2013 Giro D'Italia, Stage:3 Sorrento - Marina Di Ascea 222 kms

[Zam_Olyas]

It will be a beautiful stage scenery, racing and on the tarmac watch front. Will Di Luca win it?

A fly through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpujqv76xbQ

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Cant edit the heading.

 

[jens_attacks]

nah i was wrong at first, too easy. i can't see vini fantini flying here but on tuesday 100%
gavazzi vs degenkolb sprint

 

[the sceptic]

Should be an interesting finish. Wonder if sky will try to control the stage or just let it go to the break. Is the final climb too hard for the sprinters?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Should be an interesting finish. Wonder if sky will try to control the stage or just let it go to the break. Is the final climb too hard for the sprinters?

Nibali should try something here.

 

[Eshnar]

the climb shouldn't eliminate many sprinters. But the descent is really technical and if someone wanna attack there he can take the win.

 

[theyoungest]

the climb shouldn't eliminate many sprinters. But the descent is really technical and if someone wanna attack there he can take the win.

It's actually one of the only chances for Il Squalo to do so.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Scarponi might try and test the legs a bit here.

 

[MatParker117]

Could see Wiggins try to pull a Volta Monday.

 

[SafeBet]

It's actually one of the only chances for Il Squalo to do so.

Would agree with you but it's Lo Squalo, not Il

Plenty of riders will try to get in the break. Sky will take it easy I guess. Other teams will help the chase anyway.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Could see Wiggins try to pull a Volta Monday.

I would welcome it, remove a couple of GC wannabees in the process.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Samu + Nibali to attack in the descent,

maybe with Evans and or Hesjedal tagging along.

Maybe Kessiakoff can do a bit of work for Nibali too, excellent descender.

 

[jens_attacks]

it seems like from catona to terradura it's an extremely tricky descent
6,6 km with around 6% but even more important.....12 hairpins!

pretty certain astana will attack sky. vini fantini will go too. should be an interesting finale

 

[hfer07]

Since Sky is in need to let go of the maglia Rosa- I can foresee a breakaway making it to the end. Androni, Colombia, Vini, Bardiani, EE, will send their stage hunters, which cause no big worries to the main GC contender teams at all.

the race might get a bit of spice going downhill when Nibbs could be "testing" the skills- but nothing serious...

 

[will10]

The first hour will be carnage, good chance for the break today so everyone will want to be in it.

 

[Pippo_San]

Killer FTW (and the Pink!!!)

 

[Viking]

Samu + Nibali to attack in the descent,

maybe with Evans and or Hesjedal tagging along.

Maybe Kessiakoff can do a bit of work for Nibali too, excellent descender.

Nibali and Hesjedal need to attack here if they want a realistic shot at winning the Giro. Sanchez should join them as I know he'd like to podium and could get a stage win (if they don't let a breakaway get too much time). I can see Evans, Scarponi, and/or di Luca joining the attack, too.

 

[theyoungest]

Would agree with you but it's Lo Squalo, not Il

Plenty of riders will try to get in the break. Sky will take it easy I guess. Other teams will help the chase anyway.

Yeah sorry, it already looked weird when I wrote it down. But you get the point. It's Nibali time.

 

[HiCadence]

Bit early for nibs to be putting in time against his rivals don't you think? could you imagine having to defend the pink this early on he's only 14 seconds down.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Never pass up the opportunity to take time on your direct rivals - you can always give away the jersey to a breakaway later.

 

[maxmartin]

Bit early for nibs to be putting in time against his rivals don't you think? could you imagine having to defend the pink this early on he's only 14 seconds down.

never too early to put times into your rival, plus Nibali most likely will lose it after TT. So any time he can gain now is to reduce that TT gap

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

never too early to put times into your rival, plus Nibali most likely will lose it after TT. So any time he can gain now is to reduce that TT gap

you, goal must to try and be less that 1min and 40ish sec behind Wiggo after the tt

 

[taiwan]

Degenkolb wins, and that is that.

 

[Miburo]

Never pass up the opportunity to take time on your direct rivals - you can always give away the jersey to a breakaway later.

Tell that to purito. According to him he gave the jersey to hesjedal on purpose by letting him go on a MTF last year.

 

[airstream]

Tell that to purito. According to him he gave the jersey to hesjedal on purpose by letting him go on a MTF last year.

Only one who predicts the future perfectly doesn't make mistakes