Giro Stage 5 - Spoiler Thread

danlikesbikes
danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
edited May 2013 in Pro race
Might as well get this started, stage 203Kms from Cosenza to Matera, rides have set off (approx 35 minutes ago) & the finish weather is meant to be cloudy at around 21C but with a high percentage chance of rain.

As you might expect this is a breakaway of 6 riders Marangoni, Mestre, Bulgac, Gil, Pirazzi et Andriato with a 3 minute gap.

Edit gap has been allowed to go away and is at 8'10s
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tim Kerrison prepares the SRMs before the stage start
    IMG-4718_2941010.jpg

    And collected at the end of the day.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Amazing that Sky are still the only team in the peloton using powermeters.

    Anyway... think today is a day to just watch the last 15 minutes of the stage.
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  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Urtasun, the Euskatel rider who had the bad crash on stage 1 and has been struggling as lanterne rouge since, has dropped out after 36 km.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Amazing that Sky are still the only team in the peloton using powermeters.

    Anyway... think today is a day to just watch the last 15 minutes of the stage.

    You might, for example, want to take a gander at the pics of "king of the Race Face" Danilo Di Luca that Mr. Fighter put up on yesterday's spoiler thread. :wink:
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Amazing that Sky are still the only team in the peloton using powermeters.

    Anyway... think today is a day to just watch the last 15 minutes of the stage.

    Not sure but have a feeling that the last 15km's might be where someone goes for it over the penultimate climb, know its only just over 300M but the profile map makes it look a lot less steep then its a downhill and back up for for the finish at 396M.
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Here's a short vid of pozzovivo doing his tour guide of Matera - its bidding to be capital of culture 2019- looks pretty.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited May 2013
    Rain. Absolutely p!ssing down.

    stg5finish_zps217059c8.jpg

    Finish line is actually underwater at the moment, water washing down the road.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Just reading that consensus is on a bunch finish as similar finish used in Giro in 2004 with an attack up Montescaglioso (the penultimate climb) only to be brought back for the final up hill section.

    "Montescaglioso is only a category 4 climb but its 4.5 km with an average gradient of 5,6% - and parts of 10% - will thin out the peloton before the final. The final climb isn’t very steep and strong sprinters with a bit of climbing legs like Degenkolb, Ventoso and Goss should put their teams in front and try to drop some of the pure sprinters. The climb ends with 4.8 km to go and from here on it’s straight out with a bit of descending before the last kilometer kicks up with 2.8% all the way to the line."

    Above lifted from http://c-cycling.blogspot.cz/2013/05/gi ... rites.html
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Typical Giro route planning... they've put the finish line in the middle of a river.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    Rain. Absolutely p!ssing down.

    stg5finish_zps217059c8.jpg

    Finish line is actually underwater at the moment, water washing down the road.

    Blimey, expect race neutralisation and a protest if that continues.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Just watching the ES coverage (as delay in getting live cycling due to poor weather for those that are wondering) and looking at the TV guys trying to make sure all their gear does not get washed away!
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited May 2013
    They've announce a coverage delay – not sure if that is because of TV and race timing equipment being removed or the actual racing being delayed.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    A river runs through it!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Just watching the ES coverage (as delay in getting live cycling due to poor weather for those that are wondering) and looking at the TV guys trying to make sure all their gear does not get washed away!

    At one point it looked like the TV guys were more concerned with the TV guys getting washed away :shock:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    afx237vi wrote:
    Typical Giro route planning... they've put the finish line in the middle of a river.

    :lol:
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    They've announce a coverage delay – not sure if that is because of TV and race timing equipment being removed or the actual racing being delayed.

    Racing still ongoing 99.5km to go and gap is 7'52", understand that TV coverage is delayed only
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  • doug5_10
    doug5_10 Posts: 465
    Everyone's Baloccos look a bit soggy . . .
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    doug5_10 wrote:
    Everyone's Baloccos look a bit soggy . . .


    They need to wear waders...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Wat lekker weer!

    Nice out isn't it. :shock:

    As an aside, does anyone else find Quigley a bit annoying. His insistence on converting kms to miles is one thing that is grating with me. It may be that I'm not used to him and he just needs to bed in.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Can't see we are going to get much change out of today's coverage.
    Ridiculous cloud burst.
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    afx237vi wrote:
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Just watching the ES coverage (as delay in getting live cycling due to poor weather for those that are wondering) and looking at the TV guys trying to make sure all their gear does not get washed away!

    At one point it looked like the TV guys were more concerned with the TV guys getting washed away :shock:

    Yeah the one guy under the umbrella protecting his camera was not too happy with the guys next to him pushing their tent roof up to get rid of the water. No expert on my Italian hand signals but think it was not 'thanks' being gesticulated!
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Blimey. Matera looking even worse. Time to swop to those Ridley frames.
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    At least the Kayak sprint will offer a bit of a different spectacle...
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited May 2013
    Looks like the racing is still happening though. Blue skies 93.8kms from the finish actually.

    The peloton may wish to soft pedal for a little while though...
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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Paul 8v wrote:
    At least the Kayak sprint will offer a bit of a different spectacle...

    No "showboating" over the line...... I'll get my coat.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Live coverage has started. Lovely weather 93km from the finish!
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Don't worry understand that Sky's marginal gains training covers this, if the rain continues - http://ow.ly/i/247et
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Wat lekker weer!

    Nice out isn't it. :shock:

    As an aside, does anyone else find Quigley a bit annoying. His insistence on converting kms to miles is one thing that is grating with me. It may be that I'm not used to him and he just needs to bed in.


    He keeps calling it "Giro D'Italia 13" too. He hasn't once said "The Giro"
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    edited May 2013
    Heading towards the deluge...

    stg5peloton_zpse5618cde.jpg


    Meanwhile, back in town...

    stg5finish2_zps3938fcd2.jpg

    There's about 1cm of water across the whole road.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Wat lekker weer!

    Nice out isn't it. :shock:

    As an aside, does anyone else find Quigley a bit annoying. His insistence on converting kms to miles is one thing that is grating with me. It may be that I'm not used to him and he just needs to bed in.


    He keeps calling it "Giro D'Italia 13" too. He hasn't once said "The Giro"


    He's not going down too well with some of the pros watching, either....

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