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Giro d'Italia 2011 - Week 3
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 21-05-2011 16:16
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Preview by Cyclingnews.com
The 2011 Giro d'Italia will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, with a mountainous route that looks set to exalt a possible duel between Vincenzo Nibali and Alberto Contador.
Race director Angelo Zomegnan revealed the route in Turin, where the three weeks of racing will begin on Saturday, May 7 with a 21.5km team time trial.
The corsa rosa concludes with a 32.8km individual time trial that finishes in the shadow of the spectacular Milan Duomo on Sunday, May 29.
In between, the 3496km route heads south to Sicily for a mountain finish on the slopes of the Etna volcano and then returns north along the Adriatic coast before a long series of testing stages in the Dolomites and a grand finale on the dirt road climb of the Colle delle Finestre near Sestriere.
Complete list of stages
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Edited by CrueTrue on 21-05-2011 16:49
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| niconico |
Posted on 21-05-2011 19:19
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Vai Vincenzo!
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| Jonathan |
Posted on 21-05-2011 19:34
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Vai Michele! |
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| Lorkan |
Posted on 21-05-2011 19:48
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Vai Denis?  |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 22-05-2011 06:51
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Vai José!? 
Nah serious, Contador will dominate 
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| CountArach |
Posted on 22-05-2011 09:00
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If he were here this is the sort of place I'd expect Cunego to be going for the stage win, but without him then maybe someone in his vein - a climber who is alright on other types of terrain.
Visconti did alright in the Eroica earlier this year - could he do something similar? Thoughts anyone?
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| Lorkan |
Posted on 22-05-2011 09:14
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Monday and tuesday stages may be the most interesting ones, since there won't end with a climb. So maybe Contador will not be that dominating, and Nibali could try something. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 22-05-2011 09:39
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I'm not expecting much of Monday......it's a rest day. 
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| mowinckel91 |
Posted on 22-05-2011 09:44
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Todays stage will be one of the toughest so far. Just think about the duel between Anton and Nibali!  |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-05-2011 09:45
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fenian_1234 wrote:
I'm not expecting much of Monday......it's a rest day.
Well, the Giro will be won in the hotel, after all.
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| mowinckel91 |
Posted on 22-05-2011 09:49
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HAHAHA, nice one |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 22-05-2011 09:58
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kumazan wrote:
fenian_1234 wrote:
I'm not expecting much of Monday......it's a rest day.
Well, the Giro will be won in the hotel, after all.
Yes, I was going to post something similar to that but thought I'd leave it open for someone.  |
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| Lorkan |
Posted on 22-05-2011 10:38
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fenian_1234 wrote:
I'm not expecting much of Monday......it's a rest day.
You're right ^^, I meant Tuesday and Wednesday sorry  |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 22-05-2011 11:28
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The breakaway is vey strong today. Counting 18 riders.
Lead group:
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Aliaksandr Kuchynski
Katusha Team
Kevin Seeldrayers
Quickstep Cycling Team
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
Mikel Nieve Ituralde
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
Alberto Losada Alguacil
Katusha Team
Pieter Weening
Rabobank Cycling Team
Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez
Movistar Team
Stefano Pirazzi
Colnago - CSF Inox
Philip Deignan
Team RadioShack
Carlos Sastre
Geox-TMC
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma-Lotto
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 22-05-2011 11:37
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If the break stays, my bet would be Sella. And I think you should've bold Tschopp too, he's in a decent place in the GC. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-05-2011 11:42
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That's a nice breakaway to have some tactical moves later. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 22-05-2011 12:05
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FreitasPCM wrote:
If the break stays, my bet would be Sella. And I think you should've bold Tschopp too, he's in a decent place in the GC.
The break has 9:30 on the peleton now. Which also means we have new virtual leader - Mikel Nieve who was only 9:03 to Contador.
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| shin0da_13 |
Posted on 22-05-2011 12:08
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I think Saxo Bank will be heavily put to the test. My bet for today is Anton.
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| usto |
Posted on 22-05-2011 12:25
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I've two bets, if the break arrives Nieve will win, else Anton |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 22-05-2011 12:26
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Lorkan wrote:
Monday and tuesday stages may be the most interesting ones, since there won't end with a climb. So maybe Contador will not be that dominating, and Nibali could try something.
except for the fact that contador is as good a time trialist as a climber so it's not like nibali can just ride off the front without him.
the only way contador will be beaten is if he crashes out of the giro, and technically thats not beating him. |
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