Lombardia Week. 2017 *Spoilers*

blazing_saddles

The last week of the European season (Turkey excluded) begins tomorrow with the 100th edition of the Giro dell'Emilia and ends with the 112-year old Il "falling leaves" Lombardia.

The week ahead looks like this:-

30.09. 1.HC Giro dell'Emilia
01.10. 1.HC Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
01.10. 1.2 Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
03.10. 1.HC Tre Valli Varesine
05.10. 1.HC Milano-Torino
07.10 WT Giro di Lombardia

Between them, most of these races define the history of Italian cycling, out of the Giro.
ALL the senior races now get live television coverage, so it's the last chance for a fix, before winter draws on.
I will update info on the races, as they appear above, but don't let that stop anyone from making a contribution!

Giro dell'Emilia



Just two years ago, thanks to rotten calendar placement, this race was dying on it's feet, after previously attracting the cream of the peloton.
Thankfully, it's back where it belongs and consequently attracts Twelve WT teams and most of the stronger PCT outfits will line up for the race. (25 teams in all)
Those riding include Nibali, Aru, Chaves, (last year's winner) Pinot, Uran, Adam Yates, Henao, Moscon, Ulissi, Bakelants, Pozzovivo, Cummings and Teuns.

Live coverage from Rai Sport 1 (tv). Online coverage on the Eurosport player for those who have it, but for those who don't it's here from 2-10pm UK time:
http://www.pmgsport.it/




The famous bit:

davidof

The Milan Turin is great, at least the climb at the end to the Superga cathedral. I cycled up a few weeks ago and saw that runner turned cyclist bloke Michael Woods had the Strava KOM.

Will le Foglie Morte feature the Muro ? I guess so, again rode up that a few weeks ago, very hard climb but mercifully short. I can imagine anyone racing who is not a climber would find it a shock.

https://youtu.be/1mYtLEy84BI

timoid.

Love this week of cycling

bobmcstuff

How much of it is PTP?

silvergrenade

Thanks for the great thread!

No_Ta_Doctor

Cheers, Blazing. I'm off to check startlists.

blazing_saddles

Good news!

Eurosport in the UK have now added live coverage of Emilia, Beghelli and Tre Valli to their tv schedules.

2-35pm tomorrow.
1-45pm on Sunday.

kleinstroker

So the Emilia finishes at San Luca? Walked up there in the summer along the 4km covered walkway thing.
It's Very nice, but lots of cyclists screaming back down the hill from San Luca were going a lot faster than I would ever dare

specialgueststar

figs and ricotta all round

blazing_saddles

BOTD has 7 minutes: Davide Ballerini (Androni Sidermec), Adrien Niyonshuti (Team Dimension Data), Redi Halilaj (Amore e Vita Selle SMP), Francois Bidard (Ag2r La Mondiale), Nicolas Edet (Cofidis Solutions Credits), Fabien Doubey (Wanty - Groupe Gobert), Jacopo Mosca (Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia), Lorenzo Rota (Bardiani - Csf) e Nicola Bagioli (Nippo-Vini Fantini).

blazing_saddles

Coverage has started and it's Rob Hatch.

Richmond Racer 2

Why is Diego Rosa doing his best Ivor the Engine impression for that chase group?

blazing_saddles

Terrible crash for Esteban Chaves. His head smacked into the tarmac.

andyp

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Terrible crash for Esteban Chaves. His head smacked into the tarmac.

Horrible. His shoulder took most of the impact I think. Season ending crash I'd think.

Richmond Racer 2

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Terrible crash for Esteban Chaves. His head smacked into the tarmac.

blazing_saddles

Nice card played by Bahrain, but not much of a battle on the final ascent.
A Sicilian 1-2 as Hatch calls it.

