2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 10 : Cordenons - Altopiano Del Montasio 167 km

[thehog]

This is pretty much what I am thinking...let someone else go for the win and take an easier day but still keep the time loss minimal for Nibbles and Cadel...

The ITT was dry and he still couldn't descend.

We'll see. We'll see.

 

[thehog]

The ITT was dry and he still couldn't descend.

We'll see. We'll see.

il falco sums it up...

"It seems that he got a scare because he fell at a point where they weren't even descending quickly," Savoldelli said. "Even on the straights you could see that he was going very slowly, he wasn't pedalling and you could see that he was really afraid.

"On top of that, being tall is certainly no advantage on descents and even tall riders who are good descenders can struggle from having a higher centre of gravity. That said, you can tell from looking at him that he was really afraid on those descents."

Recovering one's confidence as a descender is a timely process at the best of times, and as far as Savoldelli is concerned, the damage has already been done: Wiggins' rivals at the Giro have detected a ***** in his armour and will seek it to exploit it mercilessly.

"Wiggins was a little bit better on Sunday because at least when he came out of the corners, he was accelerating into the straights and closing the gaps," the former Discovery Channel rider said. "But the real problem for him now is that his rivals have understood that descending is a weakness for him and they'll be looking to take advantage of this problem whenever they can. I'd never have thought that a Tour de France winner would have a weakness of that kind."

 

[Jelantik]

Just watched. There's a 2km decent in there during the first climb on a painfully thin road. Then it kicks up again.

That's going to kill Wiggins.

we'll see what his excuse is...


Go Nibs!!

I'm worry about the astana team. Nibali said tirolongo and Agnoli (spell?) are sick. Looks like forecast it's sunny, so I can see sky will turn the screw all the way to the top. But I'm always wondering. So what happen if the whole entire GC are intact with sky all the way to the top? What they are going to do? Will wiggins sprint to the finish? Nibali is more classic rider to me so he is used to be sprinting to the line after a climb. But wiggins? He can't descent. He rides high tempo with his team mate pacing up front. What's his check mate device? (beside TT, because right now, he failed to gain time with his TT). Wiggins said that sky got 3 card to play. But I wonder if wiggins ego will lead the colombians take the lead? Even if he looses time and out contention, I can't see wiggins rides for them and swing to the side and finish 5 minutes. He didn't even want to do it for Froome.

 

[Fatclimber]

Dan Lloyds review of the stage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG3pr_O342k

Both climbs are total beats and in fact the steeper part of the last climb is a bit over 20%!!!!

Beautiful. Looks like it would be a fantastic ride. Well maybe a month or so down the road...

 

[Fatclimber]

I think Da Killa will go for a final bit of MTF glory in this Giro. This may be a little early though

 

[RHRH19861986]

I also have to say I´m surprised about this Wiggins-descending issue.

Still, I refuse to 100% believe that descending is a real weak point of him. One or two days aren´t enough to prove this.

I´d consider him a solid descender. Otherwise, you won´t win the Tour. But it´s clear, racing in Italy is special. David Moncoutie, who was a proven bad descender, avoided to race in Italy for most of his career, and only did the Giro once. Also good to see that not more happened in Giro´s first week this year, with this big peloton of 23 teams.

Today is the day... First MTF. It will tell us a lot more than everything we saw until now. Wiggins still is favourite Nr 1 for this Giro.

 

[maxmartin]

I'm worry about the astana team. Nibali said tirolongo and Agnoli (spell?) are sick. Looks like forecast it's sunny, so I can see sky will turn the screw all the way to the top. But I'm always wondering. So what happen if the whole entire GC are intact with sky all the way to the top? What they are going to do? Will wiggins sprint to the finish? Nibali is more classic rider to me so he is used to be sprinting to the line after a climb. But wiggins? He can't descent. He rides high tempo with his team mate pacing up front. What's his check mate device? (beside TT, because right now, he failed to gain time with his TT). Wiggins said that sky got 3 card to play. But I wonder if wiggins ego will lead the colombians take the lead? Even if he looses time and out contention, I can't see wiggins rides for them and swing to the side and finish 5 minutes. He didn't even want to do it for Froome.

SkY is Nibali's best ally, Nibali will be happy boarding SKY train. Unless Uran, Henao attacking, Wiggins' ego won't allow that especially when Wiggins are still ahead of them on GC. This is directly from ASTANA DS.

