Coppi e Bartali 2015 *SPOILERS*

frenchfighter
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edited April 2015 in Pro race
@chrisfroome · 15h 15 hours ago
Great to hear that Sergio Henao will be racing #CoppiEBartali He was told he may never race again after being hit by a car at TdS #fighter

Split stage today:
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Kennaugh won this well last year. They are the only PT team though.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I love this little race. Has some great, hilly rather than mountainous parcour.
    Rai Sport 2 has it's usual one hour highlights, each evening at 5pm UK time.
    Although not as easy to find as some, there is usually a good station feed to be found.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Belletti of drug infested (in past) Southeast wins 1a
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    This is the race where they split the team into two separate teams for the TTT.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    On Italian tv right now.

    Great to watch Sergio Henao at the head of the peloton, doing loads of graft during stage 1a.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    RichN95 wrote:
    This is the race where they split the team into two separate teams for the TTT.

    Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale 'Coppi e Bartali 2015'
    Ordine d'Arrivo
    Prima tappa - seconda semitappa 1b 26/03/2015 (Gatteo a Mare - Gatteo) Lunghezza 13,30 Km

    1 CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE (A) - 14'49
    REBELLIN Davide (ITA) 101
    KUREK Adrian (POL) 106
    KIENDYS Tomasz (POL) 103
    MARYCZ Jaroslaw (POL) 107

    2 TEAM SKY (A) 14'50
    DEIGNAN Philip (IRL) 2
    SWIFT Ben (GBR) 1
    SIUTSOU Kanstantsin (BLR) 5
    BOSWELL Ian (USA) 6

    3 MTN - QHUBEKA (A) 14'53
    CUMMINGS Stephen (GBR) 98
    MEINTJES Louis (RSA) 91
    JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques (RSA) 94
    VENTER Jaco (RSA) 92

    4 ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (A) 14'57
    PELLIZOTTI Franco (ITA) 31
    TVETCOV Serghei (ROU) 37
    STORTONI Simone (ITA) 35
    FRAPPORTI Marco (ITA) 36

    Davide Rebellin in the leader's jersey
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Jaco Venter had a nasty crash in the morning stage, so well done to him and MTN.
    Cummings and Meintjes now double threats to grampa Rebellin's lead.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Ben Swift wins stage 2 and takes the lead.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not clear what the gap was or what happened in this race but he leads by 41secs over 2nd place rider.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Looking forward to highlights of this one. Read like an exciting stage on the ticker.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    41 riders DNF. That's got to be a brute of a day.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Not clear what the gap was or what happened in this race but he leads by 41secs over 2nd place rider.
    According to Sky (although I know you don't exactly value their reporting) he managed to ride away from everyone on the final climb: http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/38903
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice comments from him. Am pleased. Good to see Bongiorno there!
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    RichN95 wrote:
    41 riders DNF. That's got to be a brute of a day.

    It certainly was!
    Just watched my recording. Absolutely foul conditions: soaking wet, cold and misty.
    The climb was also a bit of a leg breaker, which makes Swift's win all the more impressive.
    Cobrelli, then Zardini had set up the attack for Bongiorno and only Ben plus one reacted.
    Rebellin really suffered.
    On the descent, a car had got onto the course, which made life hard for the chase group, having to over take it on a corner.
    Swift didn't wait for the very steep uphill finish, rather he attacked a km before the end of the descent and left the other two, to solo to victory.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    41 riders DNF. That's got to be a brute of a day.

    It certainly was!
    Just watched my recording. Absolutely foul conditions: soaking wet, cold and misty.
    The climb was also a bit of a leg breaker, which makes Swift's win all the more impressive.
    Cobrelli, then Zardini had set up the attack for Bongiorno and only Ben plus one reacted.
    Rebellin really suffered.
    On the descent, a car had got onto the course, which made life hard for the chase group, having to over take it on a corner.
    Swift didn't wait for the very steep uphill finish, rather he attacked a km before the end of the descent and left the other two, to solo to victory.

    He's clearly flying at the minute. Those were some pretty decent riders that couldn't/didn't follow on the climb; Quintero, Meintjes, Agnoli, Zardini, Pellizotti, Cummings - not a bad list!

