2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 8: Gabicce Mare - Saltara 54,8 km ITT

[gooner]

Wasn't this 55,5km originally?
Why the **** did they shorten it?
Pathetic

That was a provisional profile like the other stages were as well when they were first released. There were many changes in the length of stages after they were finalised.

0.7Km isn't exactly going to make a huge difference so I don't see any reason for the outrage.

 

[webbie146]

Doesn't exactly show in his ITT results so far this year. They are on exactly the same level as last year.

The amount of time that is saved is probably minor, but is there. We don't have the files from his SRM from the TT's he rode this year compared to the ones he did last year. So nothing can be said about that by simply looking at his results.

 

[Netserk]

Where is that thread?

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?p=1224062#post1224062

 

[Netserk]

Nibalis overating is always hilarious in terms of TT.
The guy is never done a good TT in GT for god's sake

He top-10'ed the first long ITT in last year's Tour.

 

[webbie146]

He top-10'ed the first long ITT in last year's Tour.

Jup, he got 8th place I think.

 

[the asian]

Nibalis overating is always hilarious in terms of TT.
The guy is never done a good TT in GT for god's sake

He did win a mountain TT at the Giro.

 

[Eshnar]

Wasn't this 55,5km originally?
Why the **** did they shorten it?
Pathetic

Yep now it's too easy

 

[cineteq]

Nibali > Intxausti >>Hesjedal, if Nibali was not badly hurt in the double crash

Partly agree. Have the feeling Benat is going to do slightly better than Lo Squalo. Evans should be around those times as well, but not the Canadian.

Edit: Forgot about Gesink. He could be one of the best times along Benat.

 

[niidirull]

For some odd reason i have this feeling that Gesink will put in a very good ITT tomorrow.

 

[staubsauger]

Based on California last year and his current shape we might aim for a good performance of Rob tomorrow.

 

[Pentacycle]

For some odd reason i have this feeling that Gesink will put in a very good ITT tomorrow.

Too much short climbs and lots of turns. Gesink should destroy the flat/straight part of the course though.

He could surprise, but most of the times his longer ITT's have been mediocre.

 

[willbick]

whats weather for tomorrow? could make a big difference. wouldn't fancy wiggins at all if its wet, and if its showery could be diff conds for diff riders

 

[will10]

He did win a mountain TT at the Giro.

Do you have a pic of him on the podium?

 

[the asian]

Do you have a pic of him on the podium?

Unfortunately no. He let a disqualified rider have the honor instead.. Very humble man.

 

[the asian]

For some odd reason i have this feeling that Gesink will put in a very good ITT tomorrow.

He will do very well on the flat parts and lose some time on the steeper sections.

 

[jens_attacks]

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191 91 ESP19780205 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samue ESP EUS 15.30'00"
192 173 CRO19860809 KISERLOVSKI Robert CRO RLT 15.33'00"
193 169 NED19810405 WEENING Pieter NED OGE 15.36'00"
194 68 ITA19840430 SANTAROMITA Ivan ITA BMC 15.39'00"
195 51 NED19860531 GESINK Robert NED BLA 15.42'00"
196 61 AUS19770214 EVANS Cadel AUS BMC 15.45'00"
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198 114 ITA19800815 CARUSO Giampaolo ITA KAT 15.51'00"
199 1 CAN19801209 HESJEDAL Ryder CAN GRS 15.54'00"
200 31 ITA19841114 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA AST 15.57'00"
201 145 ESP19860320 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Beñat ESP MOV 16.00'00"


killer to be overtaken by wiggo. something i'm not looking for at all

 

[jens_attacks]

wiggo in last year's form would have caught fabio aru

 

[Hugo Koblet]

wiggo in last year's form would have caught fabio aru

Wiggins will eat Aru for breakfast tomorrow

 

[maxmartin]

Nibalis overating is always hilarious in terms of TT.
The guy is never done a good TT in GT for god's sake

ignorance is bliss

 

[Carols]

killer to be overtaken by wiggo. something i'm not looking for at all

Afraid so, 1 minute will be nothing....poor Killer

 

[Jelantik]

With every passing stage of this race I grow a little more confident of a Hesjedal victory. He looks super strong. Still reserve judgement on Evans until the high mountains, he looked decent in the 1st week of last years Tour only to implode on the mountains when Sky rode their race on the front.

To cadel's defense, he was sick because of the virus. So it's not really a clear indication that he wasn't that good last year. This time he is healthy. We'll see how he fares tomorrow and the rest of the week.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

wiggo in last year's form would have caught fabio aru

Today's slow down was a transparent attempt to boost TT performance by trebling the amount of pace men to catch.

 

[theyoungest]

Too much short climbs and lots of turns. Gesink should destroy the flat/straight part of the course though.

He could surprise, but most of the times his longer ITT's have been mediocre.

It's sort of a longer version of the Tour de Suisse TT last year. Technical, hilly first part, flatter second part. Which he absolutely nailed.

 

[Jelantik]

What makes you think that? He's never shown anything even remotely close to a top, even a good result in a long TT.

As Wiggins is very puzzeling, I find this TT very hard to predict. But even if he's not on the top of his game I still think he'll win it. Also if I paid close enough attention to the start list, there isn't really any real competition in the peloton. That's of course if Evans isn't back on his best TT form, but I don't think thats very likely.

Wiggins is good at TT. But so far this year we haven't seen him TT-ing. And he just crashed today should make him some what sore. TT tomorrow is not really flat pancake, so some non TT specialist will have a chance. Last year Vuelta, everyone was sure bet that Froome would shattered the TT and left the rest of contender in the dust. Everyone said Jrod supposed to loose lots of time. Well we know how it went. My point is with rain and crash in the past 7 days, will somewhat takes a toll to everyone's body. On the paper wiggin should take it.

Losing 1.27 is still loosing. Even though everyone think wiggins can take that back. I'm however not sure about that. Maybe he would, and or maybe he got only few second ahead of his rivals. This is why I love watching the Giro, because no team can control. And just when we think the contenders will save their leg for tomorrow ITT's.. the rain threw a havoc. Why can't TDF like this? i'm tired of seeing sky controlling the race.

Intxausti is probably not easy to dislodge in the mountain. I hope he'll be like tommy voekler in 2011 TDF. While no one counted him, he kept hanging there like a glue until the last TT .

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Think Hesjedal probably will take pink tomorrov. (15 secish advantage on Nibali)




or ofc, Wiggo will go all superhuman and take the pink by 1 min