Giro: Stage 10 "Spoiler"

blazing_saddles

Worth 5 minutes of anyone's time.
RAI with the help of Team Sky, present's tomorrow's stunning finish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIODPA4wezs

(this one's for you, Frenchie. )

Simmotino

For the non-italian speakers amongst us, is that the *actual* route tomorrow?

There'll be some fun and games getting through some of those arches! :shock:

knedlicky

It is the actual route, about the last km or so, 8.5%.
Real Italy!

Most of the sound on the video is too muffled, or the background music too loud, for my poor Italian to understand, but one of the commentators on the video writes he’s done the climb riding with just one leg, and his left one at that, while another commentator makes a veiled hint that it’s made for a Cunego victory.

Simmotino

Ah, ok, thanks. Looking at that 'road' surface again, I think they'll be hoping it's dry too. Looks like it would be lethal when wet!

disquieting_museeuws

Nice that they go through the town of Bastardo tomorrow, presumably as a tribute to Simoni.

Coriander

I used to live down the road from Assisi. *sigh* Why did I leave, it's so beautiful? South east London just isn't the same.

Le Commentateur

I watched this last week and thought the finish reminded me a bit of the one at Briançon in past Tours & Giros, a steep ramp followed by narrow streets. Let's hope the weather is as good as on that video.

cal_stewart

For me that finish sum's up why the GIRO is the best GT for me.

rick_chasey

disquieting_museeuws wrote:

Nice that they go through the town of Bastardo tomorrow, presumably as a tribute to Simoni.

shinyhelmut

I don't think there'll be much work being done this afternoon. Great stage finish, just needs a bit of drizzle to make it more interesting.....

rick_chasey

Pozzato's out with a broken wrist.

sportbilly1976

ShinyHelmut wrote:

I don't think there'll be much work being done this afternoon. Great stage finish, just needs a bit of drizzle to make it more interesting.....

Was thinking exactly the same - those narrow streets make for an exciting finish IF the peloton arrive there en masse...

no precipitation expected though..
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/fin ... ,12.617518

inkyfingers

Looks like a fantastic finish, can't wait. If J Rod is anywhere near his best then I can't see anyone beating him.

Shame about Pozzato, would have been good to see him cap his "comeback" season with a Giro stage win.

Pross

What a superb finish that is, it will be a real battle for position on the run in. Imagine how narrow it's going to be with spectators on the road side!! Watching that has reinforced that I need to start visiting Italy, I've only ever been to Rome but so much of the country is stunnigly beautiful - can see myself going every year when the kids have grown up.

LeicesterLad

Not been this excited about a stage in ages...that last 4km is going to be stunning!

knedlicky

Ride yourself the last 700 m using this link:

http://maps.google.it/maps?q=assisi+piazza+del+comune&hl=it&ll=43.074445,12.60613&spn=0.001156,0.001725&hnear=Piazza+del+Comune,+06081+Assisi+Perugia,+Umbria&gl=it&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=43.0745,12.606209&panoid=dY9yCpvyzTOksoJb-WljYg&cbp=12,136.02,,0,8.12

Having just taken the stripey-paved corner at the Piazza San Francisco, keep on going more or less straight up along the Via San Francesco, Via del Seminario, then the narrower Via Arnaldo Fortini and Via Portica, and you’ll come out in the Piazza del Comune, where the finish is.

rick_chasey

Daniel Friebe ‏ @friebos
UPDATE: Pozzato won't start. He did, though, get onto the Sky bus to apologise for yesterday's crash.

EKIMIKE

Looking forward to this!

LeicesterLad

knedlicky wrote:

Ride yourself the last 700 m using this link:

http://maps.google.it/maps?q=assisi+piazza+del+comune&hl=it&ll=43.074445,12.60613&spn=0.001156,0.001725&hnear=Piazza+del+Comune,+06081+Assisi+Perugia,+Umbria&gl=it&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=43.0745,12.606209&panoid=dY9yCpvyzTOksoJb-WljYg&cbp=12,136.02,,0,8.12

Having just taken the stripey-paved corner at the Piazza San Francisco, keep on going more or less straight up along the Via San Francesco, Via del Seminario, then the narrower Via Arnaldo Fortini and Via Portica, and you’ll come out in the Piazza del Comune, where the finish is.

Fantastic!

Must have passed about half a dozen monks on the way to the top too!

No_Ta_Doctor

LeicesterLad wrote:

knedlicky wrote:

Ride yourself the last 700 m using this link:

http://maps.google.it/maps?q=assisi+piazza+del+comune&hl=it&ll=43.074445,12.60613&spn=0.001156,0.001725&hnear=Piazza+del+Comune,+06081+Assisi+Perugia,+Umbria&gl=it&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=43.0745,12.606209&panoid=dY9yCpvyzTOksoJb-WljYg&cbp=12,136.02,,0,8.12

Having just taken the stripey-paved corner at the Piazza San Francisco, keep on going more or less straight up along the Via San Francesco, Via del Seminario, then the narrower Via Arnaldo Fortini and Via Portica, and you’ll come out in the Piazza del Comune, where the finish is.

Fantastic!

Must have passed about half a dozen monks on the way to the top too!

They're at a serious disadvantage trying to ride in those robes. Can't someone develop a hessian skin-suit for them?

mroli

As I sit in my office in the centre of London, I watch that clip and dream....

Amazing - I'd better be able to find a stream of the finish later on!

No_Ta_Doctor

mroli wrote:

As I sit in my office in the centre of London, I watch that clip and dream....

Amazing - I'd better be able to find a stream of the finish later on!

I'd better be able to make sure I don't have to pick my kids up from school.....

Pross

Rick Chasey wrote:

Daniel Friebe ‏ @friebos
UPDATE: Pozzato won't start. He did, though, get onto the Sky bus to apologise for yesterday's crash.

Good of him, some others could learn from that and it was far less clear cut he was at fault than it was with Ferrari the other day. Presumably he didn't just apologise to Sky as they / Cav were arguably less affected than a few others.

Mad_Malx

I'm still waiting for Ferrari to apologise to me for the lost PTP points.

iainf72

Pross wrote:

Good of him, some others could learn from that and it was far less clear cut he was at fault than it was with Ferrari the other day. Presumably he didn't just apologise to Sky as they / Cav were arguably less affected than a few others.

He apologised right after the race. Probably went to the bus to find out if Cavendish wanted to go clubbing later.

graeme_s-2

Any estimates on what (UK) time the stage will finish?

knedlicky

Graeme_S wrote:

Any estimates on what (UK) time the stage will finish?

Planned to finish between 16:00 - 16:28 UK time.

sportbilly1976

Graeme_S wrote:

Any estimates on what (UK) time the stage will finish?

Steephill are quoting an approx finish around 4.15pm UK time

RonB

Between 1600 and 1630, looking at the roadbook.

Edit: Too slow as usual!

knedlicky

After ca. 40 km, five riders about 4:30 ahead, best placed is Bonnafond, 23 mins back in the GC.
In the peloton, after about km 30, there was a crash involving half-a-dozen riders including Rubiano, who currently wears the mountains jersey.

ilm_zero7

Keiser is in there too - is that the 3rd consecutive day?