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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| Neillster |
Posted on 04-01-2012 20:53
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Unlucky losing out to Rojas on the last centimetres! Nicely done to take both the KoM and Youth jersey though.  |
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 04-01-2012 20:55
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FuglsangxTH3 wrote:
Great result by De Gendt and Keldermannin the laststage and also for de gendt in the GC +1
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| baia |
Posted on 05-01-2012 00:09
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Neillster wrote:
Unlucky losing out to Rojas on the last centimetres! Nicely done to take both the KoM and Youth jersey though.
Hey....he did great...
Very good results...Andy might win it but if Alberto is there,then it will be a great challenge to watch...
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-01-2012 16:35
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Great Tour de Romandie for your team with a Top Ten Overall finish, the King of the Mountains title, Best Young Rider and Best Team, Well Done |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 05-01-2012 19:34
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April Review
Media awards
2nd in the Ronde and winning AGR, La Fleche and LBL isn't enough.... RodrÃguez is the rider of the month, thanks to 3 stage wins in Pais Vasco and a 2nd in LBL.
Results
Our riders won 4 1.1 races: Rosseler the GP Pino Cerami, Sagan the Giro dell'Appennino and Brabantse Pijl and Schleck the Brabantse Pijl. There were stage wins in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Sagan) and the Tour de Romandie (De Greef) and Top 5's in La Fleche Wallonne and Liege - Bastgne - Liege (Gesink). Also KOTM-wins in Pais VAsco and Romandie, Pretty good month!
Rankings
World Tour riders
Thanks to a fantastic month, Gilbert extends his lead. Cancellara is in 2nd and Ballan in 3rd. Best Monster is Sagan in 14th.
World Tour teams
Of course, Lotto is in the lead, followed by BMC and Sky. We're in 4th.
Continental Tour riders
Joly leads De Waele and Pineau.
Continental Tour teams
Saur - Sojasun has a big lead over Landbouwkrediet and Cofidis.
CQ riders
Gilbert leads Cancellara and Ballan. Sagan is in 8th.
CQ teams
Lotto is in first, but we are only 100 points behind.
With a good month, comes a Monster-girl!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 05-01-2012 19:35
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May preview
Not a busy month, with only Rund Um Den Finanzplatz Frankfurt, the Giro d'Italia, the Prorace Berlin and the Ronde van België.
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 05-01-2012 19:56
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Ah, the Giro! Good luck!
Guess who's back?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-01-2012 22:50
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There is nothing more rewarding than a Monster girl |
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| baia |
Posted on 05-01-2012 23:01
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Now if you don´t manage to be good every month,i´ll have to beat you...
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 05-01-2012 23:09
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I think my KLM story needs a nice stewardess... 
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-01-2012 16:05
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Our first race in May is the Rund um den Finanzplatz (Eschborn-Frankfurt). The race is traditionnaly on the 1st of May, the Tag der Arbeid (a German feast day) and organized since 1962.
Most often, a sprinter with good climbing abilities wins this race, but not always. Last year, the win was for Saxo's Chris Anker Sorensen, not the best sprinter there is.
