Giro 2017: Stage 15: Valdengo – Bergamo 199 km *Spoilers*

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
edited May 2017 in Pro race
Stage 15: Valdengo – Bergamo 199 km

START TIME: 12.10 CEST
The stage starts in Valdengo as it did in 2014. The route covers 150 km on perfectly flat roads with the typical obstacles of all urban areas (i.e. roundabouts, traffic dividers, etc). Past Zogno, the route takes in two categorised climbs: Miragolo San Salvatore (unprecedented KOM) and Selvino, (here the last KOM was Tony Rominger in 1995). After Selvino, there is a long descent with a few hairpins in-between, then, a further 9 km lead to the upper city, and all the way to the finish line. Over the final kilometres, the route runs across the upper city (Bergamo Alta), climbing up to reach Porta Garibaldi and then Largo Aperto (covering 200 metres on pebble paving). In the first sector, gradients never fall below 10% (with a maximum of 12%). With 1,800 m to the finish, a sharp bend and a sector on narrowed roadway lead through Porta Sant’Agostino. The road takes a wide bend to the left after the flamme rouge, leading to the finish line. The home stretch (800 m long, on 7.5-m wide asphalt road) runs initially downwards and levels out afterwards.

Map:-
T15_Bergamo_plan-1.jpg

Profile:-
T15_Bergamo_alt-1.jpg

Climbs:-
T15_S01_Miragolo_web.jpg
T15_S02_Selvino_web.jpg

Final Kms:-
T15_Bergamo_ukm_web.jpg
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    56 kms covered BARTA (51),ROY (88),HOFLAND (106),DEVENYNS (134),ZHUPA (219) have a mere 20 odd seconds on the bunch.

    So, whizzing along and who is in break still to be settled.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,938
    Jan Barta spends an enormous number of kilometres in breaks.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,938
    Bedlam as the peleton led by cannondale refuse to led a break get any gap.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,851
    My Man Battaglin in the break...this could be PTP heaven today!
    Half man, Half bike
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,248
    Haven't heard the commentary - why are orica chasing so hard?
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Ewan abandons
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Gaviria was in the break just been caught with 45km to go! Pelton 45" back
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Quintana comes a cropper on a corner on a descent.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Nasty crash that! Straight into the metal road barrier! Gets back up and change of bike required
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Dumoulin stopped the group to let Quintana back on. Not sure Movistar would do the same!!
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Dumoulin shouldn’t have slowed. Maybe he forgot this was a race?
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,470
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Dumoulin stopped the group to let Quintana back on. Not sure Movistar would do the same!!

    I'm sure that giving his own team a rest won't have crossed his mind. :wink:
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Huge crowds!
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Another crash. Woods, Formilo and MY MAN Lil' Kenny.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Kenny didn't look good did he?
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,005
    Why did Eurosport think it was a good idea to do Nibali's descending feature with split screen at the same time the leaders are actually doing it? - meaning you can't watch either feature properly.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    Kenny didn't look good did he?

    No. :( Poor wee thing say on the wall like Humpty Dumpty.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,470
    Rolland having a go at anyone that goes near him. Poor guy must be tired and hungry.

    ...Cue him asking for a gel from neutral service.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Recognise this descent from Sufferfest Nine Hammers *shudders*
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Another crash. Astana rider hits a bollard.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Tanel Kangert crash will feature on crash videos for years to come. Ouch
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,005
    Kangert - kin hell!
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Kagert goes straight into the road sign in middle of road! Flips over top of it.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Kangert has a nasty tangle with a road sign. Ouchouchouch,
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,041
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Another crash. Astana rider hits a bollard.

    Metal "one way" panel, must have hurt to hit that at 60kph
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,470
    Kangert rides straight in to a road sign on a traffic island. Fortunately as dramatic as it looked it looks like his bike made the brunt of the contract and he went over the sign
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • onyourright
    onyourright Posts: 509
    Kangert will have broken bones there. Yikes.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    davidof wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Another crash. Astana rider hits a bollard.

    Metal "one way" panel, must have hurt to hit that at 60kph

    Indeed!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Jungels!
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,005
    that was a nice finale

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