1 Visconti 5:31:22
2 Nibali 0:11
3 Uran 0:14
4 Roche 0:17
5 Moscon 0:22
6 Vuillermoz 0:25
7 Ulissi 0.26
8 Pinot
9 Haig 0:31
10 Hermans 0:32

salsiccia1

What a shitty year for Chaves. Hope it's nothing serious, Orica Scott's last update was that he was OK but off to hospital.

argyllflyer

kleinstroker wrote:

So the Emilia finishes at San Luca? Walked up there in the summer along the 4km covered walkway thing.
It's Very nice, but lots of cyclists screaming back down the hill from San Luca were going a lot faster than I would ever dare

So that's what that was! I couldn't work it out from the aerial shots.

gsk82

Salsiccia1 wrote:

What a sh!tty year for Chaves. Hope it's nothing serious, Orica Scott's last update was that he was OK but off to hospital.

He was getting pretty annoyed with the moto on the descent. I reckon the moto has to take his share of the blame for that crash. Far too close

andyp

gsk82 wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

What a sh!tty year for Chaves. Hope it's nothing serious, Orica Scott's last update was that he was OK but off to hospital.

He was getting pretty annoyed with the moto on the descent. I reckon the moto has to take his share of the blame for that crash. Far too close

He lost his front wheel on a patch of wet road, the moto had nothing to do with it.

blazing_saddles

andyp wrote:

gsk82 wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

What a sh!tty year for Chaves. Hope it's nothing serious, Orica Scott's last update was that he was OK but off to hospital.

He was getting pretty annoyed with the moto on the descent. I reckon the moto has to take his share of the blame for that crash. Far too close

He lost his front wheel on a patch of wet road, the moto had nothing to do with it.

Correct. Here is the crash:-

https://youtu.be/IsTaL1HxIwE?t=19

blazing_saddles

The GP Bruno Beghelli parcour for tomorrow.




A difference course, a different bunch of riders: Cobrelli, Viviani, Albasini, Theuns, Pasqualon etc.

1-45pm Eurosport.

andyp

Chaves suffered a minor fracture of the shoulder blade, out for what is left of the season.

gsk82

Blazing Saddles wrote:

andyp wrote:

gsk82 wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

What a sh!tty year for Chaves. Hope it's nothing serious, Orica Scott's last update was that he was OK but off to hospital.

He was getting pretty annoyed with the moto on the descent. I reckon the moto has to take his share of the blame for that crash. Far too close

He lost his front wheel on a patch of wet road, the moto had nothing to do with it.

Correct. Here is the crash:-

https://youtu.be/IsTaL1HxIwE?t=19

I know the damp patch was the main reason. But a couple of corners before he signalled to the moto rider to get out the way and he clearly wasn't comfortable with it been there. He shouldn't be having to think about a moto on a descent. It happens far too often.

ridgerider

Blazing Saddles wrote:

The GP Bruno Beghelli parcour for tomorrow.

From a graphics point of view (and the Italians are quite good at that sort of thing), I think this is the only profile picture I've noticed that incorporates perspective into the viewpoint rather than just ordinary flat plane.

rick_chasey

Decent ride by Visconti that.

Uran looked quite tasty, as did Nibs.

blazing_saddles

The next race is tomorrow's 97th edition of the Tre Valli Varesini, the third and final race of the Trittico Lombardo.
The provisional startlist is full of heavy hitters:
Dumoulin, Kelderman, Matthews, Nibali, Cobrelli, Kwiatkowski, Poels, Henao, Moscon, Quintana, Albasini, Uran, Formolo, Aru, Majka, Pozzovivo, Latour, Bakelants, Ulissi, Costa, Pinot.............

The course.




Live on Eurosport at 2pm.

blazing_saddles

Tre Valli ends in a 3 man blanket finish.
Geniez wins from Pinot and Nibali in 3rd.

EnacheV

Diego Rosa, another Astana that forgot his legs at Vino's place.

specialgueststar

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Tre Valli ends in a 3 man blanket finish.
Geniez wins from Pinot and Nibali in 3rd.

that's my man! (men) That's some energy build up after being ejected from the Vuelta. Very talented rider

Crampeur

SpecialGuestStar wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Tre Valli ends in a 3 man blanket finish.
Geniez wins from Pinot and Nibali in 3rd.

that's my man! (men) That's some energy build up after being ejected from the Vuelta. Very talented rider

Geniez has had an odd couple of years. Top-10 in the Giro but has struggled to get round a GT recently; any idea if he's been ill/injured/just out of form?