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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Today's offering is the 2nd Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge (1.1) » Vaison-la-Romaine › Mont Ventoux (179k)





    Top competitors

    QUINTANA Nairo
    SÁNCHEZ Luis León
    PORTE Richie
    GALLOPIN Tony
    ARU Fabio
    TAARAMÄE Rein
    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel
    HERRADA Jesús
    SLAGTER Tom-Jelte
    GAUTIER Cyril
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    On Eurosport as well.
    Ben

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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    blazing_saddles said:

    Today's offering is the 2nd Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge (1.1) » Vaison-la-Romaine › Mont Ventoux (179k)





    Top competitors

    QUINTANA Nairo
    SÁNCHEZ Luis León
    PORTE Richie
    GALLOPIN Tony
    ARU Fabio
    TAARAMÄE Rein
    LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel
    HERRADA Jesús
    SLAGTER Tom-Jelte
    GAUTIER Cyril

    Won by Vlasov. This kid is one to watch. 4th in the 2018 Tour de l'Avenir behind Pogacar, he won the Baby Giro that year and was considered by many to have the greater potential.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Not really in the mood to celebrate anything in Poland, but Mads Pedersen took his first win in the rainbow stripes from a bunch sprint. Don't remember ever seeing him with a lead out before, but he's got a powerful sustained finish.
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    Why didn't they go to the top of ventoux?
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • FreddieVonRost
    FreddieVonRost Posts: 261
    Saw the crash earlier. Looks like Jacobsen is badly injuried and back in a coma. Terrible. Groenewegen needs to sit out the rest of the season. Also, downhill on a narrowing finish?
    Not a Giro Hero!
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    Carapaz wins S3 sprint ahead of a fast closing Ulissi.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    orraloon said:

    Carapaz wins S3 sprint ahead of a fast closing Ulissi.

    From the overhead cam, Evenepoel seemed to be going backwards at a fair rate of knots.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Evenepoel just launched a 51km attack in Poland.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    blazing_saddles said:

    Evenepoel just launched a 51km attack in Poland.

    Gonna win it too isn’t he?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Yup
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Turned over after MSR. Was he solo for 51 kms?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited August 2020
    DeadCalm said:

    Turned over after MSR. Was he solo for 51 kms?


    Yeah, but nobody else seemed interested until it was far too late. The reduced peloton (maybe 30 riders) almost came to a standstill at times.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    Carapaz’s shorts & shirt shredded - what happened?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    DeadCalm said:

    Turned over after MSR. Was he solo for 51 kms?

    I saw it live on Polish tv, before Eurosport coverage opened up.
    Once again, when the red hot favourite does what is now his standard attack, the rest sit up and allow him to go.
    Then they settled into the standard counter tactic of expecting to sit on while somebody else does all the work.

    At one point, Eddie Dunbar almost reeled him back in, but again, nobody else was prepared to contribute.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited August 2020
    Mad_Malx said:

    Carapaz’s shorts & shirt shredded - what happened?

    When I switched on to watch at around the 65kms to go mark, he was being brought back through the cars and the commentators said he'd crashed.
    So I just missed it.

    Switched back off again at 40kms to go, knowing it was already over.
    Usually this stage is a bit of a nail biter, going right down to the wire.
    Instead it turned into a one man time trial against some sheep.

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited August 2020
    104th Gran Piemonte (1.Pro) Santo Stefano Belbo › Barolo (187k)
    I will add this now, since the race will be televised live and has reasonably interesting parcour, this year, as it's the "warm" up race for the "Race of the Sunburnt Leaves".



    A very demanding route in the Langhe between the provinces of Asti and Cuneo, with a final circuit of about 44 km to be covered twice through the vineyards of the Alba area. There a long series of climbs and descents with very few possibilities for rest.
    The final ascent saw the arrival of the time trial of the 2014 Giro d’Italia Barbaresco-Barolo, but with a different finish line, with an added short stretch of further ascent.



    LAST KM

    After the Morra descent, take a right turn that leads to the uphill road leading to the finish. Slopes always around 5-6%. At 600 meters from the finish, turn right uphill (about 8-9%) until the last bend to the left at 300m from the finish.



    Barolo (Arrival)
    Barolo is located in the historic region of the Langhe. Situated on a small plateau, it is protected by the surrounding mountains, arranged like an amphitheater. The city is now famous for its many vineyards and its many varieties of red wine that are produced from the Nebbiolo grape.




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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Good excuse to get a bottle of Barolo I reckon!
  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    bobmcstuff said:

    Good excuse to get a bottle of Barolo I reckon!

    Amarone is better
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    twotoebenny said:

    bobmcstuff said:

    Good excuse to get a bottle of Barolo I reckon!

    Amarone is better
    That's just like, your opinion, man

    Also miles away from this race route.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited August 2020
    bobmcstuff said:

    twotoebenny said:

    bobmcstuff said:

    Good excuse to get a bottle of Barolo I reckon!

    Amarone is better
    That's just like, your opinion, man

    Also miles away from this race route.
    I would add Amarone and Barolo are also totally different beasts.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    edited August 2020
    Yes, and doesn't share a finish town with this race route.

    I love a Barolo. Maybe not today though, bit hot!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    bobmcstuff said:

    Yes, and doesn't share a finish town with this race route.

    I love a Barolo. Maybe not today though, bit hot!

    Great for drying the Amarone grapes though!

    There was a time when we used to drive through the area each year, heading for the Summer retreat. Often wished I'd been able to get off the autostrada around Alba to explore. Unfortunately, we were either coming from or heading to the white things in the background of this rather nice picture.


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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    A better profile for Gran Piemonte, with all the climb info.


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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Oh wow, just wow....
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  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    blazing_saddles said:

    Oh wow, just wow....

    ??
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    DeadCalm said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Oh wow, just wow....

    ??
    The medieval villages perched above the fields of vines, shot from the helicopter.
    Just stunning.

    A nasty crash for half a dozen riders.

    15kms to go.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    MVDP motoring after the flying Bennett and the descent is now damp
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,459
    Lotto Jumbo super strong atm.

    At the front of every race.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,459
    Bennett with 21 s 2.1k to go. Being chased by 6 including MVDP.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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