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

[FoxxyBrown1111]

this is a stage where rujano and pozzovivo can say goodbye.i hope it won't happen though

pozzato vs gaspa vs rubiano

i'd say

... but actually you picked Felline

 

[dlwssonic]

Ballan or pozatto. they are both looking good.

 

[Eric8-A]

Anybody know how good Ramunas' climbing is?

I'm saying Hushovd for tomorrow.

 

[dlwssonic]

Anybody know how good Ramunas' climbing is?

I'm saying Hushovd for tomorrow.

ten words

 

[stetre76]

I'd go with Pozzato, but I somehow expect also to see Cunego somewhere in the top 10....

 

[Roude Leiw]

Robert Hunter will win the sprint out of a 70+ group

 

[Kwibus]

Heh nice one, but imo LS is right.

You don't drive past an iconic cycling climb/road. Ít's a bloody shame that they ignored the Muro.

 

[Kwibus]

Anybody know how good Ramunas' climbing is?

I'm saying Hushovd for tomorrow.

Ramunas is a decent climber, but if they race it hard today I don't think he can hang on.

Hushovd? Are you on drugs? Did you actually watch all the previous Giro stages?

 

[Kwibus]

This might become a very interesting stage if someone is willing to make it hard. If not it will be a reduced bunch stage.

If Goss gets dropped I wonder which Greenedge riders will bring him back since Goss is probably the best climber on the team

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Looks like a great stage. Hopefully I'll catch the finish before my plane leaves at 1730 tonight. People mention Pozzato, but I'm going for Oscar Gatto. Ramunas will be dropped and Hesjedal to get pink.

Top 5:

Gatto
Gasparotto
Hesjedal
Ballan
Visconti

 

[Eric8-A]

Hushovd? Are you on drugs? Did you actually watch all the previous Giro stages?

Shockingly no

I've only seen the TTT so far.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

Shockingly no

I've only seen the TTT so far.

Well. Yesterday Hushovd was dropped on a "climb" - today there are 10-15 similar climbs as well as a couple of harder climbs. He'll probably be dropped in the neutral zone.

 

[Eric8-A]

Well that changes my opinion.

Pozzato

 

[hoolaparara]

Anybody know why SBS have chosen to this stage live instead of the one on sunday? Is there some hidden difficulty in it?

 

[Bavarianrider]

This will be a bunch sprint with only the worst climbers missing.

 

[Kwibus]

Shockingly no

I've only seen the TTT so far.

If you've seen the TTT then you have seen enough. Hushovd got dropped, while he's normally a TTT specialist.
Actually he got dropped by a team that was allready holding back because they were waiting for Phinney...
Yesterday he got dropped when the road went up as well. Actually he got dropped before Guardini got dropped!

 

[Kwibus]

Anybody know why SBS have chosen to this stage live instead of the one on sunday? Is there some hidden difficulty in it?

If they race hard today it will certainly be a great stage, but I doubt that will happen.

 

[greenedge]

I will stick with my breakaway specialist Thomas De Gendt to win ( after attacking from the breakaway group ).

Goss to come 2nd and Pozzato or Bennati 3rd.

Cav to trail in 4 minutes down.

My other dark horse other than Thomas is Visconti ( whether it be sprint or small group ).

 

[Winterfold]

This looks like being a really fun stage - could be properly selective and really strung out, let's hope so

Well done if anyone got Pozzato at 50-1

Waterloo Sunrise - pmsl

 

[hughmoore]

Anybody know why SBS have chosen to this stage live instead of the one on sunday? Is there some hidden difficulty in it?

Im only speculating, but maybe because Goss/Greenedge can possibly do well.

Friday night, more Australian Viewers than Sunday night.



Hugh

 

[richtea]

Goss to come 2nd and Pozzato or Bennati 3rd.

Cav to trail in 4 minutes down.

Didn't you make a very similar prediction yesterday?

 

[GazelleFormula]

First break of the day is in the making.

 

[jens_attacks]

rubiano has it in the bag

Adriano Malori (Lampre ISD), Manuel Belletti (Ag2r La Mondiale), Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Androni Venezuela), Alfredo Balloni (Farnese Selle Italia), Aleksandr Dyachenko (Astana), Aleksandar Kuschynski e Gatis Smukulis (Katusha), Dennis Van Windem (Rabobank), Cesare Benedetti (Team NetApp), Luke Roberts (Saxo Bank), Dominique Rollin (FDJ Big Mat), Jens Keukeleire (Orica GreenEDGE), Jack Bauer (Garmin Barracuda), Michal Golas (Omega Pharma Quick Step) e Pablo Lastras (Movistar).

@1'
peloton

 

[jens_attacks]

wonder who will chase this.
right now is vacansoleil because they failed big time to put a man here.

 

[Kwibus]

wonder who will chase this.
right now is vacansoleil because they failed big time to put a man here.

They will have to chase, but if the break works together well they are in trouble.
Jeez... Vacans is a breakaway team and now they don't have anyone in a 18man break. Huge fail.