I think that is for tomorrow!
Apparently the last climb is wide and fast so doubt there will be too much action from the GC guys who will be saving themselves for Saturday.
That's a strong looking break and the intent is clearly there from AG2r who have two men in the move as they look to fight for a stage and move Betancur into a stronger position in the KOM race:
Betancur and Montaguti (Ag2r), Rutkiewicz (CCC), Ulissi (Lampre), Visconti (Movistar), Chaves (Orica), Kochetkov (Katusha), Van der Lijke (Lotto NL), Kiryienka (Team Sky).
1'09' after 46km. But
that lead pushes out to over a minute now. Kruijswijk will be the most nervous rider in the bunch because there are some riders who can really cut his lead in the KOM competition up the road.
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that lead pushes out to over a minute now. Kruijswijk will be the most nervous rider in the bunch because there are some riders who can really cut his lead in the KOM competition up the road.
Very difficult to cover off a mountain jersey and a high GC placing simultaneously.
Apparently the last climb is wide and fast so doubt there will be too much action from the GC guys who will be saving themselves for Saturday.
This is the trouble with using high major ski resorts as a finishing point the roads in and out tend to be very accessible due to the number of buses that use them in the winter and gradients not too steep. At least lower ski resorts will have narrower and steeper roads that go beyond the village.
There's not a lot going on above Cervinia without using a lift to get up and skis or a downhill MTB to get down.
Eurosport have literally just started showing the Federer match - it's 3 mins in. Hopefully when the current ladies match has finished on ES2 they'll switch the Federer match over to there, or else there won't be an awful lot of today's stage shown live.
British Eurosport @EurosportUKTV · 7m7 minutes ago
Cycling fans, the Federer match will move over to BE2 at some point and #Giro coverage will commence then. We'll keep you posted.
because of some of the bonkers giro stages in recent years, this one doesn't actually look that hard
It's because of the length of the stage that this is considered the queen stage I think. It is more like a Tour stage in that the climbs are quite wide and linear.
Apparently the last climb is wide and fast so doubt there will be too much action from the GC guys who will be saving themselves for Saturday.
This is the trouble with using high major ski resorts as a finishing point the roads in and out tend to be very accessible due to the number of buses that use them in the winter and gradients not too steep. At least lower ski resorts will have narrower and steeper roads that go beyond the village.
There's not a lot going on above Cervinia without using a lift to get up and skis or a downhill MTB to get down.
..and the problem with not using ski resorts is that there is nowhere for the team buses to park or the riders to stay. Choices therefore are either (i) ski resort with big wide finishes (ii) downhill finish to a nearby town (iii) narrow finish, no team buses and riders having to ride back down whilst the race is still on (most Vuelta stages)
Apparently the last climb is wide and fast so doubt there will be too much action from the GC guys who will be saving themselves for Saturday.
This is the trouble with using high major ski resorts as a finishing point the roads in and out tend to be very accessible due to the number of buses that use them in the winter and gradients not too steep. At least lower ski resorts will have narrower and steeper roads that go beyond the village.
There's not a lot going on above Cervinia without using a lift to get up and skis or a downhill MTB to get down.
..and the problem with not using ski resorts is that there is nowhere for the team buses to park or the riders to stay. Choices therefore are either (i) ski resort with big wide finishes (ii) downhill finish to a nearby town (iii) narrow finish, no team buses and riders having to ride back down whilst the race is still on (most Vuelta stages)
The obvious solution is to build special extra roads up to the resorts for bike races
Could build some mental climbs...
To be fair that would also keep all the cyclists of the main roads the rest of the time. It's a win win!
I played tennis at a reasonable amateur level as a kid.
Could never handle singles however. You have to be utterly dull and dead behind the eyes or extremely pig headed to survive on the court on your own against good opposition.
I would usually implode after my first double fault (usually in game 1 or 2...).
The mental side of tennis is another level compared to cycling.
I think that is for tomorrow!
Apparently the last climb is wide and fast so doubt there will be too much action from the GC guys who will be saving themselves for Saturday.
100 KOM points up for grabs.
Every time they visit Valle d'Aosta, they go up Col St. Pantaleon and Cervinia, which are not selective enough climbs. I wrote many times to the Giro organisers to suggest my alternative route, which involves Col d'Arlaz, Col Tzecore and finish downhill in St. Vincent... much more testing climbs, with narrow and twisty steep roads...
Just seen Visconti shove some gels into his mooey: just caught by Astana led peloton with 10.5 km to go.
Rob Hatch: what did you used to get down you when you were racing?
Sean Kelly: well, some amphetamines and anything sugary...
Just seen Visconti shove some gels into his mooey: just caught by Astana led peloton with 10.5 km to go.
Rob Hatch: what did you used to get down you when you were racing?
Sean Kelly: well, some amphetamines and anything sugary...
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I think that is for tomorrow!
Apparently the last climb is wide and fast so doubt there will be too much action from the GC guys who will be saving themselves for Saturday.
100 KOM points up for grabs.
1'09' after 46km. But
Very difficult to cover off a mountain jersey and a high GC placing simultaneously.
This is the trouble with using high major ski resorts as a finishing point the roads in and out tend to be very accessible due to the number of buses that use them in the winter and gradients not too steep. At least lower ski resorts will have narrower and steeper roads that go beyond the village.
There's not a lot going on above Cervinia without using a lift to get up and skis or a downhill MTB to get down.
Watching on Ceefax. Gruber with the 'horn at the finish.
It's because of the length of the stage that this is considered the queen stage I think. It is more like a Tour stage in that the climbs are quite wide and linear.
5-4, serving for set, 40 love up.
bosh.
..and the problem with not using ski resorts is that there is nowhere for the team buses to park or the riders to stay. Choices therefore are either (i) ski resort with big wide finishes (ii) downhill finish to a nearby town (iii) narrow finish, no team buses and riders having to ride back down whilst the race is still on (most Vuelta stages)
TennisRadar starts here...
The obvious solution is to build special extra roads up to the resorts for bike races
Could build some mental climbs...
To be fair that would also keep all the cyclists of the main roads the rest of the time. It's a win win!
Could never handle singles however. You have to be utterly dull and dead behind the eyes or extremely pig headed to survive on the court on your own against good opposition.
I would usually implode after my first double fault (usually in game 1 or 2...).
The mental side of tennis is another level compared to cycling.
Cycling's more fun though
Every time they visit Valle d'Aosta, they go up Col St. Pantaleon and Cervinia, which are not selective enough climbs. I wrote many times to the Giro organisers to suggest my alternative route, which involves Col d'Arlaz, Col Tzecore and finish downhill in St. Vincent... much more testing climbs, with narrow and twisty steep roads...
It's all on my blog, of course...
http://whosatthewheel.com/2015/04/14/ri ... tern-alps/
Anyone want an update?
Rob Hatch: what did you used to get down you when you were racing?
Sean Kelly: well, some amphetamines and anything sugary...
Tiralongo pacing Alberto up the climb as per
Edit: and now a bird. RAI camera crews must be bored too.