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| issoisso |
Posted on 14-04-2011 13:06
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The 2012 Giro will feature not just the Alpe d'Huez, but also the Refugio Calvanico.
13kms at 13% average. The last 5kms are all at 15% or higher.
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-04-2011 14:44
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Evans won`t ride the Ardennes classics after a crash in the training two weeks ago.
It`s obviously harder than expected and so it doesn`t make much sense to force it.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 14-04-2011 17:20
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Anyone in the UK, get the 2011 official Giro programme.
The interview with Zomegan is quite interesting actually. Best quote is probably "The giro is for hard men, not for little girls".
But he also talks about the Giro's status in relation to the Tour etc. Quite interesting.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 14-04-2011 18:16
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Big things are about to go down
https://www.tuttob...7&tp=n
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| litllemagnum |
Posted on 14-04-2011 18:43
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Matthew Lloyd got fired by Omega Pharma for attitude problems.
https://www.sporza..._ontslagen
Pozzato sucks!
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| kissaha |
Posted on 14-04-2011 19:17
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issoisso wrote:
The 2012 Giro will feature not just the Alpe d'Huez, but also the Refugio Calvanico.
13kms at 13% average. The last 5kms are all at 15% or higher.
Do you have any info on Refugio Calvanico? I can't find any on the net, not even where it is. |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 14-04-2011 19:23
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OMG Ricco considering a return to cycling, this is just hilarious now, comedy central Ricco style. Absolutely unbelieveable.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-04-2011 19:26
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 14-04-2011 19:27
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Im always late, damm PCM lol 
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 14-04-2011 20:06
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doddy13 wrote:
The interview with Zomegan is quite interesting actually. Best quote is probably "The giro is for hard men, not for little girls".
Would you say its for... macho men?
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 14-04-2011 20:20
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I am already worried when I look how Giro routes going to look harder and harder every year. This is already to much pain inside 3 weeks.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 14-04-2011 20:22
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Fun Fact of the day: The 2011 Giro is 4km shorter than a GT maximum set by the UCI
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-04-2011 20:46
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Obviously, the big question here is: Why?
My first thought is that he has signed a pre-contract with GreenEdge - a team that will compete for a ProTeam spot next season along with OmegaPharma. With the ranking points being very valueable in terms of getting that PT spot, there's simply no reason for Omega to keep him around - they are going to lose the precious points anyway. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-04-2011 20:48
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kissaha wrote:
issoisso wrote:
The 2012 Giro will feature not just the Alpe d'Huez, but also the Refugio Calvanico.
13kms at 13% average. The last 5kms are all at 15% or higher.
Do you have any info on Refugio Calvanico? I can't find any on the net, not even where it is.
"If the nordic Kingdom is flat, the Giro organisers appear to be compensating elsewhere with the inclusion of the “Zoncolan of the south”, a road near Salerno in Italy’s Campania region – famous for its buffalo mozzarella – that climbs up to the Rifugio Calvanico 1320m.
This is not sky-high but the climb gains 1000m in under 8km, meaning an average gradient in excess of 13% and as the profile shows, sections are far steeper with short moments at 23%"
Source: https://inrng.com/?p=2678#more-2678
Edited by CrueTrue on 14-04-2011 20:48
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| kumazan |
Posted on 14-04-2011 20:50
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kissaha wrote:
issoisso wrote:
The 2012 Giro will feature not just the Alpe d'Huez, but also the Refugio Calvanico.
13kms at 13% average. The last 5kms are all at 15% or higher.
Do you have any info on Refugio Calvanico? I can't find any on the net, not even where it is.
Rifugio Calvanico:
I don't know if there's another road up it, as it appears shorter than isso said. But meh, the last kms are just a false flat.
Edit: I'm so sloooooooow.
Edited by kumazan on 14-04-2011 20:52
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-04-2011 20:52
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CrueTrue wrote:
Obviously, the big question here is: Why?
My first thought is that he has signed a pre-contract with GreenEdge - a team that will compete for a ProTeam spot next season along with OmegaPharma. With the ranking points being very valueable in terms of getting that PT spot, there's simply no reason for Omega to keep him around - they are going to lose the precious points anyway.
Then again, he might just be a drunk. Read his latest blog entry: https://matthew-lloyd.com/archives/411
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| kissaha |
Posted on 14-04-2011 21:01
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CrueTrue wrote:
kissaha wrote:
issoisso wrote:
The 2012 Giro will feature not just the Alpe d'Huez, but also the Refugio Calvanico.
13kms at 13% average. The last 5kms are all at 15% or higher.
Do you have any info on Refugio Calvanico? I can't find any on the net, not even where it is.
"If the nordic Kingdom is flat, the Giro organisers appear to be compensating elsewhere with the inclusion of the “Zoncolan of the south”, a road near Salerno in Italy’s Campania region – famous for its buffalo mozzarella – that climbs up to the Rifugio Calvanico 1320m.
This is not sky-high but the climb gains 1000m in under 8km, meaning an average gradient in excess of 13% and as the profile shows, sections are far steeper with short moments at 23%"
Source: https://inrng.com/?p=2678#more-2678
Thanks! But I still can't find the climb on Google Maps |
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| Johan92 |
Posted on 14-04-2011 21:06
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I can...
But not the last part, the road stops right after the village of Capo Calvanico on the map.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 14-04-2011 21:16
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Could that be related to this?
https://www.velonation.com/News/ID/811...raids.aspx
Apparently, Katusha has some dirty secrets, and they aren't smart enought to hide them in their own country. |
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 14-04-2011 21:20
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Johan92 wrote:
I can...
But not the last part, the road stops right after the village of Capo Calvanico on the map.
Yes, can't find it either, stops at Calvanico, but it should be around there since it's called Rifugio Calvanico. |
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