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2015 Giro d'Italia - Week Two (16th - 23rd May)
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 18-05-2015 12:58
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Shonak wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
I dont know what to make of Contador tho, its kinda bold, but I think Aru will do better than him.
Now you are just trolling me, come on.  Well,Contador might lose too much time(2-3mins) to Porte,Uran and might even lose some time to Aru in TT because of his injuries.
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| kubys |
Posted on 18-05-2015 13:37
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The Schleck Fan wrote:
Shonak wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
I dont know what to make of Contador tho, its kinda bold, but I think Aru will do better than him.
Now you are just trolling me, come on. Well,Contador might lose too much time(2-3mins) to Porte,Uran and might even lose some time to Aru in TT because of his injuries.
Meh, are you serious with those 2-3mins prediction? With Porte's weight loss? With Uran obviously not being in his best form? Contador may be injured, but this prediciton is ridiculous, taking in mind, that he has 5 days to for recovery and obviously I don't think that Porte is that time-trial beast, maybe in 2013 yes, but last 2 years definitely no.
Edited by kubys on 18-05-2015 13:38
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| fidjim2013 |
Posted on 18-05-2015 18:46
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Shonak wrote:
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Shonak wrote:
Please please let tomorrow be epic. It should be a goodie tomorrow if they race it in the style that is expected of them: Hard.
If they don't try and isolate Contador and ride it hard in this stage then the other GC threats will find it difficult to take the pink from Contador. Sky have been looking better the last 2 days and Astana obviously. It should be a cracking stage if the previous stages are anything to go by
Yes, today is ideal to put pressure on Contador. His team seems to be weaker than Astana and SKY, which wouldn't matter so much if Kreuziger was top domestique but apparently he isn't. Whereas SKY and Astana have full strength in numbers and can shape the race much to their liking. Add to that Contador's injury... 
We all know, both Aru and Porte need time ahead of the ITT. Aru will lose enough as it is in ITT and Porte isn't (that much) better than Contador in TTs, his last really good TT is from Tour 2013 (4th).
You're wrong if you think that Richie Porte won't be better in TT he knows already he's going to take time on favorites and contador will need to change his TT position because of his shoulder so he won't be that good. |
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Posted on 18-05-2015 18:56
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Anyway some news in the rest day? |
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Posted on 18-05-2015 18:59
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kubys wrote:
The Schleck Fan wrote:
Shonak wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
I dont know what to make of Contador tho, its kinda bold, but I think Aru will do better than him.
Now you are just trolling me, come on. Well,Contador might lose too much time(2-3mins) to Porte,Uran and might even lose some time to Aru in TT because of his injuries.
Meh, are you serious with those 2-3mins prediction? With Porte's weight loss? With Uran obviously not being in his best form? Contador may be injured, but this prediciton is ridiculous, taking in mind, that he has 5 days to for recovery and obviously I don't think that Porte is that time-trial beast, maybe in 2013 yes, but last 2 years definitely no.
Never underestimate the ability of a rider and during the TT anything could happen, any of those favorite are prone to injury, if it"s aru that crash its all over for me because he's poor in TT right now, contador with another crash would lose a lot of time and make anything worse and as for Richie Porte even with a crash he wouldn't be that bad. |
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Posted on 19-05-2015 00:05
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Lol Froome's super dom keeping up with Contador all race even before the inj. Wish Froome came to the Giro. Froome destroys Aru and Porte in atleast one of these stages. He is a huge showboater in GT's early on. |
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| atlanta |
Posted on 19-05-2015 00:07
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Also i hope Landa gets unleashed he is getting held back so far. This reminds me of Vuelta 2011, Landa is in the Froome role. He looks stronger than Aru to me what do you all think? |
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Posted on 19-05-2015 00:21
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I disagree, Landa has looked strong but Aru has looked stronger to me. |
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Posted on 19-05-2015 00:25
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Yeah and also he wasn't hold back, really. He had the chance to go for himself a couple of times already. |
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Posted on 19-05-2015 01:03
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Stage 10: Civitanova Marche - Forli (200km)
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With the first rest day over the 2015 Giro d'Italia resumes with what could be considered a rest day on wheels for the general classification riders and climbers within the peloton.
Beginning in Civitanova Marche and following the Adriatic coast for much of the 200 kilometre journey before moving inland to reach our finishing line in Forli, today's stage profile is almost as flat as a pancake. A rather featureless day beyond the scenery, the weather forecast does not offer much hope of the stage being livened up by the wind along the way.
Apart from the stage victory the only other points of interests on Stage 10 of the 2015 Giro d'Italia will be the two intermediate sprints. Located within the final third of the race at the 159.4 kilometre and 178.8 kilometre marks there could be some incentive for Trek Factory Racing to reel in the breakaway of the day earlier than usual so that Giacomo Nizzolo can earn maximum points in his tussle with Elia Viviani for the Maglia Rossa (Red Jersey) of the points classification.
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The peloton will approach Forli mainly on the large SS 9 Emilia with the majority of the final nine kilometres of the stage straight-out. Road furniture, in the way of several roundabouts, will be the toughest obstacle the riders will need to safely navigate en route to the final 1000 metres.
Upon reaching the Piazzi Staffi, just before the Flamme Rouge, the peloton will shift on to 600 metres of inner-city pave. Turning right off the Corso della Repubblica and on to the Corso G. Mazzini, the pave road surface finishing with just 500 metres remaining as the riders turn left past a roundabout on to the viale Vittorio Veneto.