 
Startlist
Spoiler Saxo Bank
1. N.Sørensen
2. J.Bellis
3. V.Gustov
4. M.Kragh
5. R.Majka
6. B.Noval
7. D.Tanner
8. M.Tosatto
Qantas
11. D.Impey
12. B.Cooke
13. J.Dean
14. L.Howard
15. A.Kruopis
16. J.Mouris
17. W.Sulzberger
18. S.Tuft
Pisanellastoria
21. S.Schumacher
22. M.Biondo
23. L.Celli
24. F.Gilioli
25. S.Kohut
26. G.Randazzo
27. A.Tonti
28. C.la Porta
PSK Whirlpool
31. P.Zitta
32. D.Dvorsky
33. J.Hudecek
34. F.Padour
35. J.Prete
36. T.Smolen
37. J.Vecera
38. A.Wadecki
Concordia Forsikring
41. R.Guldhammer
42. N.Aistrup
43. A.Frisch
44. K.Ista
45. T.Kofoed
46. J.E.Madsen
Thüringer Energie
51. D.Klemme
52. M.Barth
53. W.Jöckel
54. S.Krauss
55. S.Nuber
56. D.Pohl
57. F.Thiel
58. J.Tolles
Rabobank CT
61. J.Bol
62. G.Boivin
63. M.Boskamp
64. J.Bovenhuis
65. J.Lootens
66. B.Markus
67. J.Pronk
68. T.Rabou
Monster Energy - Ford
71. S.Rosseler
72. T.Dumoulin
73. T.Dupont
74. M.Kittel
75. M.Lefèvre
76. M.Lootens
77. J.Mulder
78. C.Veldkamp
Glud & Marstrand
81. L.Bøchman
82. M.Andersen
83. M.Berling
84. T.V.Kvist
85. M.Mugerli
86. J.Nielsen
Nutrixxion
91. G.Verdugo
92. S.Forke
93. S.Fuchs
94. G.Janorschke
95. E.Mohs
96. M.Schweizer
TDC
101. M.Mørkøv
102. J.Bering
103. S.Lander
104. J.J.Lobato
105. N.Olesen
106. R.Sterebo
CCC Polsat
111. J.Morajko
112. B.Janiaczyk
113. T.Kiendys
114. B.Matysiak
115. M.Sapa
116. A.Schulze
117. Pi.Sztobryn
118. M.Witecki
NetApp
121. L.König
122. C.Benedetti
123. S.Cozza
124. D.Hesselbarth
125. R.Retschke
126. D.Roels
127. M.Ruß
128. M.Schwarzmann
Eddy Merckx
131. M.Belka
132. P.Bercz
133. D.Finders
134. L.Hagenaars
135. J.Kohlmann
136. F.Monreal
LKT
141. M.Koch
142. H.Bommel
143. M.Fischer
144. M.Friedemann
145. C.Kux
146. T.Meier
147. K.Pfeffer
148. F.Schiewer
Adria Mobil
151. J.Golcer
152. M.Gnezda
153. P.Gorenc
154. M.Haller
155. B.Jarc
156. U.Murn
Bank BGZ
161. A.Detko
162. K.Jezowski
163. P.Kieblesz
164. T.Lisowicz
165. R.Radosz
166. D.Rudnicki
Vorarlberg
171. H.Starzengruber
172. R.Belohvosciks
173. E.Capelli
174. E.Peruffo
175. M.Strgar
176. R.Weissinger
NSP
181. H.Blank
182. S.Baldauf
183. F.Bruno
184. M.Eichler
185. J.Fiedler
186. T.Fothen
187. M.Mortka
188. A.M.Richeze
Joker
191. S.Remme
192. A.Gjølberg
193. A.Kristoff
194. V.S.Laengen
195. I.Stokstad
196. S.Sörtveit
Atlas Personal
201. G.Dessibourg
202. N.Baldo
203. M.Bernatonis
204. P.Erdin
205. J.Fumeaux
206. F.Rinker
207. D.Rosch
208. M.Saggiorato
Østerhus
211. O.Haavardsholm
212. C.De Vos
213. F.Eidshiem
214. R.Hegreberg
215. D.Jarstø
216. H.Nybö
Our team
The race
What to expect for us in a race with 5 young riders, and a German sprinter? Not too much help for the sprinter!
Maxim Lefevre gets his chance to be in a breakaway and he does a great job. He is succeding in it, and is in the BOTD together with Matej Mugerli (Glud), Dominic Klemme (Thüringer), Slawomir Kohut (Pisanellastoria) and Ravis Belohvosciks (Vorarlberg). They get a maximum lead of 5'30 but get caught after the last climb.
The question is if Marcel Kittel can survive the climbs and be in the first group entering Frankfurt to sprint for the win. He almost does, but loses contact shortly before the last summit. With 20km to go, he is one minute behind the first group, consisting of 26 riders. Only rider from our team in that group is Tom Dumoulin. But Kittel is that determined to win this race, he closes the gap of one minute to the leading group all on his own and joins them with 3km to go. But he wasted his energy with this attempt, and could not sprint for the win anymore.
The race ended in a surprise 1-2 win for Pisanellastoria (the former Miche-team), with the win for Andrea Tonti and the 2nd place for Maurizio Biondo. Kittel got 9th, Dumoulin 11th.
