davey Crockett
> On 21 Mar 2006 05:39:38 +0100, Davey Crockett
> <davey_c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I Remember Kelly going up the Poggio in 53/14 to forge an advantage
> >several years ago and after a kamikaze descent, when poor old
> >Fondriest, who thought he had it won, looked back to check his advantage
> >with 800 meters to go, he saw Kelly on his wheel
>
> It wasn't Fondriest.
>
> JT
Musta been Argentin then?
I thought it was Fondriest though
Davey Crockett
Interestingly, VDB was DQ for doping in 1976
(Jean-Luc that is, not Frank who would never dream of doping)
Joe King
Fondriest was 24th
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