Tour of the Alps 2017 spoilers

specialgueststar
specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
edited April 2017 in Pro race
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A climbers race - Sep Vanmarke will be happy he got a place (is he riding?)

Haven't seen my climbing men for a while - Pinot geniez Kenny E

The race seems re branded and reinvigorated . Tough start

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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    On live TV with Ned Boulting and Rob Hales - Bike Channel from 1330 BST.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Went to live coverage with just 35 kms left.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Gavazzi and Filosi, last of today's break, are about to be caught with around 12km to go.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    All back together and that final climb is about to start. 3.7km at 7%
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Pinot and Thomas close to the front and looking good.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Thomas arracks with 1km to go. Pozzo, Scarponi with him. Dombro and Pinot join them.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,154
    Astana finally get a win. The last WT team to do so.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Scarponi takes it from Thomas at the finish. Going to be some big gaps from that stage and not all from bonus seconds.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Hugh Carthy another solid ride in 8th.
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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,906
    Erbe to come on Wednesday - a truly lovely climb, and then the Bondone on Friday. I love this race - a real mini classic.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Bad form from Sky sending three quarters of a team to support dual leaders preparing for the first GT of the season, in just over two weeks.
    Lucky for them that Boots beat Geraint into the leader's jersey.
    Landa still looking like a rider who left something behind at Astana.....
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Snow on today's opening climb on the Brenner Pass means stage two will now start at 11am UK time, 44km up the road to Vipiteno.

    Original profile here -

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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    After 50km of today's shortened stage there is a four man break - Ackermann, Velasco, Salvietti and Gamper, with around 2mins on the rest of the field.

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    Live coverage due to begin at 1330 BST on the Bike Channel and the EuroSport player app.
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,906
    Looks cold.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    No plane so no pics - coverage to start in around 30mins ... perhaps
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    RonB wrote:
    No plane so no pics - coverage to start in around 30mins ... perhaps

    Nope. Amstel repeat on Eurosport abroad.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Original break were caught before the St Justina climb, then Foliforov, Gazzara and Schultz attacked. Sounds like Foliforov ended up on his own on the climb, but he has been joined by Pirazzi, Koshevoy and Landa. 20km to go, just a 30" gap.

    Landa's presence will mean that Astana will have to chase this one down.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Caruso joined the leaders but Pirazzi has attacked and has 20" on the others with the peloton 1min further back. Just 10km to go. Still no live pics.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    5 leaders together again and 8km to go with a 40" gap.


    and Landa has just set off on the attack.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    22" for the riders in front (Pirazzi, Landa and Caruso), 3 km to go.

    Just going to get live finish line pics by the look of things.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited April 2017
    All back together at the end with Rohan Dennis getting the win and some bonifications. Thibaut Pinot second.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    Rohan Dennis wins a bunch gallop.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,111
    Pinot second, must've been a group of 60-80 riders contesting the finish.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Unconfirmed GC

    1. Pinot 2. Scarponi 3. Thomas 4. Cataldo 5. Pozzovivo
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    RonB wrote:
    Unconfirmed GC

    1. Pinot 2. Scarponi 3. Thomas 4. Cataldo 5. Pozzovivo

    yup
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  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Earlier start today with BIKE Channel at 11:30 or 12 depending if you believe the guide or Ned Boulting.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Today's revised stage.
    Before:
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    After:
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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,906
    Shame that they've had to lop the Erbe off. I've been up there and it's a really pretty climb. Anything over 2000m at this time of year must be odds on to be out of bounds though.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Sky on the front of the peleton, couple of riders up the road. Orrico has about a minute over a chaser, and a further minute over the group.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Orrico about to crest the penultimate climb. Howard caught by Sky. Boswell doing a good impression of Kiri driving the peleton on. No time gaps being given. Orrico has approx 2 minutes advantage.

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