From Siena to Il Lombardia: 4 Italian race *Spoilers*
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So, just one day to go and Italy doing OK. Looks as if we are actually going to get some racing, which means it's time for a thread.
Dust whirls over the Tuscan hills, (forecast 37C) the 14th edition of the Strade Bianche takes place this Saturday. The route is 184 kilometres long with one third on dust roads, often stiffly uphill.
With Strade Bianche the riders enter a race with medieval characteristics. In the rolling landscape of Tuscany the toughest sections are on twisting gravel paths.
Sterrato 9 is 800 metres long and pepped up with a double digit gradient ramp before hitting the tarmac in Vico d’Arbia. A rolling stretch continues onto the penultimate sterrato. Strade di Colle Pinzuto is 2.4 kilometres long and the steepest ramp is located at the beginning. But no time for a breather after this 15% ramp, as the road keeps climbing gradually all the way until the end.
The final gravel road is a 1.1 kilometres toil, opening with a short descent and closing with 18% gradients. When Strade Bianche reaches Le Tolfe there are still 12 kilometres to go.
With 5 kilometres remaining the road flies downhill, only to go back up again in the last kilometre. Entering the city walls of Siena, a 16% sector welcomes the riders. Then a sharp turn to the right, left, and right again. The finish is at Il Campo, Siena’s iconic square resembling a theatre.
Startlist:
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/strade-bianche/2020/startlist
Favourites 2020 Strade Bianche
***** Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe, Wout Van Aert
**** Michal Kwiatkowski, Jakob Fuglsang, Tadej Pogačar
*** Tiesj Benoot, Zdenek Stybar, Maximilian Schachmann, Michael Woods
** Simon Clarke, Philippe Gilbert, Peter Sagan, Kasper Asgreen, Dylan Teuns
* Davide Formolo, Alexey Lutsenko, Greg Van Avermaet, Bob Jungels, Gianni Moscon
Others Naesen, Jungels, Küng, Dillier, Moscon, Brambilla Nibali etc
Dust whirls over the Tuscan hills, (forecast 37C) the 14th edition of the Strade Bianche takes place this Saturday. The route is 184 kilometres long with one third on dust roads, often stiffly uphill.
With Strade Bianche the riders enter a race with medieval characteristics. In the rolling landscape of Tuscany the toughest sections are on twisting gravel paths.
Sterrato 9 is 800 metres long and pepped up with a double digit gradient ramp before hitting the tarmac in Vico d’Arbia. A rolling stretch continues onto the penultimate sterrato. Strade di Colle Pinzuto is 2.4 kilometres long and the steepest ramp is located at the beginning. But no time for a breather after this 15% ramp, as the road keeps climbing gradually all the way until the end.
The final gravel road is a 1.1 kilometres toil, opening with a short descent and closing with 18% gradients. When Strade Bianche reaches Le Tolfe there are still 12 kilometres to go.
With 5 kilometres remaining the road flies downhill, only to go back up again in the last kilometre. Entering the city walls of Siena, a 16% sector welcomes the riders. Then a sharp turn to the right, left, and right again. The finish is at Il Campo, Siena’s iconic square resembling a theatre.
Startlist:
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/strade-bianche/2020/startlist
Favourites 2020 Strade Bianche
***** Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe, Wout Van Aert
**** Michal Kwiatkowski, Jakob Fuglsang, Tadej Pogačar
*** Tiesj Benoot, Zdenek Stybar, Maximilian Schachmann, Michael Woods
** Simon Clarke, Philippe Gilbert, Peter Sagan, Kasper Asgreen, Dylan Teuns
* Davide Formolo, Alexey Lutsenko, Greg Van Avermaet, Bob Jungels, Gianni Moscon
Others Naesen, Jungels, Küng, Dillier, Moscon, Brambilla Nibali etc
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And with the gravel reflecting it back up at you.
Can see a lightweight rider winning this.
Like the racing, your race threads have been much missed. Great start, I'm really looking forward to watching the mayhem of Strade bianche tomorrow... this just adds to build up. Given how much I've missed racing I'm not sure what I'll be like come the TdF!
Gonna be a bit sweaty as well as dusty.
Eurosport have coverage listed as 3-50 to 5-50pm.
I checked the official website and the Chrono link, but being Italian, it only had the first 70kms.
At 117kms to go it had 2-25pm as the medium pace, so I am guessing 5-30pm.
Reckon they'll be going hell for leather.
I reckon the heat and allergies are gonna have an interesting effect on The Classics as much as the cold and wet are gonna have on the GTs. I think it's gonna be fun!! 😎
- @ddraver
What about the new GCN app? - I've been mulling over whether its good value
Scott Foil Premium
Trek Emonda Disc
Scott Solace 10
There's lots of snooker and if you don't like snooker? Well, there's a lot more snooker and if you fancy a change, well, there's some more snooker.
Having said that, Eurosport player has 2 hours coverage, although no coverage of the women's race, as they had previously advertised.
Tiz reckons they will have a live feed of the women's race from 2pm.
Or else there's the mountain finale of the Tour of Burgos.
Edit; that’d the women’s race.
Men up at 2:15pm
I suspect live will be whenever Rai decide it will be....
Sporza's star ratings. Not very biased at all.
- @ddraver
You can also download the Rai app and watch the local coverage. Just make sure you’re VPN is in the right country.
And big shout out for the tossers who stole 6 of the Trek team bikes overnight that’s meant some of the women riding their DS’s bikes.
- @ddraver
Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
The gap just evaporated in the space of a km.
- @ddraver
She didn't come out of the chase group and they are now minutes behind.