Milan - San Remo: Five more libel lawsuits for us to handle
Published by Halverde on 3/23/2007 at 09:48.
And so comes the second part of our Milan-San Remo preview. Sean Kelly should really come out of retirement and win this race again. He could even get another Paris-Nice while he's at it. Still, we'll be happy with this year's race so long as it's not Robbie McEwen or a Discovery Channel rider that wins.
Paolo Bettini
Any hopes that Bettini's win in Lombardy would signal an end to people talking about the curse of the rainbow jersey might've been premature. He's spent most of this season advertising shoes and falling off his bike, which isn't quite ideal. Still, sharing the team leader capacities with Boonen could prove profitable -- Quick.Step's triple attack tactic last year is what gave Pozzato the win.
Odds for victory: 12/1 (13)
Pippo Pozzato
Ahh, Pippo. Classy rider. Playboy. Our best friend. He only won two races last year: Milan - San Remo and a stage of the Tour of Britain. He must've instantly regretted the latter victory, since it meant he had to share a press conference with us, taking photographs of his hair for our private collection. Next time we're going to take photos of his fingerprints, so we can clone him.
Odds for victory: 14/1 (15)
Robbie McEwen
We've called McEwen a "vinegar-faced self-aggrandising whinger" before, and even though it seems like we should maybe save the term for when he really deserves it (hint: the Tour de France), the fact that he's displayed reasonable form so far this year means he could actually win this race. So the vinegar-faced twat can fuck off.
Odds for victory: 14/1 (15)
Ricardo Ricco
Good old Ricardo Ricco, he's everything we look for in a rider. He'll make a lone, opportunist attack to win a stage, then get his confidence up and make selfish attack after selfish attack. But the bit we love most about him is the way he's refused to do any work whenever we've seen him in a breakaway group. And the fact that he's already been busted for selling dope to other riders.
Odds for victory: 17.5/1 (18.5)
TODAY'S NOT-PICK OF THE OUTSIDERS
Alejandro Valverde
We remember the days when this place was a Valverde and Boonen fansite, rather than just a Floyd Landis hatesite. It's down to Alejandro or Tom to do something to reignite whichever bit of our minds controls optimism. But Alejandro won't come anywhere near close to doing that in this race, sadly.
Odds for victory: 21/1 (22)
Winners always welcome at Betfair!
Paolo Bettini
Any hopes that Bettini's win in Lombardy would signal an end to people talking about the curse of the rainbow jersey might've been premature. He's spent most of this season advertising shoes and falling off his bike, which isn't quite ideal. Still, sharing the team leader capacities with Boonen could prove profitable -- Quick.Step's triple attack tactic last year is what gave Pozzato the win.
Odds for victory: 12/1 (13)
Pippo Pozzato
Ahh, Pippo. Classy rider. Playboy. Our best friend. He only won two races last year: Milan - San Remo and a stage of the Tour of Britain. He must've instantly regretted the latter victory, since it meant he had to share a press conference with us, taking photographs of his hair for our private collection. Next time we're going to take photos of his fingerprints, so we can clone him.
Odds for victory: 14/1 (15)
Robbie McEwen
We've called McEwen a "vinegar-faced self-aggrandising whinger" before, and even though it seems like we should maybe save the term for when he really deserves it (hint: the Tour de France), the fact that he's displayed reasonable form so far this year means he could actually win this race. So the vinegar-faced twat can fuck off.
Odds for victory: 14/1 (15)
Ricardo Ricco
Good old Ricardo Ricco, he's everything we look for in a rider. He'll make a lone, opportunist attack to win a stage, then get his confidence up and make selfish attack after selfish attack. But the bit we love most about him is the way he's refused to do any work whenever we've seen him in a breakaway group. And the fact that he's already been busted for selling dope to other riders.
Odds for victory: 17.5/1 (18.5)
TODAY'S NOT-PICK OF THE OUTSIDERS
Alejandro Valverde
We remember the days when this place was a Valverde and Boonen fansite, rather than just a Floyd Landis hatesite. It's down to Alejandro or Tom to do something to reignite whichever bit of our minds controls optimism. But Alejandro won't come anywhere near close to doing that in this race, sadly.
Odds for victory: 21/1 (22)
Winners always welcome at Betfair!
