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Giro d'Italia Week 3
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| Shonak |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:20
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That snow. Woah.
Descent neutralised is the right move, but the climb up to Gavia and especially Stelvio is the bomb!
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| Strydz |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:20
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Looks like Cataldo doesn't like the sound of the descent being neutralized
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
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| fickman |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:21
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Brutal conditions |
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:21
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jph27 wrote:
deek12345 wrote:
jph27 wrote:
Anyone know if Pozzovivo is back in the peloton yet?
Haven't seen no camera shots of him
Just spotted him at about 10th in the group. Break about to be caught.
Apparently him and Evans stopped at the top of the Gavia and took a hot drink and a bunch of warm clothes.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:22
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Shonak wrote:
That snow. Woah.
Descent neutralised is the right move, but the climb up to Gavia and especially Stelvio is the bomb!
How much does it make you wish those climbs were close by???? Thought you would like them
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
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| nacho63 |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:25
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Feel like Giffing
Brute weather, 
Edited by nacho63 on 27-05-2014 14:27
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| Shonak |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:29
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Seeing Tinkoff Saxo and thinking about SKY's performances so far (Cataldo really being the only rider who's doing great and showing something), do you guys think that SKY would be capable of performing similiar trains at the Giro like they do at the Tour? I remember Froome, Wiggins and all sorta struggle in tough conditions. With Froome and Wiggins being so thin and SKY having generally a weakness to tough racing conditions (In my opinion, e.g World Championships), I guess they'd struggle quite heavily. Of course, pure speculation.
@Strydz: Luckily, they arn't really that far away mate.  Don't wanna climb the Stelvio under those conditions though, although it's mighty impressive.
Edited by Shonak on 27-05-2014 14:33
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| vismitananda |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:32
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Too bad EBH is out of the Giro 
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| Strydz |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:32
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Those conditions on the Stelvio just look devine to me 
Looks like a few will stay off the front on the descent
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| cio93 |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:35
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I'd love to know how they want to neutralize this now without messing up the race.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:35
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Geniez doing the smart thing.
The conditions are impressive, I'd just prefer it to take on the Stelvio with at least a little bit of sun. 
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| Smoku |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:36
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How will the neutralization look like? Will they be stopped after the descent and let go with the times recorded on Stelvio summit? |
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| nacho63 |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:37
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Riders stopping at the peak to put some clothing on before the descent.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:37
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Shonak wrote:
Seeing Tinkoff Saxo and thinking about SKY's performances so far (Cataldo really being the only rider who's doing great and showing something), do you guys think that SKY would be capable of performing similiar trains at the Giro like they do at the Tour? I remember Froome, Wiggins and all sorta struggle in tough conditions. With Froome and Wiggins being so thin and SKY having generally a weakness to tough racing conditions (In my opinion, e.g World Championships), I guess they'd struggle quite heavily. Of course, pure speculation.
I think more than the tough conditions part of it would be the way that Italian climbs are shaped. Most of them are much steeper and with much less consistent gradients. The Sky train works best when it is a consistent gradient below 10% because then you can ride at the same level for almost the entire climb. With many changes it is hard to keep the same consistency and with steeper gradients the domestiques may not be able to get up in the same way.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:37
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cio93 wrote:
I'd love to know how they want to neutralize this now without messing up the race.
I am quite curious on that myself, do the riders off the front get a free pass or do they get held up somehow?
Whoa! someone almost came off there
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| Andro |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:39
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lol, they just made the race an even bigger chaos by neutralizing it. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:40
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It doesnt look very neutralised yet...
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| fickman |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:40
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This descent isnt neutralized at all where is the directors car??? |
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| Smoku |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:43
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question is do they know it's neytralized. Can't imagine all the radios working well in these conditions and with such mountains. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 27-05-2014 14:46
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CountArach wrote:
I think more than the tough conditions part of it would be the way that Italian climbs are shaped. Most of them are much steeper and with much less consistent gradients. The Sky train works best when it is a consistent gradient below 10% because then you can ride at the same level for almost the entire climb. With many changes it is hard to keep the same consistency and with steeper gradients the domestiques may not be able to get up in the same way.
Yes, very interesting, thanks. Will be interesting to see if SKY are willing and able to solve this problem. Neither Froome nor Porte were successful at Tirreno-Adriatico either.
In any case, Cataldo doing great. However, all riders have built themselves a little monument today.
EDIT: Samu on skis
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Edited by Shonak on 27-05-2014 14:49
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