2012 Tirreno -Adriatico, Stage 4:Amelia - Chieti: 252km

[jens_attacks]

What is the backup? A more direct route to Chieti and then a loop or two?

probably prati ti tivo will be wiped out too...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

like i thought all along

it hapepend countless times before like in 2006 when they were supposed to climb monti delle laga (or whatever it was called) and the climb was then cancelled because of snow

 

[Eshnar]

What is the backup? A more direct route to Chieti and then a loop or two?

I dunno.... probly they'll do what you said.

 

[killswitch]

What is the backup? A more direct route to Chieti and then a loop or two?

http://www.abruzzoweb.it/contenuti/ciclismo-tirreno-adriatico-variazione-percorso-amelia-chieti-/467520-8/

 

[jens_attacks]

is it official?
this sucks hard,i knew months ago this will happen but still hard to accept it

 

[Eshnar]

http://www.abruzzoweb.it/contenuti/ciclismo-tirreno-adriatico-variazione-percorso-amelia-chieti-/467520-8/

F*ck it the best stage of all early season wiped out...

 

[Ferminal]

probably prati ti tivo will be wiped out too...

Probably true.

The alternative tomorrow will still provide an interesting hilly finish, but something will be missing without Lanciano.

 

[Kvinto]

it was too good to be true...

 

[jens_attacks]

radioshack has it in the bag.or cancellara who looks in uber awesome shape or horner.
prati di tivo has i think same altitude and in the abruzzo too,snow everywhere there.

suddenly paris-nice will be way better
also no chance for the colombians to make the top 50 overall.sad day.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This is never going to work in March.

Complain what you want. THey have to keep it more simple

 

[burning]

this stage will be obviously the best stage of early season but still sad to see lanciano cancelled

 

[Eshnar]

This is never going to work in March.

It's not that straightforward actually... Sassotetto is comparable in altitude and they climbed it two years ago (if I remember well). Te problem is that this has been a pretty strange winter, if they held the race in January they wouldn't have found snow at all.

 

[jens_attacks]

can someone show us on a profile how the tomorrow stage will look please?
they say there will still be 250 km so at least it won't be easy.

 

[Eshnar]

can someone show us on a profile how the tomorrow stage will look please?
they say there will still be 250 km so at least it won't be easy.

I'm doing it right now... just some patience...

 

[jens_attacks]

I'm doing it right now... just some patience...

ok thanks a lot

 

[Ferminal]

can someone show us on a profile how the tomorrow stage will look please?
they say there will still be 250 km so at least it won't be easy.

Something like this, Eshnar will be closer

 

[roundabout]

Looks good. Should be a fine last hour to the stage.

 

[Ferminal]

It's basically the same as 2010:

http://www.steephill.tv/2010/tirreno-adriatico/profile-4.png

The last bit is a little different though, so merge that with 2011:

http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2011/tirreno-adriatico/ta-st4-prof.PNG

The problem is Lanciano is what made it stand out above these two.

 

[Kwibus]

It's basically the same as 2010:

http://www.steephill.tv/2010/tirreno-adriatico/profile-4.png

Certainly not as hard as it was supposed to be, but it's still a lumpy 243km.

 

[Eshnar]

This is the whole stage

last 61 kms, from Scafa (where Passo Lanciano starts) to the finish

Obviously I could have missed some turns, but you get the idea.

 

[El Pistolero]

Seems like a Cadel Evans stage. What's the final hill like?

 

[roundabout]

Same as last year, no?

 

[Eshnar]

Seems like a Cadel Evans stage. What's the final hill like?

There's the profile on post #1

 

[Ferminal]

Seems like a Cadel Evans stage. What's the final hill like?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT4Cds4bvZc&feature=player_embedded

Too hard for Phil

 

[Fetisoff]

So it's a done deal then, the stage will be modified? Or is there still a chance they will race according to the original route?