Giro 2018:Stage 5, AGRIGENTO - SANTA NINFA (Valle del Belice) 9 May 2018 / Wednesday / 153 km *Spoi

blazing_saddles
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STAGE 5

AGRIGENTO - SANTA NINFA (Valle del Belice) 9 May 2018 / Wednesday / 153 km

This is the second of two - three star stages.
At first, the stage is played out on flat roads running along the coast, on the ss. 115 trunk road, with a slightly more complicated passage through the centre of Sciacca. The second half, instead, running entirely through the Valle del Belice, is more demanding, with a few long but mild categorised climbs. In the second part of the route, the roadway is narrowed and very worn out at points. Final kilometres: the route descends slightly until 2,200 m before the finish. Here, the stage course turns right and takes in a short uphill stretch (approx. 1,200 m), with ramps peaking at 12%. The final kilometre descends slightly at first, and then runs gently uphill. The finish line sits on a 250-m long and 7.5-m wide asphalt straight.

Profile:-
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Map:-
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Finish:-
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AGRIGENTO

Known as the City of the Temples because of its numerous Doric temples from the ancient Greek city standing in the so-called Valley of the Temples – recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site – it reached its height in the V century BC, before the decline that started with the war against Carthage. During the Punic wars it was conquered by the Romans. It was later dominated by the Arabs and then conquered by the Normans.

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SCIACCA.

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Which is famous for this>

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SANTA NINFA (Valle del Belice)

Santa Ninfa is a town with approx. 5,000 inhabitants in the province of Trapani. Founded in 1605, it was hit by the devastating earthquake of the Valley of the Belice, on 15th January 1968.

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"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Another exciting finish then, with a few hours of scenery to start with.

    The turns in the last 500m look interesting - just when they have got a bit of speed up again after that climb.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    So basically the same as yesterday?

    I hope Woods nails it.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    Timoid. wrote:
    So basically the same as yesterday?

    I hope Woods nails it.

    bit easier..may be an odd mix of riders at the line.
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    soft break
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    So, we get whole stage coverage today, including the Giro grid girls. :P
    Unfortunately, it looks like a Kirby-Hatch-Kirby commentary again, so I guess I will be watching the finale with measured Italian delivery, again. :(
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Stage shortened by 3kms.
    Mullen and Didier (Trek) Vendrame (Androni) and Zhupa (Willier) form the breakaway.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Hah!
    Just had a flyover of this bloke's hometown.

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    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    So who's on Aru being a n0bber watch?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Oh look, he just waved at the camera and now people are going for a wee. Watch him...
    Correlation is not causation.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    That Groupama kit is horrid.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    35k average for the first 2 hours. I was almost quicker on my commute.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    That viaduct was paid for by the EU apparently. Fascinating discussions on the Dutch comms.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    No KoM action but a burning bush.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Gazetta reporting that the safety motorbike accident before the stage was fatal.

    A couple of minor chutes, as the pace finally begins to rise.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Oh no another death?
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Oh no another death?

    It seems so.
    The start was reported as delayed, due to an on course accident.
    Turns out it involved a safety outrider.

    Slightly better news: Kirby isn't going to be around for the finish, today.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    So, we get whole stage coverage today, including the Giro grid girls. :P
    Unfortunately, it looks like a Kirby-Hatch-Kirby commentary again, so I guess I will be watching the finale with measured Italian delivery, again. :(

    Hatch and Kelly taking over commentary in about 4km for the finale...
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Didier s attack sends Mullen out the back.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    inseine wrote:
    Didier s attack sends Mullen out the back.

    And he's back...
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Though Mullen is creeping back
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    I've got a feeling Froome is going to finish high up today
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    dish_dash wrote:
    inseine wrote:
    Didier s attack sends Mullen out the back.

    And he's back...

    Not quite
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The bunch not really pushing yet, which may open the door to some of the sprinters.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Sky Train on the front, about to munch up Mullen
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I'm having a glass of chinotto to amplify the mood.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ooo bidons.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Poignant images of the ghost town.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    Who’s the blue car having a bidon chucked at it?
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Shimano neutral, as usual?
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Huge crash!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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