The viale Vittorio Veneto will be acting as our finishing straight for today's stage, where the stage victory is expected to be decided by a fierce bunch sprint. The finish straight on the viale Vittorio Veneto measures about 400 metres in length and should accommodate several riders sprinting side-by-side at a width of seven metres.
After reasserting his dominance on Stage 6 to Castiglione Della Pescaia Lotto – Soudal's Andre Greipel is the stand-out favourite to claim the stage honours. The German's supporting cast however will need to be prepared for a tough fight for position up against the sprint trains of the other teams, with Greg Henderson and Greipel needing to be very close to the front after the final corner.
The Italian favourite for today will likely be Team Sky's Elia Viviani, who still wears the Maglia Rossa (Red Jersey) of the points classification. Again the Italian will be without much of a lead-out as the team looks after team leader Richie Porte, however, if he can shadow the right wheels to the front of the pack the Italian should be very competitive.
Bringing a dedicated team for the sprint stages to the 2015 Giro d'Italia there will be an onus Trek Factory Racing to snatch the stage honours. While Trek Factory Racing are not particularly renowned for their lead-outs in the sprints they have a strong squad present at the race that could deliver Giacomo Nizzolo to victory if they manage to get all the little details right.
Giant – Alpecin will be aiming to be very competitive in the finale as they look to secure at least one stage victory with Luka Mezgec. The German outfit are not here with their very best lead-out riders but if the team can nail the consistency that saw them dominate most of last year then Luka Mezgec will be in contention for the stage victory.
With a lead-out containing the likes of Maximiliano Richeze and Roberto Ferrari it would be foolish to overlook the chances of Lampre – Merida's Sacha Modolo. While the Italian outfit may not have got the result they were looking for with Sacha Modolo during Stage 6 they bounced back strongly on Stage 7 with Diego Ulissi.
Other sprinters in with an outside chance of claiming the stage honours include IAM Cycling's Matteo Pelucchi, Orica – GreenEDGE's Michael Matthews, Bardiani – CSF's Nicola Ruffoni, Etixx – Quick-Step's Tom Boonen, Movistar's J.J Lobato and LottoNL – Jumbo's Moreno Hofland.
Probably the perfect definition of a stage where all the action will be packed in to the final kilometre, if you are lucky for it to even be that strung out. So question is, when are they bringing Pro Cycling Manager's time controls to the real life thing?
I might have to get outside and try conjuring up some mistrals all the way from Australia...
Edited by Malkael on 19-05-2015 14:14
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| the 19th man |
Posted on 19-05-2015 10:11
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Riis123 wrote:
Skip ahead to Saturday (or at least Berico), por favor!
The big questions: How much time can Uran get back and how far between eachother are Aru, Porte and Contador? I say no more than 1.30 between Aru and Porte, I think Porte has lost a step due to his weightloss and Italians (also climbers) have always done relatively well in ITTs in the Giro. I dont know what to make of Contador tho, its kinda bold, but I think Aru will do better than him.
Now I am completely biased because I'm Australian but I think everyone is under estimating Porte's time trial ability.
He won the Aussie ITT championship at the start of the year against the likes of Dennis, Durbridge and Bobridge. Dennis was 5th in the World ITT last year and made a new hour record only about a month after the Aussie ITT!
I think Porte has the ability to take up to 4 minutes on Aru but I reckon he'll take 2:30 on him. Not too sure about Contador, I'll say 1:30-2:00. |
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Posted on 19-05-2015 10:52
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It would be perfect for intrigue if Richie could put 1'-1'30'' on Contador in the TT. That would produce a great spectacle. I for myself don't believe in Contador's injury whatsoever. At worst it is a slight bruise. Absolutely typical exaggeration from him.
I expect to see on Saturday
Uran 0
Porte +30''
Contador +1'
Aru, Landa 2'40'' |
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Posted on 19-05-2015 15:05
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Can the producers PLEASE stop showing random slow-motion segments when nothing even remotly interesting has happend?
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| Malkael |
Posted on 19-05-2015 15:13
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IAM Cycling's Matteo Pelucchi has reportedly retired from the race, so I guess it is all in behind Heinrich Haussler now for today's sprint; and the rest of the Giro's sprints.
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Posted on 19-05-2015 15:29
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Fun way to look at things from the Eurosport-commentator; the break might make it because it's composed of only italians who will work together. Had it been an all-french break it wouldn't have succeeded because they would have worked against eachother instead.
There's a fine line between "psychotherapist" and "psycho the rapist"
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 19-05-2015 15:51
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Break still has 1'30 with only 10k to go.
Sucks for Gatto. Would clearly have been the favourite if the break stays in front.
Edit: Not sure why LottoNL, Lampre and Sky aren't helping with 1 or 2 riders.
Edited by Spilak23 on 19-05-2015 15:53
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| Malkael |
Posted on 19-05-2015 15:54
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Lot of teams trying to get a free ride in to the final kilometre. Although supposedly Michael Matthews isn't going to try sprinting today, instead saving his legs for tomorrow and the day after.
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Posted on 19-05-2015 15:56
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I think Porte had a problem cause Sky riders waiting at the back of the peloton.
edit: confirmed now.
Edited by Spilak23 on 19-05-2015 15:57
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| Malkael |
Posted on 19-05-2015 15:57
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Mechanical for Richie Porte!
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| Malkael |
Posted on 19-05-2015 15:59
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GPS is giving the Porte group a gap of 30 off the back of the peloton.
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