Fabian Again

Fabian Cancellara destroyed the dreams of the sprinters in Milan - San Remo yesterday. He managed to stay close to the attackers on the Poggio, and caught them on the way down. Then, when he decided to hit the gas with 3km to go, nobody could follow. He TT'd his way to the finish line in San Remo with a dominant, jaw-dropping show of force. Yikes. Full reports, results, and photos at CN, VN, and Pez.

Top 30:

1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - 7.14.35 (41,142 km/h)
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas - 0.04
3 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux - s.t.
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner - s.t.
5 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - s.t.
6 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom -s.t.
7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale - s.t.
8 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank - 0.05
9 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole - s.t.
10 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - s.t.
11 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovann - s.t.
12 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld - s.t.
13 Raffaele Illiano (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - 0.08
14 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - 0.11
15 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas - 0.12
16 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - 0.13
17 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram - 0.14
18 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram - s.t.
19 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld - s.t.
20 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone - s.t.
21 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale - 0.15
22 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte - s.t.
23 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare - s.t.
24 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom s.t.
25 Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 - s.t.
26 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi - s.t.
27 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - s.t.
28 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott - s.t.
29 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - 0.16
30 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom s.t.

Over in the FGBC Classics Pool, 5 teams have Cancellara. Team New Shit has both Cancellara and Rebellin, for a solid 615 point day. But it's all about Andy's Vee Vant Ze Money squad in this race. His team includes Cancellara, Pozzato, Gilbert, and Rebellin. The top four finishers of today's race! Throw in 5 points for Leif Hoste and it's a whopping 1180 point day. He now has 2665 points and a 695 point lead. Yikes.

Today's Results:

Vee Vant Ze Money (Andy) - 1180
New Shit (Matt) - 615
Little Lebowski Urban Achievers (Ian) - 495
These Men Are Cowards (Paddy) - 495
Creedence Tapes (Chris) - 430
A Roadie for Metallica (Bill) - 370
Is This Your Homework, Larry? (Arlene) - 365
That Good Sasparilla (Rachel) - 305
Nice Marmot (Hal) - 215
F*ck Sympathy (David S) - 150
Shomer F*cking Shabbas (Donna) - 105
You're Out of Your Element, Jonny (Jonny G) - 90
Uli Kunkel powered by Karl Hungus (Adam) - 90
Shut the F*ck Up Jonny (Jonny B) - 30
Bunny Lebowski's Toe (Dallas) - 25
White Russians (Victor) - 25
Obviously You're Not a Golfer (Charlene) - 20
That Rug Really Tied the Room Together (Tomek) - 20

Overal Standings:

Vee Vant Ze Money (Andy) - 2665
Creedence Tapes (Chris) - 1970
Little Lebowski Urban Achievers (Ian) - 1590
Is This Your Homework, Larry? (Arlene) - 1485
New Shit (Matt) - 1385
These Men Are Cowards (Paddy) - 990
A Roadie for Metallica (Bill) - 915
Bunny Lebowski's Toe (Dallas) - 545
Nice Marmot (Hal) - 505
Obviously You're Not a Golfer (Charlene) - 430
That Good Sasparilla (Rachel) - 375
Shomer F*cking Shabbas (Donna) - 345
That Rug Really Tied the Room Together (Tomek) - 315
White Russians (Victor) - 310
F*ck Sympathy (David S) - 240
Uli Kunkel powered by Karl Hungus (Adam) - 235
You're Out of Your Element, Jonny (Jonny G) - 155
Shut the F*ck Up Jonny (Jonny B) - 130

The races come fast and furious over the next little while, as we return to Belgium for three races within the span of a week: Dwars Door Vlaanderen (Mar. 26), E3 Prijs Vlaanderen (Mar. 29), and De Brabantse Pijl (Mar. 30). This is an opportunity to score some points from your $1 guys. The next big one is the Tour of Flanders on April 6.

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