Giro Donna 2011

Ron Stuart
Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
edited July 2011 in Pro race
The biggest road race in womens cycling is also on at the moment with two Brits in the top 5 on GC Emma Pooley in 3rd (36 secs down) and Sharon Laws 5th (1min 19secs down) as of 4th July.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d ... donne-2011

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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Was looking at the results yesterday. Assuming Pooley keeps in touch she should have a great chance at the overall on Thursday when they go over the Mortirolo (and the stages after that one tend also to finish on climbs). Vos needs to put in a good result today/tomorrow to build a bigger lead I think.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Mortirolo?

    Carnage.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    The race goes up the easier side of the Mortirolo, and descends the side the Giro normally uses, which may make the descent more decisive than the ascent.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Well, its good to know that at least one HTC leadout train didn't make a balls of things yesterday


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    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Nicole Cooke solos to her first win of the season today. Vos retains (and increases) her overall lead.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Some good racing as usual. Much more fragmented then with the men.

    You can see some long footage on here as well as related stuff:

    http://womenscycling.tumblr.com/

    Or direct to the YT:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/girdon2009
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited July 2011
    Great find!
    andyp wrote:
    The race goes up the easier side of the Mortirolo, and descends the side the Giro normally uses, which may make the descent more decisive than the ascent.

    I think maybe you're right – I just watched the stage 3 highlights.

    Pooley's descending, at 40 mins into the video, isn't great at all. Vos rides away from her seemingly almost by accident, Pooley's entry into the corners often too tight by comparison..
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Le Commentateur wrote:

    Pooley's descending, at 40 mins into the video, isn't great at all. Vos rides away from her seemingly almost by accident, Pooley's entry into the corners often too tight by comparison.

    I've heard before that she's not a great descender, guess she needs the race to finish on a hill to maximise her gains. Looks like there are a couple of possible stages for her to do it though.
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  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    Four stages left and Emma Pooley is still lying third overall 52 secs down on Vos. Today we have the mighty Mortirolo near the back end of the stage then two stages with a mountain top finish and lastly a 16k TT stage :)
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Results are a bit patchy but it seems Vos won todays stage over the Mortirolo by over a minute.

    Vos,
    Guderzo,
    Brandt,
    Arndt,
    Pooley


    Vos must be the most "complete" pro - male or female - at the moment
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-d ... -8/results :lol:
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    I watched the hour-long YouTube video of the stage. Tenacious hanging on to Pooley's wheel up the climb, a counter-attack just before the summit and then great descending by Vos basically won her the stage as Pooley couldn't keep up and was passed by 3 others mid-way down the climb.

    One scary moment when the motorbike camera left Pooley and tried to catch Vos on a steep section and then almost overshot a corner probably didn't help Emma's confidence.
    Not much room for error on that road: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80PNKBWS ... ge#t=2299s
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Very glad Vos didnt suck Pooley's wheel for the entire time then jump her in the last 50m. That would have been very poor form.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Vos takes another mountain stage - 5 from 9 :shock:

    16km TT tomorrow to wrap things up.
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  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Vos will (unforseen events permitting!) go home with all three jerseys and with a convincing margin.
    Pooley's performance is marvelous, hopefully set for second overall, moutains and might get 2nd in points too.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Great stage (apart from an interminable haul through a seemingly endless road tunnel), a cavalry charge up the mountain:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNqPtfmN ... ge#t=2763s
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