Results
| 1 | Andrea Tonti | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | 5h12'08 | | 2 | Maurizio Biondo | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 3 | Daryl Impey | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 4 | Jacek Morajko | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 5 | Nicki Sørensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 6 | Pavel Zitta | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 7 | David Tanner | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 8 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 9 | Marcel Kittel | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 10 | Tomasz Kiendys | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Tom Dumoulin | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 12 | Fabio Gilioli | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 13 | Rasmus Guldhammer | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 14 | Matej Mugerli | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 15 | Thomas Rabou | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 16 | Luca Celli | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 17 | Dominic Klemme | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 18 | Jasper Bovenhuis | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 19 | Frantisek Padour | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 20 | Baden Cooke | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 21 | Thomas Vedel Kvist | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 22 | Gorka Verdugo | Nutrixxion Sparkasse | s.t. | | 23 | Matthias Ruß | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 24 | Wesley Sulzberger | Team Qantas | + 45 | | 25 | Robert Radosz | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 26 | Michael Mørkøv | TDC | s.t. | | 27 | Maxim Lefèvre | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'08 | | 28 | Slawomir Kohut | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 29 | Sébastien Rosseler | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'38 | | 30 | Blazej Janiaczyk | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 3'03 | | 31 | Bartlomiej Matysiak | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 32 | Tomasz Smolen | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 33 | Robert Retschke | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 34 | Adam Wadecki | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 35 | David Hesselbarth | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 36 | Jonathan Fumeaux | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 37 | Marc Lootens | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 38 | Raivis Belohvosciks | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 39 | Andreas Frisch | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 40 | BenjamÃn Noval | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 4'13 | | 41 | Mariusz Witecki | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 5'10 | | 42 | Jos Pronk | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 43 | Guillaume Boivin | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 44 | Gianluca Randazzo | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 45 | Volodymir Gustov | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 46 | Cees Veldkamp | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 47 | Lasse Bøchman | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | + 6'16 | | 48 | Blaz Jarc | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 49 | Uros Murn | Adria Mobil | + 6'49 | | 50 | Sebastian Lander | TDC | s.t. | | 51 | René Weissinger | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 52 | Artur Detko | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 53 | Sven Krauss | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 54 | Marius Bernatonis | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 55 | Matteo Tosatto | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 56 | Stian Remme | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 57 | Svein Tuft | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 58 | Harald Starzengruber | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 59 | Ole Haavardsholm | Team Østerhus - Ridley | s.t. | | 60 | Mathias Belka | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 61 | Mirco Saggiorato | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 62 | Jure Golcer | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 63 | Michel Koch | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 64 | Pavel Gorenc | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 65 | Jonathan Bellis | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 66 | Guillaume Dessibourg | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 67 | Peter Erdin | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 68 | David Rosch | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 69 | Jiri Hudecek | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 70 | Kevyn Ista | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 71 | David Dvorsky | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 72 | Sergej Fuchs | Nutrixxion Sparkasse | s.t. | | 73 | Matej Gnezda | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 74 | Martin Kragh | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 7'43 | | 75 | Rafal Majka | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 76 | Leopold König | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 77 | Melvin Boskamp | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 78 | Jens Lootens | Rabobank Continental Team | + 8'32 | | 79 | Franz Schiewer | LKT Team Brandenburg | + 8'51 | | 80 | Piotr Sztobryn | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 81 | Juan José Lobato | TDC | + 9'59 | | 82 | Hannes Blank | Team NSP | s.t. | | 83 | Dennis Pohl | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 84 | Krzysztof Jezowski | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 85 | Erik Mohs | Nutrixxion Sparkasse | s.t. | | 86 | Ermanno Capelli | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 87 | Alexander Kristoff | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 88 | Steven Cozza | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 89 | Christian Kux | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 90 | Michael Valgren Andersen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 91 | Julian Dean | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 92 | Marcel Barth | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 93 | Michael Berling | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 94 | Joachim Tolles | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 95 | Michael Schweizer | Nutrixxion Sparkasse | s.t. | | 96 | Nikola Aistrup | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 97 | Enrico Peruffo | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 98 | Jacob Fiedler | Team NSP | s.t. | | 99 | Sondre Sörtveit | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 100 | Jakob Bering | TDC | s.t. | | 101 | Jacob Nielsen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 102 | Luc Hagenaars | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 103 | Sebastien Baldauf | Team NSP | s.t. | | 104 | Marco Haller | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 105 | Matthias Mortka | Team NSP | s.t. | | 106 | Marcel Fischer | LKT Team Brandenburg | + 12'16 | | 107 | Jens Mouris | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 108 | Havard Nybö | Team Østerhus - Ridley | s.t. | | 109 | Vegard Stake Laengen | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 110 | Tino Meier | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 111 | Simon Nuber | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 112 | Sebastian Forke | Nutrixxion Sparkasse | s.t. | | 113 | Marcin Sapa | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 114 | Barry Markus | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 115 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Team NSP | + 14'17 | | 116 | Markus Eichler | Team NSP | s.t. | | 117 | Thomas Fothen | Team NSP | s.t. | | 118 | Fabian Bruno | Team NSP | s.t. | | 119 | Aidis Kruopis | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 120 | Matthias Friedemann | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 121 | Adrian Gjølberg | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 122 | Roy Hegreberg | Team Østerhus - Ridley | s.t. | | 123 | Patrick Bercz | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 124 | Filip Eidshiem | Team Østerhus - Ridley | s.t. | | 125 | Henning Bommel | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 126 | Daniel Jarstø | Team Østerhus - Ridley | s.t. | | 127 | Nicolas Baldo | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 128 | Dariusz Rudnicki | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 129 | Jens Mulder | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 130 | Tomasz Lisowicz | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 131 | Dominik Roels | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 132 | Jens Erik Madsen | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 133 | Piotr Kieblesz | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 134 | Dirk Finders | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 135 | Thibault Dupont | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 136 | Matic Strgar | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 137 | Jakub Vecera | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 138 | Ingar Stokstad | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 139 | Felix Rinker | Atlas Personal | s.t. | | 140 | Nicolaj Olesen | TDC | s.t. | | 141 | Kevin Pfeffer | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 142 | Joshua Prete | PSK Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 143 | Tobias Kofoed | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 144 | Grischa Janorschke | Nutrixxion Sparkasse | s.t. | | 145 | Michael Schwarzmann | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 146 | Ciro la Porta | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 147 | Rasmus Sterebo | TDC | s.t. | | 148 | Christian De Vos | Team Østerhus - Ridley | s.t. | | 149 | William Jöckel | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 150 | Fabian Thiel | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 151 | André Schulze | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 15'20 | | 152 | Florian Monreal | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | + 16'52 | | 153 | Leigh Howard | Team Qantas | + 19'12 | | 154 | Julius Kohlmann | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | + 20'15 | | 155 | Cesare Benedetti | Team NetApp | + 21'39 |
The winner
Word from the DS
Not the result we want, but what to expect with this young team? I think especially Lefevre and Lootens did a great job, also Dumoulin. And Kittel's chase to get back in the leading group was impressive.
Edited by dienblad on 06-01-2012 16:07
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 06-01-2012 16:12
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Brave riding by Kittel to catch the leading group, pity he didn't have the energy for the sprint finish |
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 06-01-2012 16:17
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sutty68 wrote:
Brave riding by Kittel to catch the leading group, pity he didn't have the energy for the sprint finish
+1, hope he can do better in his next race... 9th is still a good result, but not the result that you expected...
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 06-01-2012 16:45
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A top - 10 is great right? Now the route to the Giro has ended, good luck! |
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Posted on 06-01-2012 19:49
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After that great ride from Kittel,all the effort made.....it could have been worse...in fact i think it was good..
I just wish to know how such riders win such stages....
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The 95th edition of the Giro d'Italia is about to start. This is the first of two previews. I'll give you a preview of the route and the stages. Next preview (coming Saturday) features the riders and the favourites.
In the previous 94 editions, the Giro was won 66 times by an Italian rider. Two Italians (Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi) and one Belgian rider (Eddy Merckx) share the record wins, with 5 each. The rider with the most stage wins is Il Re Leone: sprinter Mario Cipollini won 42 stages, one more than Alfredo Binda.
2011
The 2011-edition was very succesful for the new Monster Energy - Ford team. Their (our ) leader Robert Gesink took the lead in the GC early in the Giro and managed to keep it the rest of the Giro, even winning two stages. With it, the young Dutch rider claimed his first GT-win, later that year followed by the 2nd winning the Vuelta a Espana as well. But the fight for the other 2 podium places was a thriller between the 2 best climbers of the Giro, namely José Rujano and Alberto Contador. Rujano finished in 2nd with just a few seconds ahead of Pistolero. The negative aspect in 2011 was the achievement of the Italian riders. There were no Italians in the top 10, to the frustration of the Tifosi!