    Now they just need to make a classic somewhere in difficulty between MSR and LBL and he'll win it.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Check out the eyebrows on Bongiorno!!!
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Check out the eyebrows on Bongiorno!!!
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    Christ

    He's trying to out-do Rihanna
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    He looks like a three year old has been let loose on him with a mascara wand.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great result for cycling fans globally:

    Stage 4 Results
    RSA 1 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA) 3:54:24
    ITA 2 CUNEGO, Damiano (NIPPO - VINI FANTINI) + 1:12
    ITA 3 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE)
    GBR 4 SWIFT, Ben (SKY)
    CRO 5 KVASINA, Matija (TEAM FELBERMAYR SIMPLON WELS) + 1:15
    COL 6 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 1:17
    ITA 7 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)
    COL 8 MONTANA, Freddy (MOVISTAR CONTINENTAL) + 1:23
    ITA 9 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 2:22
    ITA 10 REDA, Francesco (TEAM IDEA 2010 ASD) + 2:30

    Final General Classification
    RSA 1 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA) 14:31:42
    GBR 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 2
    CRO 3 KVASINA, Matija (TEAM FELBERMAYR SIMPLON WELS) + 46
    ITA 4 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF) + 1:01
    ITA 5 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE) + 2:31
    BLR 6 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 2:38
    ITA 7 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 2:39
    ITA 8 STORTONI, Simone (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 3:12
    ITA 9 AGNOLI, Valerio (ITALY) + 3:33
    COL 10 QUINTERO, Carlos Julian (COLOMBIA) + 3:35

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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Pleased for Meintjes!
  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Great result for cycling fans globally:

    Stage 4 Results
    RSA 1 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA) 3:54:24
    ITA 2 CUNEGO, Damiano (NIPPO - VINI FANTINI) + 1:12
    ITA 3 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE)
    GBR 4 SWIFT, Ben (SKY)
    CRO 5 KVASINA, Matija (TEAM FELBERMAYR SIMPLON WELS) + 1:15
    COL 6 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 1:17
    ITA 7 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF)
    COL 8 MONTANA, Freddy (MOVISTAR CONTINENTAL) + 1:23
    ITA 9 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 2:22
    ITA 10 REDA, Francesco (TEAM IDEA 2010 ASD) + 2:30

    Final General Classification
    RSA 1 MEINTJES, Louis (MTN - QHUBEKA) 14:31:42
    GBR 2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY) + 2
    CRO 3 KVASINA, Matija (TEAM FELBERMAYR SIMPLON WELS) + 46
    ITA 4 BONGIORNO, Francesco Manuel (BARDIANI CSF) + 1:01
    ITA 5 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE) + 2:31
    BLR 6 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 2:38
    ITA 7 PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 2:39
    ITA 8 STORTONI, Simone (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 3:12
    ITA 9 AGNOLI, Valerio (ITALY) + 3:33
    COL 10 QUINTERO, Carlos Julian (COLOMBIA) + 3:35

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    Some of the other names in that stage 4 top 10 make for grim reading though....Cunego, Rebellin and Pellizotti..
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    My Man!

    20km solo after catching the break. Chapeau!

    Very, very chuffed!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    So is any result where Sky get beat a "great result for cycling fans globally."
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    sjmclean wrote:
    So is any result where Sky get beat a "great result for cycling fans globally."

    No.

    This one is as it is an African on an African team winning his first European race.

    Bit different isn't it.
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GDn_g3 ... e=youtu.be

    Here's the 1hr highlights of Meintjes' win. Really classy, he looked completely at ease.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Solo for 45mins or so. What a rider.

    Worth mentioning that Henao turned himself inside out for Swift then managed to hang on for 6th, only 5 secs down on 2nd place. Good to see he has not lost it.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Solo for 45mins or so. What a rider.

    Worth mentioning that Henao turned himself inside out for Swift then managed to hang on for 6th, only 5 secs down on 2nd place. Good to see he has not lost it.
    Yep. Hopefully he's down to do Pais Vasco and he may be OK to have a decent bash at the hilly classics. (Let's face it, half fit he's Sky's best bet in them)
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