2012 Giro Di Lombardia 29/09/2012

[Eshnar]

Tomorrow this year's route will be announced . It will start from Bergamo and finish in Lecco, but it's still unknown whether it'll be changed significantly or not.
I do hope it will be changed. Last year there was too much flat between climbs.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

AC to win it

 

[Eshnar]

AC to win it

Actually Nibali deserves it more Vuelta will be enough for AC

 

[gustienordic]

Actually Nibali deserves it more Vuelta will be enough for AC

I have to say, Nibali should be one of the favorites for this.

 

[burning]

In last few years, a lot of outsiders won monuments, I think this will go to one of outsiders as well

 

[The Hitch]

Uran uran.

Sad to see this not be last race of the season though.

 

[Eshnar]

Uran uran.

Sad to see this not be last race of the season though.

Yeah it's a shame.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I have to say, Nibali should be one of the favorites for this.

Ah yes of course my future gc hope for team Vino must ofc win this!

 

[gustienordic]

In last few years, a lot of outsiders won monuments, I think this will go to one of outsiders as well

Outsiders have been doing rather well this year, I think a favorite will finally come away with it.

 

[birthmark]

Does anyone else see Spartacus going all out on this?

 

[Parrulo]

the flat (and the headwing, but mostly the flat) ruined the nibali show last year, RCS will surely fix that

 

[Parrulo]

Does anyone else see Spartacus going all out on this?

Ofc not, the GdL goes over HC mountains so he has no chance

 

[Eshnar]

the flat (and the headwing, but mostly the flat) ruined the nibali show last year, RCS will surely fix that

That's what I think (and hope)

 

[Eshnar]

Personally I'd suggest this route

 

[Parrulo]

Personally I'd suggest this route

well that's only 174k long and way too much flat btw sormano and the next climb imo

 

[Eshnar]

well that's only 174k long and way too much flat btw sormano and the next climb imo

It's 174 kms because I'm too lazy to map the start You can add whatever you want before.
And, actually, there's no way to reduce the flat between Sormano and Ghisallo.
You can do Ghisallo and then Sormano, without flat in between, but then you are far away from Lecco

 

[Cult Classics]

Tomorrow this year's route will be announced . It will start from Bergamo and finish in Lecco, but it's still unknown whether it'll be changed significantly or not.
I do hope it will be changed. Last year there was too much flat between climbs.

Well it will have to be changed a bit if it's coming from Bergamo and not Milan. I'm sure one day soon it will finish in Bergamo and use that cobbled hill again.

I guess the only thing that's for sure in Lombardia is the Ghisallo will be there somewhere.

 

[Cult Classics]

Uran uran.

Sad to see this not be last race of the season though.

I thought this at first, but now I'm warming to it being a bit earlier, just a week after the Worlds. The only thing that bothers me is what effect it will have on Emilia - we'll have to see. For me this now means the season ends at Paris-Tours... it's still a traditional race so I guess I can live with that.

 

[The Hitch]

Ofc not, the GdL goes over HC mountains so he has no chance

I dont think Canc will ever focus on Lombardia, but lets say Lombardia was the worlds course, would Fabian not have a chance?

I mean are people like Gilbert or Greg Van Avermaet neccesarly so much better in the mountains than Canc? Yeah they have done very good in the Ardennes classics but Canc has never tried them really and on those occasions he peaks for a one day race more suited to climbers (Beijing, Mendrisio) he has proved hisself as good as these guys.

 

[jens_attacks]

delfino,killer and contador blowing the race apart.this will be big,i think alberto will take the win

 

[Lupetto]

Muro di Sormano is huge. 2k @ 15%.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

MURO DI SORMANO!!!! MURO DI SORMANO!!!!

IT'S BACK!!!

This is awesome news and we can now rewrite the "your favourite hills" thread, because this belongs at the top of everybody's list.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

For people who may not know it

http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/01/31/il-muro-di-sormano/

Il Muro di Sormano

 

[mewmewmew13]

It's just beautiful!

I wish I could go stand on the slopes of the Ghisallo this year....

Cool link zam

 

[Cult Classics]