2012 Giro d'Italia, May 11th, Stage 6: Urbino - Porto Sant'Elpidio 207km

[shalgo]

Today's stage is so boring that we might as well start thinking about tomorrow, where we at last get some kind of hills.

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[Geraint Too Fast]

Bennati ftw.

 

[will10]

I'll go with Pozzato.

 

[jsem94]

Unpredictable stage for sure. Going Battaglin.

 

[Jakob747]

Sasha Modolo!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Goss .

 

[Fetisoff]

Hoping for some action, maybe a break staying away.

Will go with Bennati for the win though

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

breakaway ftw!

 

[Ferminal]

Goss takes Pink if GreenEdge can tow him back on, going to be hard though.

 

[Froome19]

Cant look past Goss.

If it turns out to be raced at a real high pace I would like to see Meersman v Gasparotto but it looks like Meersman is predominanetly an uphill finisher.

 

[Ferminal]

Cant look past Goss.

If it turns out to be raced at a real high pace I would like to see Meersman v Gasparotto but it looks like Meersman is predominanetly an uphill finisher.

Meersman was one of the first dropped today.

 

[will10]

Cant look past Goss.

If it turns out to be raced at a real high pace I would like to see Meersman v Gasparotto but it looks like Meersman is predominanetly an uphill finisher.

I'd be very surprised if Goss gets over Montelupone with the leaders. I think there'll be a group of 50-60 in the final.

 

[togo95]

Lastras or Gaspa from late break.

 

[Frosty]

If its a breakaway then i'll go for Petrov having a day off from Astana duties. If not then Bennati for the bunch sprint.

 

[Froome19]

I'd be very surprised if Goss gets over Montelupone with the leaders. I think there'll be a group of 50-60 in the final.

We will see, but i would be surprised if he gets dropped.

 

[Froome19]

Meersman was one of the first dropped today.

Oh
He must be wiped out from his long early season.

Wonder what is happening to Ventoso, does anyone know where he finished?
I predicted him to win here in the fantasy game, but he has barely feautured as yet.

 

[Froome19]

If its a breakaway then i'll go for Petrov having a day off from Astana duties. If not then Bennati for the bunch sprint.

Better would be Dyachenko to win in a break after his Turkey perfomance.

 

[Ferminal]

Oh

Wonder what is happening to Ventoso, does anyone know where he finished?
I predicted him to win here in the fantasy game, but he has barely feautured as yet.

He was in the bunch. Doesn't really seem to be on at the moment, but maybe he just isn't interested in the fast finishes.

The problem with a breakaway is that Liquigas will get on the front tomorrow just to keep Basso safe like they did today, and by default the break will lose most of their time. Once it's reasonably close you will get teams like Farnese and Movistar thinking they can win the stage so they will help. Also it's not unlikely that Garmin want to hold Pink, so Hesjedal can take it on Saturday.

Unless it's big/strong, they will need a head start of ten or fifteen minutes.

 

[search]

We will see, but i would be surprised if he gets dropped.

you do know Montelupone, don't you?

it's far away from the finish, but it's not the question if the sprinters will get dropped but rather how much time they will lose and if they'll be able to come back

 

[Frosty]

How do people think Navardauskas will fare tomorrow? He's got a big engine but can he climb that well? Ive no firm idea but would have thought that if the bunch slims down to about 50 then he might be struggling to be there?

 

[Eshnar]

you do know Montelupone, don't you?

it's far away from the finish, but it's not the question if the sprinters will get dropped but rather how much time they will lose and if they'll be able to come back

They're not climbing the Muro, actually. But the road they're doing is definitely too steep for a sprinter, yes. But the main difficulty will be Montegranaro, not Montelupone.

 

[Froome19]

you do know Montelupone, don't you?

it's far away from the finish, but it's not the question if the sprinters will get dropped but rather how much time they will lose and if they'll be able to come back

Well he said that it will be a group of 50 or 60 and i see Goss in the 60 top climbers atm.

Just my opinion but it seems to me he is at the very peak of his form.

 

[search]

They're not climbing the Muro, actually. But the road they're doing is definitely too steep for a sprinter, yes. But the main difficulty will be Montegranaro, not Montelupone.

yeah, you are right, the won't do the Muro but that's just the icing on the cake. Montegranaro is a monster and even later on the climb around Casette d'Ete is very steep, that's a great profile in general

 

[Mellow Velo]

Well he said that it will be a group of 50 or 60 and i see Goss in the 60 top climbers atm.

Just my opinion but it seems to me he is at the very peak of his form.

I really, really doubt that Goss will survive the cumulative effect of the constant climbing. Plus, some really stiff gradients.

Last Km (including Montegranaro)

 

[El Pistolero]

Hoping Pozzato, thinking Goss.