Giro d'Italia 2013

[GrumpyOldGuy]

ITT today!

 

Can Cuddles dent Nibs' lead?

Can Scarpo' move from 4th to 3rd?

 

Hmm, yeah, should be good.

 

Personally I dont think much will change in the top 4 you mention, maybe a few seconds lost or gained here and there but unless someone is sick or just has an awful day (which of course can happen) I think they will stay much the same, however I am expecting Santambrogio to go all out and maybe gain back a spot, he has shown he can climb and he is very explosive so it should suit the route today.

 

........but of course I am hoping for a Scarpo' move up the ranks never the less......

[tombeej]

Weather not looking good for the Dolomite Mountain Stages ....

 

 

"RCS Sport, the race organisers, are planning alternative routes for Friday and Saturday's stages in the Dolomites. Snow is forecast at above 1,500m, with temperatures of -14C forecast on the 2,758m Passo Stelvio.

A decision is likely to be reached after Thursday's individual time trial, and any alterations are likely to have a major effect on whether Nibali's race leadership can be challenged."

 

I've been waiting impatiently for the Stelvio tomorrow (as I've said before, even took leave to watch from my IDT). But with these reports I've accepted an invite to Sodwana for a bit of marlin fishing instead. At least the weather is looking tops for the weekend there .

[jcza]

Today's the individual mountain time trial, a 20.6 hike from Mori to Polsa. The gradients, an average of five percent and the final 6km at 6.8 percent, look better suited to the specialists than to the thoroughbred climbers. Though the time gaps won't be vast, it's conceivable they will determine the outcome of the race. A minute lost here may not seem a lot but in the context of the Giro, you never know. No question of the tactics, then, just 45 minutes of good old-fashioned suffering.

[Cav']

Pity Valverde is not there, would've been another win for Movistar.

Or AC or Froomdog.

[jcza]

Tough to pick a winner today but as grumpy said, don't think we'll see changes at the top.

[Cav']

Start Times

Rider Depart Time GC Gap Rider Depart Time GC Gap

Rafael Andriato (Bra) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 13:12 3:56:50 Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-Euskadi 14:37 2:10:12

Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13:13 3:54:53 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 14:38 2:09:03

Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team 13:14 3:54:08 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp 14:39 2:07:42

Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 13:15 3:52:30 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 14:40 2:06:54

Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia 13:16 3:52:01 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ 14:41 2:04:53

Edwin Alcibiades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia 13:17 3:49:45 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 14:42 2:04:45

Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ 13:18 3:46:00 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 14:43 2:04:08

Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 13:19 3:36:33 Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 14:44 2:03:20

Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 13:20 3:36:07 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 14:45 1:59:51

Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 13:21 3:34:31 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 14:46 1:59:47

Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 13:22 3:33:40 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 14:47 1:58:20

Bert De Backer (Bel) Team Argos-Shimano 13:23 3:30:59 Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard 14:48 1:58:06

Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol 13:24 3:27:37 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Colombia 14:49 1:57:00

Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 13:25 3:25:21 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 14:50 1:56:34

Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 13:26 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 14:51 1:53:10

Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 13:27 3:23:40 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling 14:52

Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 13:28 3:22:16 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 14:53 1:51:03

Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13:29 3:20:48 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha 14:54 1:50:43

Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 13:30 3:20:40 Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 14:55 1:50:36

Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 13:31 3:18:01 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 14:56 1:49:43

Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 13:32 3:17:45 Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 14:57 1:49:32

Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha 13:33 3:16:26 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 14:58 1:48:44

Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team 13:34 3:15:24 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge 14:59 1:48:01

Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ 13:35 3:13:06 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 15:00 1:42:07

Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol 13:36 3:12:58 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling 15:01 1:41:10

Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 13:37 3:11:25 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 15:02 1:37:36

Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp 13:38 3:10:36 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 15:03 1:35:42

Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 13:39 3:10:30 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 15:04 1:33:43

Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp 13:40 3:10:29 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 15:05 1:33:32

Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13:41 3:07:30 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 15:06 1:33:15

Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team 13:42 3:06:43 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha 15:07 1:31:21

Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 13:43 3:05:22 Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 15:08 1:31:19

Manuel Belletti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 13:44 3:04:38 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp 15:09 1:31:07

Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 13:45 3:03:23 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 15:10 1:28:10

Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard 13:46 3:00:51 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 15:11 1:26:43

Nicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 13:47 2:58:56 Ben Gastauer (Lux) Ag2R La Mondiale 15:12 1:26:26

Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 13:48 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 15:13 1:25:02

Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 13:49 2:54:44 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 15:14 1:23:19

Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 13:50 2:53:57 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 15:15 1:17:46

Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 13:51 2:53:29 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 15:16 1:17:17

Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard 13:52 2:52:47 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 15:17 1:15:50

Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 13:53 2:51:05 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Colombia 15:18 1:14:43

Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling 13:54 2:50:58 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 15:19 1:11:13

Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 13:55 2:50:21 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 15:20 1:08:39

Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 13:56 2:50:07 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge 15:21 1:08:37

Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 13:57 2:46:05 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha 15:22 1:06:45

Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Lotto Belisol 13:58 2:44:42 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 15:23 1:04:47

Sacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 13:59 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha 15:24 1:04:40

Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 14:00 2:42:19 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 15:25 0:59:36

Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano 14:01 2:42:00 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 15:26 0:59:31

Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 14:02 2:41:20 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15:27 0:56:12

George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 14:03 2:39:21 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard 15:28 0:55:29

Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida 14:04 2:39:11 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 15:29 0:53:29

Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 14:05 2:39:06 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 15:30 0:45:49

Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 14:06 2:38:01 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 15:31 0:44:21

Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 14:07 2:37:57 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 15:32 0:43:21

Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 14:08 2:37:38 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia 15:33 0:43:15

Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 14:09 2:37:24 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 15:34 0:42:15

Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 14:10 2:37:19 Diego Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 15:35 0:35:15

Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team 14:11 2:37:13 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 15:36 0:33:34

Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 14:12 2:36:25 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 15:37 0:32:41

Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 14:13 2:35:42 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 15:38 0:31:41

Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 14:14 2:34:05 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 15:39 0:28:23

Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 14:15 2:33:12 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 15:40 0:28:18

Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 14:16 2:32:52 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15:41 0:27:24

Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 14:17 2:30:03 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ 15:42 0:26:12

Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol 14:18 2:28:04 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 15:43 0:23:12

Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 14:19 2:26:36 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia 15:44 0:21:34

Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol 14:20 2:24:47 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 15:45 0:18:26

Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 14:21 2:23:35 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 15:46 0:15:04

Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 14:22 2:23:21 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 15:47 0:11:18

Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 14:23 2:22:03 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 15:48 0:09:02

Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 14:24 2:21:29 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15:51 0:08:36

Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 14:25 2:21:01 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard 15:54 0:08:19

Alessandro Proni (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 14:26 2:20:57 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 15:57 0:08:15

Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling 14:27 2:18:56 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 16:00 0:07:43

Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 14:28 2:18:32 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 16:03 0:07:34

Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 14:29 2:17:45 Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 16:06 0:07:24

Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 14:30 2:17:23 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 16:09 0:05:47

Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 14:31 2:16:44 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 16:12 0:05:20

Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling 14:32 2:15:36 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 16:15 0:05:15

Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 14:33 2:15:19 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 16:18 0:04:57

Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team 14:34 2:13:56 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 16:21 0:04:13

Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia 14:35 2:13:16 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 16:24 0:03:53

Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 14:36 2:12:33 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 16:27 0:02:46

Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 16:30 0:01:26

Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 16:33 73:11:29

 

[jcza]

Evans confirmed a leader of BMC for TdF

 

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/evans-confirmed-as-tour-de-france-team-leader-20130523-2k274.html

[tombeej]

I'm expecting Tom Danielson to do well here.

 

He's a specialist when it comes to hill climb races (still holds the record for the Mt. Evans Hill Climb in Colorado). And holds a lot of records for various hill climbs in the States.

 

He's now about halfway into his ride, let's see how he does....

[jcza]

I'm expecting Tom Danielson to do well here.

 

He's a specialist when it comes to hill climb races (still holds the record for the Mt. Evans Hill Climb in Colorado). And holds a lot of records for various hill climbs in the States.

 

He's now about halfway into his ride, let's see how he does....

 

Already caught rider that started 2 mins ahead of him

[jcza]

On another note

 

Team MTN-Qhubeka‏@TeamMTNQhubeka2m

Daryl impey wins @GeraldCiolek 2nd how incredible is that?

 

bayernrundfahrt

Edited May 23, 2013 by jcza

[jcza]

Current leaderboard

 

15:36:38 CEST

 

 

1.Eros Capecchi (Movistar) 46.55

2.Steve Cummings (BMC) +0.13

3.Tobias Ludvigsson (Argos) +0.56

4.Manuele Boaro (Saxo Tinkoff) +1.03

5.Jerome Pineau (OPQS) +1.28

6.Xabier Zandio (Sky) +1.36

7.Thomas Dekker (Garmin) +1.42

8.Christian Vande Velde (Garmin) +1.50

9.Johan Le Bon (FDJ) +2.00

10.Miguel Minguez (Euskaltel) +2.00

[tombeej]

Danielson into third place. 45 sec off Stef Clement. eish....

[jcza]

16:02:04 CEST

 

 

1.Stef Clement (Blanco) 46.05

2.Dario Cataldo (Sky) +0.05

3.Thomas Danielson (Garmin) +0.45

4.Eros Capecchi (Movistar) +0.50

5.Steve Cummings (BMC) +1.03

6.Serge Pauwels (OPQS) +1.45

7.Tobias Ludvigsson (Argos) +1.46

8.Manuele Boaro (Saxo Tinkoff) +1.53

9.Jerome Pineau (OPQS) +2.18

10.Christian Knees (Sky) +2.22

[jcza]

Individual TT?

[tombeej]

My boy Betancur is on his way

[jcza]

16:29:57 CEST

 

 

1.Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) 45.49

2.Stef Clement (Blanco) +0.16

3.Dario Cataldo (Sky) +0.21

4.Fabio Duarte (Colombia) +0.39

5.Ben Gastauer (AG2R) +0.54

6.Thomas Danielson (Garmin) +1.01

7.Kanstantsin Siutsou (Sky) +1.05

8.Eros Capecchi (Movistar) +1.06

9.Steve Cummings (BMC) +1.19

10.Fabio Felline (Androni) +1.38