We are happy Wiggins is still okay, he’s more of an ally for us. If he was further back, I’d be more worried, to tell you the truth,” Martinelli said. “The team might start to play with Sergio Henao and Rigoberto Urán. Instead, Wiggins is still the leader and there’s more tranquility.

 

[saneguy]

Two successive climbs makes things unpredictable. Plus the decent may see some guys pull away. The last wall also looks mean. Gonna be tough for a lot of guys. Expect lot of attacks on that last climb.

Evans so far has been having a dream tour - imo. If he is as good as he looks he may surprise everyone today.

Wiggins - something surely is not right. Probably he is finding the Giro harder than expected. Miserable first week by his standards. the ITT didnt count for much. He just about managed to stay in contention. While most expected he will kill everyone in the ITT. But the time he lost on the other stages, the falls - plus all the relevant GC guys did exceptionally well in the ITT.

 

[blaxland]

can anyone tell where im able to stream this stage from tonite?here in australia Rai sports is geo restricted.thnx

 

[xrayvision]

can anyone tell where im able to stream this stage from tonite?here in australia Rai sports is geo restricted.thnx

http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/#live

 

[blaxland]

http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/#live

Thanks....

 

[Tigerion]

can anyone tell where im able to stream this stage from tonite?here in australia Rai sports is geo restricted.thnx

It's showing on SBS 2 as well I believe. Haven't checked but I had assumed

 

[Ferminal]

It's showing on SBS 2 as well I believe. Haven't checked but I had assumed

Not tonight, the rest of the MTFs will be though.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I wonder what Ag2r's tactics might be for today. They have two very strong cards to play.

 

[taiwan]

Betancourt to ride for himself.
Pozzovivo to ride for himself.
Dupont to ride for himself.
etc.

 

[SafeBet]

So what happen if the whole entire GC are intact with sky all the way to the top? What they are going to do? Will wiggins sprint to the finish? Nibali is more classic rider to me so he is used to be sprinting to the line after a climb. But wiggins?

Nibali can't sprint. He rarely gets bonus seconds in reduced sprints.

 

[webvan]

I wonder when Nibali will begin to start fading, he always has in GTs so far, probably not until next week though unless his opponents make life difficult for him starting...today!

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

I wonder when Nibali will begin to start fading, he always has in GTs so far, probably not until next week though unless his opponents make life difficult for him starting...today!

They better start now as it looks like there will be no Galibier finish.

 

[TommyPlus]

Had wagers on Pozzo, Kiserlovski and Duarte.

Hoping Santa can contain himself today. Lots of mountains to climb before the finish and he has a real chance of podium but I have a horrible feeling that his team will burn him up looking for an elusive stage win.
I am sure it has been discussed but what the hell was Di Luca doing on stage 7.
Bunch sprint for second after Hansen took the win and he lunges on the line to take third place and bonus seconds ahead of Santambrogio who was 4th.
I understand Di Luca is a nutcase but that just seems ridiculous to me.

 

[jens_attacks]

maybe because he lost santa out of his reach and he thought i better take those than some of santa's rivals

anyway we'll see today who is stronger, killer or santambrogio.

from today's gazzetta:

nibali will ride with 39X29
wiggo with 36x28

wiggo wants to be smooth today

 

[TommyPlus]

Yeah, possibly.
It did look like Di Luca was leading him out so maybe I am being a little unfair.
Hoping Killer gets in a break.

 

[icefire]

maybe because he lost santa out of his reach and he thought i better take those than some of santa's rivals

anyway we'll see today who is stronger, killer or santambrogio.

from today's gazzetta:

nibali will ride with 39X29
wiggo with 36x28

wiggo wants to be smooth today

Let's hope wiggo's electronic shifter deals well with that

 

[Sasquatch]

Duarte will win.

 

[webvan]

They better start now as it looks like there will be no Galibier finish.

Really, still snow up there? Is there a place to see updates?

maybe because he lost santa out of his reach and he thought i better take those than some of santa's rivals

anyway we'll see today who is stronger, killer or santambrogio.

from today's gazzetta:

nibali will ride with 39X29
wiggo with 36x28

wiggo wants to be smooth today

Guess he doesn't want to be over geared like on Angliru!

 

[Eshnar]

Really, still snow up there? Is there a place to see updates?

It's expected quite a lot of snow on Saturday, while on Sunday it should be better but still a light snow is possible. Temperature below 0°C at the top. The risk the Giro will stop at Valloire is huge.