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Giro d'Italia 2012 - Week 2
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 12-05-2012 16:51
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Giro'd Italia 2012
Stage 8
Stage 9
Stage 10
Stage 11
Stage 12
Stage 13
Stage 14
Complete list of stages
Provisional Startlist
GC Favourites
**** Basso, Scarponi, Rujano
*** Schleck, Gadret, Kreuziger, Rodriguez, Cunego
** Pozzovivo, Hesjedal, Uran, Nieve,
* Szmyd, Henao, Serpa, Pinotti, Casar, Brushegin
Sprinters
*** Cavendish
** Goss
* Demare, Modolo, Chicchi, Bos, Feillu, Haedo
GC after 7 stages
| 1 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda | 26:16:53 | | | 2 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:15 | | | 3 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:00:17 | | | 4 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:21 | | | 5 | Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:26 | | | 6 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team | | | | 7 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:35 | | | 8 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:40 | | | 9 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team | 0:00:45 | | | 10 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 0:00:46 |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 12-05-2012 17:38
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Rather boring 1st week for a Giro, and the 2nd week doesn't look very promising on paper. Anyway, I'm glad it's still all open. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 12-05-2012 17:40
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Well, 8, 12 and 14 should be good. If someone want to race that is. Otherwise, stage 10 should make for some decent youtube cycling.
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| fickman |
Posted on 12-05-2012 18:01
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Schleck looking stronger than Rujano I cant belive it. I think Scarponi is going to win this, dont think Basso is going to be to strong this Year. |
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| franki28 |
Posted on 12-05-2012 20:15
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Obviously Schleck looks strong but Scarponi looks even stronger to me ^^ |
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 12-05-2012 20:22
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franki28 wrote:
Obviously Schleck looks strong but Scarponi looks even stronger to me ^^
We can't really judge who's the strongest just based on today. I think after tomorrow we'll have a much clearer idea of who's going to be up there.
Also a great day for Ryder Hesjedal, taking Canada's first ever pink jersey |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 12-05-2012 21:12
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jsh312mufc wrote:
franki28 wrote:
Obviously Schleck looks strong but Scarponi looks even stronger to me ^^
We can't really judge who's the strongest just based on today. I think after tomorrow we'll have a much clearer idea of who's going to be up there.
Also a great day for Ryder Hesjedal, taking Canada's first ever pink jersey
I wouldn't count on tomorrow being that different from today. Sure, it's a steeper climb, but there's a few kilometers of flat between the top of the climb and the finish. I think most favourites will think twice before attacking and 'wasting' having to maintain their gap over those kilometers.
I'd say a break takes it. Otherwise someone like Tiralongo again.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-05-2012 21:14
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
franki28 wrote:
Obviously Schleck looks strong but Scarponi looks even stronger to me ^^
We can't really judge who's the strongest just based on today. I think after tomorrow we'll have a much clearer idea of who's going to be up there.
Also a great day for Ryder Hesjedal, taking Canada's first ever pink jersey
I wouldn't count on tomorrow being that different from today. Sure, it's a steeper climb, but there's a few kilometers of flat between the top of the climb and the finish. I think most favourites will think twice before attacking and 'wasting' having to maintain their gap over those kilometers.
I'd say a break takes it. Otherwise someone like Tiralongo again.
Yep.
Plus, the third week is what matters, and everyone's form will be different by then.
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 12-05-2012 21:27
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I would not say that Schleck is stronger than Rujano. You can't judge everything from one stage and this was a climb at 4% average. So that is nothing compared to the Cervinia and the Stelvio. However, from Rujano's point of view I see Basso as the main opponent. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 12-05-2012 21:35
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issoisso wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
franki28 wrote:
Obviously Schleck looks strong but Scarponi looks even stronger to me ^^
We can't really judge who's the strongest just based on today. I think after tomorrow we'll have a much clearer idea of who's going to be up there.
Also a great day for Ryder Hesjedal, taking Canada's first ever pink jersey
I wouldn't count on tomorrow being that different from today. Sure, it's a steeper climb, but there's a few kilometers of flat between the top of the climb and the finish. I think most favourites will think twice before attacking and 'wasting' having to maintain their gap over those kilometers.
I'd say a break takes it. Otherwise someone like Tiralongo again.
Yep.
Plus, the third week is what matters, and everyone's form will be different by then.
Oh come one, tomorrow it's 3km @10%, they could crack someone there (Basso, for instance, or Rujano) and make him lose a decent amount of time with those flat kms. If they refuse to race tomorrow I'll go batshit crazy and might kill a kitten.
And they don't want a dead kitten. 
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| jph27 |
Posted on 12-05-2012 21:57
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Pozzovivo FTW!  |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 13-05-2012 00:57
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His could be good for Rodriguez - the steepness will suit him and if a small group comes to the top together he has a good kick at the line.
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| fickman |
Posted on 13-05-2012 02:43
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Was wondering if garming would be able to defend pink tomorrow. I see the poor Hesjedal defending it allone in the last climb. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 13-05-2012 02:47
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They have a pretty strong domestique in Vande Velde for the mountains, as well as Stetina. They shouldn't do much work until the final climb because they have some workhorses in Robbie Hunter(also their sprinter), and Ramunas Navardaskaus.
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| Vien |
Posted on 13-05-2012 10:55
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Bennati didn't start today due to fever.
Bye bye Velogames ranking =(
Oh, and Van Winden had abandoned as well. |
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| arthon |
Posted on 13-05-2012 12:52
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BOTD at over 11 minutes:
| 13 Julien Berard (ALM) | | 64 Miguel Minguez (EUS) | | 164 Andrey Amador (MOV) | | 216 Tomasz Marczynski (VCD) |
Small break again, it's probably gonna be the same outcome as yesterday. |
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 13-05-2012 13:17
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Amador for the win!
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| CountArach |
Posted on 13-05-2012 13:17
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Netapp missing out again.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 13-05-2012 13:26
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CountArach wrote:
Netapp missing out again.
Tbh they were in the last two breaks, it's not much but they are definitely trying to do something. You can't be in every break.
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| Il Grillo |
Posted on 13-05-2012 13:31
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Barta tried to get to the break with two other riders (Clement and Keizer) early in the stage but the peloton then got them back, the peloton probably didnt want to much riders up on the road. |
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