2013 Giro d'Italia, stage 16: Valloire - Ivrea (238 km)

[brilleaben]

Mandatory Lars Bak win.

 

[The Hitch]

Similar stage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u87SkcF4Ksg

 

[benpounder]

After two nasty days in the Alps, the GC teams will let the lesser contenders play - Di Luca and such. Tuesday will be a recovery/rest day and Wed will be nervous until the sprinters' teams take over. The top ten are far more focused on Friday and Saturday's stages.

Not to say that I dont think tomorrow wont be interesting...

...just not decisive.

 

[Escarabajo]

Duarte FTW.

 

[Netserk]

Betancur for another 2nd place.

Danilo for the win

 

[Kazistuta]

This would have been Battaglins second stage victory if he hadn't crashed

Now I'd say Duarte from a late attack or one of the Weenie Fantini guys from a break.

 

[saneguy]

Lot of people have been saying Di Luca will win a stage. From what so far I have seen he just does not seem to have the legs to hold on. There are far too many attacking young guys.

Did you guys see the ease with which Betancur went ahead of Niemiec and Majka at Galibier finish? The guy has some legs this Giro. Yes he has been messing the timing of his attacks. So I guess he wont win the stage again lol...

Another under-rated and under-credited rider this Giro has been Kiserlovski. Its a pity the guy has got almost zilch support from his team in this race. Very weak team from Radioshack in this Giro. Baring the ITT where he lost 5 minutes to Nibali - he has just lost 1:18 to Nibs. That says a lot when you are completely on your own almost through the race. He has actually worked his way up from 15th to 11th in the GC.

 

[vcampbell]

Similar stage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u87SkcF4Ksg

The stage is maybe similar, but we miss Contador from here.

 

[number0]

Fellline.l'enfant du pays...

 

[Cramps]

Looking forward to this stage.
Lets get one helluva break going early to put some pressure on Astana.

Many of these please:

15 PELLIZOTTI Franco ITA AND 62:10:49 8:15
16 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis COL SKY 62:10:50 8:16
17 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel ESP EUS 62:11:10 8:36
18 CARUSO Damiano ITA CAN 62:12:31 9:57
19 KELDERMAN Wilco NED BLA 62:16:03 13:29
20 DI LUCA Danilo ITA VIN 62:17:18 14:44
21 PETROV Evgeni RUS TST 62:18:50 16:16
22 ATAPUMA HURTADO Darwin COL COL 62:19:29 16:55
23 DE GREEF Francis BEL LTB 62:21:11 18:37
24 SERPA PEREZ Jose Rodolfo COL LAM 62:24:43 22:09
25 MOUREY Francis FRA FDJ 62:26:36 24:02
26 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi ESP EUS 62:27:03 24:29
27 KRUIJSWIJK Steven NED BLA 62:27:10 24:36
28 VALLS FERRI Rafael ESP VCD 62:32:24 29:50
29 ROSA Diego ITA AND 62:33:19 30:45
30 HERRADA LOPEZ Jose' ESP MOV 62:36:08 33:34
31 DUARTE AREVALO Fabio Andres COL COL 62:36:29 33:55

Is it crazy for a Sky to send a break with Henao and some others? Would a war of attrition with Astana be good for them?

 

[Gloin22]

Is it crazy for a Sky to send a break with Henao and some others? Would a war of attrition with Astana be good for them?

Henao will be left till mountain stages, he's still to fully recover from the sickness he got in 2nd week as well.

 

[jeosdk]

Do you think Visconti will have the legs to go for it again?

 

[iZnoGouD]

This stage has Machado written all over it

 

[MachadoFan]

Machado's chances???!!??

 

[iZnoGouD]

Machado will destroy the field today!

 

[saneguy]

Machado will destroy the field today!

Lol Wishful thinking

 

[iZnoGouD]

He has been saving himself all Giro

 

[petiagos]

Pirazzi for the firts KOM points and then Duarte to the stage

 

[hughmoore]

Whats the weather like? Susan hasnt mentioned it on the live feed?



Hugh

 

[Miburo]

He has been saving himself all Giro

That or he's just doing terrible.

Yea he must be saving himself, right? Can't be that he's really doing bad.

 

[Christian]

Another under-rated and under-credited rider this Giro has been Kiserlovski. Its a pity the guy has got almost zilch support from his team in this race. Very weak team from Radioshack in this Giro. Baring the ITT where he lost 5 minutes to Nibali - he has just lost 1:18 to Nibs. That says a lot when you are completely on your own almost through the race. He has actually worked his way up from 15th to 11th in the GC.

Yeah he has no support at all. Bennett is a good climber but a rookie and cannot perform in bad weather because he is so tiny. That is all the mountain support Kiserlovski has. I remember in the early stages Machado and Oliveira were able to stay with him for a long time but those were just the hilly stages.
But even without any support he consistently arrives in the favourites group or very close to them. I think he was even 25th after the ITT and has come back to 11th now. He consistently gains time on Intxausti and should be able to pass him, and has been gaining time on Pozzovivo and Majka too. Unfortunately the second ITT will probably get him out of the Top-10 again unless he gains serious time at one point

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Keldermerckx is attacking

 

[Pulpstar]

Can Cav win here. Looking at the stage profile and length I can't quite work this out. Does the final hill ruin his chances ?

 

[Eshnar]

Can Cav win here. Looking at the stage profile and length I can't quite work this out. Does the final hill ruin his chances ?

he can't win unless everyone climbs it by feet.

 

[saneguy]

Yeah he has no support at all. Bennett is a good climber but a rookie and cannot perform in bad weather because he is so tiny. That is all the mountain support Kiserlovski has. I remember in the early stages Machado and Oliveira were able to stay with him for a long time but those were just the hilly stages.
But even without any support he consistently arrives in the favourites group or very close to them. I think he was even 25th after the ITT and has come back to 11th now. He consistently gains time on Intxausti and should be able to pass him, and has been gaining time on Pozzovivo and Majka too. Unfortunately the second ITT will probably get him out of the Top-10 again unless he gains serious time at one point

Am somehow confident Kiserlovski will break in the Top 10. He has been riding relentlessly strong. Always up there with the best. Heck had he had a good ITT he would have been in Top 5. Pity!