 
The route
The new tour directors Michele Acquarone and Mauro Vegni surprised with a route designed by young marco08, who has designed an entertaining and varied route with a mountain ITT, a TTT & ITT, lots of unkown and undiscovered climbs and the final finish at the summit of the Passo dello Stelvio .
Stage 1-4
The Giro kicks off with 4 stages on the isle of Sicily. The first stage is a hilly one from Palermo to Castellammare del Golfo. The GC-contenders have to be careful not to loose time. The same for stage 2, a Mountain Time Trial around Trapani with the ascend and descend of the Erice. The 3rd stage from Marsala to Gela should be for the sprinters, but stage 4 is for the GC-contenders again. It is the longest stage from this Giro, 256 kilometres from Gela to Messina includes the Poertella Mandrazzi and shortly before the finish the Portella San Rizzo.
Stage 5 and 6
The next two stages, back on the mainland of Italy, should bring the sprinters another change. Stage 5 from Villa San Giovanni to Amantea is hilly in the first half, but completely flat in the 2nd part, whereas stage 6 (from Amanta to Sapri) is the more difficult one, with some climbing in the last part.
Stage 7-9
After 2 easy days for the GC-contenders, they'll face some tough days in the next 3 stages. In stage 7 we see the first mountain top finish at the Rifugio Calvanico, in the region of Campania. The next day is classified as hilly, with 2 climbs shortly before the finish in Isernia. Stage 9 features another mtf with the San Giacomo / Monte Piselli (alt. 1676m).
Stage 10-12
We have reached the heart of Italy, in the provinces of Pescara, Marche and Umbria. Stage 10 is a 28km team time trial from Montesilvano to Pescara. The next stage is a stage the people know from many Tirreno - Adriaticos. The route between Pescara and Montelupone is hilly again and features a steep final climb, designed for the puncheurs. Then stage 13 is in the mountains again, with 4 KOTM-sprints and the Monte Pennino shortly before the finish in Nocera Umbra.
Stage 13-15
Next follow 3 stages in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany. First a stage for the sprinters from Gualdo Tadino to Forli. Also stage 14 from Forli to Pistoia could be for the sprinters, if they can hang on to the peloton on the climbs early in the stage. Stage 15 is for the climbers again, with 3 tough climbs (Passo di Croce Arcana, the Abetone and the Monte Cimone) in the last part, including the finish at the summit of the Monte Cimone (alt. 1865m).
Stage 16 & 17
We enter the Alps in stage 16 and 17, including two mountain top finishes. First stage 16, from Torino to the summit of the Colle del Nivolet (alt. 2520m) and one day after from Cuorgne to the summit of the Cervinia (alt. 2006m). The GC can be shaken up in these monstruous climbs.
Stage 18 & 19
Two relatively easy stages in the Alps. Stage 18 is from Saint Vincent to Verbania and features a few climbs in which the GC-contenders have to be very careful not to lose time. The same for stage 19 from Verbania to Menaggio.
Stage 20
But all will be decided in stage 20, with 5 summits over 2000m above sea level in 183 kilometres. First the Forcela di Livigno, the Passo d'Eira and the Passo del Foscagna shortly after each other. Then the Passo dell'Umbrail (alt. 2501m) with the summit 58 kilometres before the finish. The stage ends at the summit of the Passo dello Stelvio, with an altitude of 2758 metres the highest finish in a GT ever!
Stage 21
But after stage 20, the GC isn't decided as the last stage is a flat 26.5km ITT from Monza to Milano. This stage will decide who will be the successor of Robert Gesink at the Piazza del Duomo.
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| baia |
Posted on 06-01-2012 23:19
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Nice preview... ...stages 15 - 16 -17 and 20 will make lots of damage in peloton.....bring them up..good luck for this Giro.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 06-01-2012 23:23
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Very hard Giro in perspective... hope you can take the win again. You're taking Andy this year, if I remember? |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 06-01-2012 23:24
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Some hard days coming in your way |
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 06-01-2012 23:24
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Come on!
Great route although! |
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