012 Tirreno -Adriatico, Stage 2:San Vincenzo - Indicatore (Arezzo) 230 km

[Zam_Olyas]

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[Zam_Olyas]

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General classification after stage 1
1 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:18:41
2 Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
3 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
5 Cameron Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
6 Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:05
7 Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:17
8 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
9 Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan
10 Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
11 Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
12 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
13 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
14 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda
15 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda
16 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda
17 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:18
18 Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:20
19 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:23
20 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling

Best young rider
1 Cameron Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:18:41
2 Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:17
3 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
4 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda
5 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:18
6 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:23
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
8 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:30
9 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:38
10 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank

 

[Kwibus]

It's hard to make out of the profile, but the last kms have some humps and bumps it seems.

Will it be enough to get rid of some real fast man or will it just be enough to cause a major crash?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

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[Zam_Olyas]

For ACF .. aphrodisiac?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

It's hard to make out of the profile, but the last kms have some humps and bumps it seems.

Will it be enough to get rid of some real fast man or will it just be enough to cause a major crash?

Perhaps a crash, but it will come together. Too many top sprinters in the race with common interest.

 

[jens_attacks]

It's hard to make out of the profile, but the last kms have some humps and bumps it seems.

Will it be enough to get rid of some real fast man or will it just be enough to cause a major crash?

it's not a stage for the betting guys,let's be careful.
230 km is a lot,very bumpy in the end,very fast.i don't know if it will be a bunch sprint,i hope not.anyway everyone will watch mende

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I thought the stage was 255 km long?

 

[richtea]

Isn't the elevation of the finish 255m? But is this stage 230km or 202km long? The two profiles aren't consistent.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Elevation is 255 and i think its a 230 km long stage.

 

[Parrulo]

i love tirreno, a 230k stage just for starts and a 240k mountain stage in the middle of the race, once again a million times better then PN

 

[BillytheKid]

it's not a stage for the betting guys,let's be careful.
230 km is a lot,very bumpy in the end,very fast.i don't know if it will be a bunch sprint,i hope not.anyway everyone will watch mende

I am wrong to think Cancellara? Who else?

 

[canyonball]

I'm puzzled. The last kms profile posted on this thread seems to be from last years'. That stage finished in Indicatore and had 202 km circa.

At CT I got this:

1.Altimetria profile similar to the one posted by zam.
2. Last 15 km profile including:
2.1. A climb from 9,5 to 7,5 km to go; 4,4 % avg, with a strech at 12%.
2.2. A climb from 4,5 to 3 km to go; 3,1% average.

I think it's a harder finale than the one that saw Farrar win last year. But it's still going to end in a bunch sprint. Cheering for Edvald.

 

[jens_attacks]

I am wrong to think Cancellara? Who else?

i was also thinking about him to be honest.it's hard to guess,it depends on how strong the sprinters trains are.

 

[roundabout]

I could be wrong but this year it's the same circuit but only in reverse.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I could be wrong but this year it's the same circuit but only in reverse.

And farrar won last year.

 

[roundabout]

I am wrong, it's a different circuit this year. Probably a harder finish (without seeing a detailed profile).

Last kms this year

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Tir.../download/info_tappe/2/T02_Indicatore_ukm.pdf

Still a sprinter-friendly stage

 

[jens_attacks]

I am wrong, it's a different circuit this year. Probably a harder finish (without seeing a detailed profile).

http://www.****iociclismo.it/?action=read&idnotizia=17797
spa z iociclismo

on this ticker they also say the descent is tricky probably very narrow roads.
i think acqua e sapone will try something.it will be cool if cancellara goes,looking at his form he's the only one probably who can derail the sprinters trains

 

[canyonball]

I could be wrong but this year it's the same circuit but only in reverse.

I respectfully disagree My interpretation from all the profiles from stage 2 (both from last year and this year) is they are definately different circuits. They go through Indicatore for the first time on the same road. But while last year they had a 8 km loop. This year they have a +-30 km loop. So both parcours share a couple of similar streches and they will takle the same finish line as last year in reverse. But that's about it.

 

[masking_agent]

For ACF .. aphrodisiac?

wow ? surprising to see he's not using a mac

 

[Fetisoff]

Hate to sound somewhat ACF-ish, but can't really look past Freire on a stage like that. He's shown good form this season too

 

[Froome19]

I think it's a harder finale than the one that saw Farrar win last year. But it's still going to end in a bunch sprint. Cheering for Edvald.

Same here! he said in an interview that he wont be the leadout man that honour will probably go to sutton but he will probably be stringing out the peloton and raising the pace and will probably be 3rd man, I'm just hoping he will not be blown by sky by the time that they realise the finish wont be for cav.

 

[theyoungest]

Hate to sound somewhat ACF-ish, but can't really look past Freire on a stage like that. He's shown good form this season too

Yeah, seems a Freire stage. Although he always shows good form in the Ruta del Sol...

 

[kanari]

Same here! he said in an interview that he wont be the leadout man that honour will probably go to sutton but he will probably be stringing out the peloton and raising the pace and will probably be 3rd man, I'm just hoping he will not be blown by sky by the time that they realise the finish wont be for cav.

Edvald said to Norwegian TV2 this morning that he will in fact be the last man in the train for Cav, which is a bit surprising considering the comments made yesterday.

http://www.tv2.no/sport/sykkel/boas...n-i-cavendish-opptrekkstog-i-dag-3727340.html

 

[maltiv]

Same here! he said in an interview that he wont be the leadout man that honour will probably go to sutton but he will probably be stringing out the peloton and raising the pace and will probably be 3rd man, I'm just hoping he will not be blown by sky by the time that they realise the finish wont be for cav.

Edvald is an expert at winning bike races even when he's supposed to be the leadout man though. He won his first proffesional road race while being Greipel's 3rd man in Eneco