Pettachi is untouchable in this classic gallop to the line. Great coverage of the set up from a few kilo's out.

In only it's 3rd edition the Monte Paschi Eroica is quickly becoming a classic. The finish is Sienna is beautiful and brutal and Thomas Lövkvist (Columbia-Highroad) gets the spoils of victory on the historic cobbles of Piazza del Campo in the 2009 edition.

Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank) and Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo) almost pulled this one off!

Francisco Mancebo is Back.

Where did Fransico Mancebo of Rock Racing find the energy to pull this victory off? After 7hrs off the front in a small group in the cold rain, Mancebo left his breakaway cohorts with 44 miles to go only to get caught in the final kilometers by Vincenzo Nibali (Liguias) and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step). Smartly, Mancebo got the surprise jump on the pair of would be spoilers and easily took the well deserved victory.

We could not think of a better post to launch this blog that a recap of one of the most epic gallops to the line in recent history.... Fabian Cancellara's win of the 3rd stage in the 2007 Tour de France in the yellow jersey.

"That serves them completely and utterly right" Paul Sherwin