Giro d' Italia 2015

[Gen]

Apologies if it was posted earlier, but please can we get the profile of today's stage.

I have the climbs so long

 

[extremelights]

Yip, it's true the Big 4 (Froome Dawg, Nairo, Nibs and 'Berto) isn't all here.

It's not his fault.

He is the only one with the kahunas to try the double in the 20th Century.

 

Special rider that 'Berto

Totally agree with Dale.... Hes a fighter and tries what everyone else dare not to! We need the top dogs in every grand tour if you ask me so the others must take up the call!

[Gen]

And the stage

[Rider3000]

Was that really necessary!

Absolutely necessary... i think that spectator came off lightly if you ask me... tooooo many crashes and issues caused by them. They must respect the road to the cyclists and not interfere !

 

I would have flipped if someone sticks a camera in my face whilst riding a grand tour.....

[Imploder]

And the stageIMG_20150526_130241.jpg

 

Thanks Gen!!   Yoh! what a stage!!!

[tombeej]

13:54:34 CEST

Groups are forming, splitting and re-forming on the descent but we have confirmation that Sebastian Reichenbach has climbed off and abandoned the race.

 

13:59:54 CEST

The group of seven, that now lead the race, have 35 seconds on the bunch. They include Zardini, Pellizotti, Felline, Bookwalter, De La Cruz, and Fernandez and Niemiec.

 

14:00:55 CEST

Hesjedal is about 20 seconds back on that first group and a few more riders are also trying to bridge over. The peloton at 55 seconds, and the Viviani group another 40 seconds back.

 

14:10:49 CEST

Confirmation of those in the break: Pellizotti, Zardini-Bookwalter, De la Cruz, Niemec, Fernandez, Felline-Hesjedal and Mihaylov.

 

14:11:25 CEST

Hesjedal is the best placed rider on GC in that move, 11:17 down on Contador.

 

14:15:28 CEST

The leaders have reached the Passo del Tonale, their gap at 1'20 over the peloton with a couple of riders sandwiched in between.

 

14:17:41 CEST

The rain has at least eased but the peloton are wrapping up on the climb as the cold air creeps in.

 

14:19:30 CEST

128km remaining from 174km

Sander Armée (Lotto Soudal) has joined the leading group as they start the climb. Simon Clarke is trying to bridge over too.

 

13:22:35 CEST

So just confirmation of those 10 riders in the main break:

Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale Garmin)

Nikolay Mihaylov (CCC Sprandi)

Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre Merida)

Ruben Fernandez (Movistar)

Sander Armée (Lotto Soudal)

Franco Pellizotti (Androni Sidermec)

Fabio Felline (Trek)

David de la Cruz (Etixx QuickStep)

Edoardo Zardini (Bardiani CSF)

Brent Bookwalter (BMC).

 

So that looks like the expected large break has now been formed and is on its way.

[tombeej]

The main Mountain Jersey contenders (Intxausti, Geschke, Betancur and Kruijswijk) all somehow managed to miss the break.

 

Their team managers must be pissed.

[T-Bob]

It's going to be such a long day for the Gruppetto 

[ScottCM]

 

The main Mountain Jersey contenders (Intxausti, Geschke, Betancur and Kruijswijk) all somehow managed to miss the break.

 

Their team managers must be pissed.

 

 

So am I, I had three of them and Rider in my Fantasy league team for today. Oh well, Come on Rider

[tombeej]

So am I, I had three of them and Rider in my Fantasy league team for today. Oh well, Come on Rider

 

You're having a stormer

 

I've only got Intxausti, plus a bunch of youngsters who I thought would have a go today.

[Jay_B]

So am I, I had three of them and Rider in my Fantasy league team for today. Oh well, Come on Rider

 

You and me both... I need to make up points after forgetting to set a team fro sundays stage

[Bianchisti]

I've forgotten about the camera episode to be honest.

[tombeej]

And Hesjedal attacks with 78km (and a whole lot of climbing) left in the stage.

 

Very brave move from the Canadian to strike out alone from so far out, but then this is the sort of thing he's been known to do. 

 

Never gives up, even when things have gone pear shaped for him.

 

Go boy!

[Pure Savage]

And Hesjedal attacks with 78km (and a whole lot of climbing) left in the stage.

 

Very brave move from the Canadian to strike out alone from so far out, but then this is the sort of thing he's been known to do. 

 

Never gives up, even when things have gone pear shaped for him.

 

Go boy!

Like Talansky at #USPRO last night!!

['Dale]

And Hesjedal attacks with 78km (and a whole lot of climbing) left in the stage.

 

Very brave move from the Canadian to strike out alone from so far out, but then this is the sort of thing he's been known to do. 

 

Never gives up, even when things have gone pear shaped for him.

 

Go boy!

 

 

He wants to get into the top 10 and maybe improve on his 9th standing in 2014

Go, Ryder

[tombeej]

Bobby Julich: Coming into a stage like this one after a rest day surely made for some nervous riders at the start of the stage. The tempo has been high and the break hasn’t been given much of an advantage, but sure once we hit the Mortirolo the sparks will start to fly.