Giro Stage 6 Orvieto - Fiuggi *** Spoiler ***

Kléber

Five riders up the road: Modolo, Popovych, Veikkanen, Vandewalle and Veuchelen

We'll see if they stay away, the route looks good for a break but so far the gap doesn't seem that big, 5 mins after 50km but there's a long way to go.

cristoff

can this stage be anywhere near as exciting as yesterdays?

I was bouncing like a little kid as they were coming down the bianche with their feet out like cyclocross riders! 8)

RichN95.

The PTP picks for today make interesting reading.

The majority have gone for climbers like Scarponi or Rodriguez

A couple have gone for breakaway guys like Pineau

And a small handfull have gone for sprinters, but this handful includes PTP big shots Kleber, andyp and FJS.

rick_chasey

RichN95 wrote:

The PTP picks for today make interesting reading.

The majority have gone for climbers like Scarponi or Rodriguez

A couple have gone for breakaway guys like Pineau

And a small handfull have gone for sprinters, but this handful includes PTP big shots Kleber, andyp and FJS.

(sssh. take a look at the odds for the stage...)

TMR

What channel are you watching it on lads?

daviesee

Not Eurosport online i presume. Nowt but tennis :evil:

andyp

RichN95 wrote:

The PTP picks for today make interesting reading.

The majority have gone for climbers like Scarponi or Rodriguez

A couple have gone for breakaway guys like Pineau

And a small handfull have gone for sprinters, but this handful includes PTP big shots Kleber, andyp and FJS.

I don't think the finish is suited to climbers (5 kms at 4% from 10 kms out) then an uphill finish but not a steep one) but I don't think the pure sprinters will be up for it too. I've seen Petacchi win similar stages to this in the Giro in the past so thought he was worth a punt, especially given how well he's been climbing this year.

If Bettini was still riding I'd have picked him for today's stage, but there aren't really any riders like him in the field.

rick_chasey

Some odds for today.

Stage 6 Winner Live
9/2 Alessandro Petacchi
8/1 Mark Cavendish
11/1 Stefano Garzelli
11/1 Joaquin Rodriguez
14/1 Oscar Gatto
18/1 Fabio Duarte
18/1 Angel Vicioso
20/1 Francisco Ventoso
22/1 Giovanni Visconti
22/1 Gerald Ciolek
25/1 Vincenzo Nibali
25/1 Michele Scarponi
25/1 Jerome Pineau
25/1 Borut Bozic
28/1Christophe Le Mevel
33/1 Alberto Contador

nikle

Tennis balls

TMR

Give me a clue then? Channel? If it's streamed please let me know where from.

Kléber

I first picked Visconti as he's useful in uphill sprints... but then read he's got knee problems and also that the finish isn't too hard. Then I hesitated between Petacchi, Modolo (FJS's pick today I think and now in the break) and Oscar Gatto. High chance none of them gets a point but the finish line is a long drag and it could come down to a sprint and maybe one of these guys might do it.

RichN95.

andyp wrote:

I don't think the finish is suited to climbers (5 kms at 4% from 10 kms out) then an uphill finish but not a steep one) but I don't think the pure sprinters will be up for it too. I've seen Petacchi win similar stages to this in the Giro in the past so thought he was worth a punt, especially given how well he's been climbing this year.

Oh, I agree with you (I've gone with Apollonio). It was majority going for climbers that baffled me.

My rule of thumb is that if I could ride up a climb without stopping, then most of the sprinters aren't going to be dropped on it.

nikle

British Eurosport or videochat.gazzetta.it/index-giro.shtml [/url], don't no how to post live links, new to these forums and a cyber neanderthal, try steephill tv there are a couple of italian broadcasters that are unrestricted.

TMR

nikle wrote:

British Eurosport or videochat.gazzetta.it/index-giro.shtml [/url], don't no how to post live links, new to these forums and a cyber neanderthal, try steephill tv there are a couple of italian broadcasters that are unrestricted.

Excellent - thanks

inkyfingers

I was in a hurry when I made my pick (Scarponi). I've since had a look at the profile and would quite fancy Russell Downing for it if he gets the chance the ride for himself. Depends on whether the peloton goes hard enough to drop Cav and Petacchi. If they were here i'd say that it shuts Hushovd or Friere.

Ben6899

The Mad Rapper wrote:

Give me a clue then? Channel? If it's streamed please let me know where from.

I'm watching here mate: http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/6/20/v-262001.html.

Edit: apologies, I didn't realise someone had replied already.

nikle

think hushvod or friere are californ i a bound.

Would be great to see downing up there, probably hasn't the legs here?, going to be a lot of fast guys at the finish- assuming ii does end in a sprint, 4% climb or something.

blazing_saddles

Kléber wrote:

I first picked Visconti as he's useful in uphill sprints... but then read he's got knee problems and also that the finish isn't too hard. Then I hesitated between Petacchi, Modolo (FJS's pick today I think and now in the break) and Oscar Gatto. High chance none of them gets a point but the finish line is a long drag and it could come down to a sprint and maybe one of these guys might do it.

Looks like Visconti's knee just got better.

afx237vi

Impromptu Aussie sprinter conference in the gruppetto.

nikle

Cav' dropping off

mr_poll

Bugger Popovych is looking good, picked him a cpl of days ago in the PTP thinking he wld go for a break - PTP sods law.

frenchfighter

Millar looks so smooth on his bike.

Good attacks here.

afx237vi

Should have expected a Petacchi win after what he did in Turkey. Virtually a repeat of this stage. Doh.

afx237vi

WTF, Petacchi sat up?

Edit: Or ran out of puff.

frenchfighter

??!!

Out of gas or thought he got it?!?!?


His kit looks sooooooooooooo cool

victorponf

Viva Ventoso, viva Ventoso!

inkyfingers

Petacchi looks like he could do with his inhaler.

afx237vi

Very odd finish.

frenchfighter

Who was 3rd 4th?

frenchfighter

Nice work Ventoso either way. Nice move by Di Luca too.

frenchfighter

Looks like Petacchi had a mechanical there