2013 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey (2.HC) 21st - 28th April

[Jakob747]

Uninspiring GC line-up. However, there are a few names I am looking forward to see in action.

Darwin Atapuma = Should be the race favorite here. Almost 3 weeks of altitude in Nariño will have done him good. Maybe he will lack race-rhythm, but I think he is ready to excel on the climbs here and more importantly in the Giro.

Warren Barguil = For me he is a real super-talent. Impressive climber. I’m sure he will have an excellent palmares!

Cameron Meyer = I really rate his talent. Always tries to animate things and should be up there on GC.

Luca Wackermann = Bags of potential. Why not a small breakthrough in the week to come.

Natnael Berhane = Underrated talent. His performance on Planche des Belles Filles, really shows he is improving as a climber.

Angelo Pagani = Last years performance on Kitzbüheler Horn and Großglockner confirmed his climbing-credentials from his U-23 days where spot on.

That would be it really.

Although I’m sure older guys like – Chalapud, Levarlet, B. Feillu, J.J Pimenta ect ect – will have their say too.

Maybe evn super veteran A. Mizurov.

 

[greenedge]

Yeah i hope Barguli can go well too/ does not have to work for Kittel so much.

Does anyone know what Pauwels' form is like?

Greipel
Kittel
Fenn
for the 1st stage.

 

[l.Harm]

Blanco with a full sprintersteam. Went on trainingcamp to Girona to prepare for this one.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

how is that mountain finish? steep?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Although I’m sure older guys like – Chalapud, Levarlet, B. Feillu, J.J Pimenta ect ect – will have their say too.

Maybe evn super veteran A. Mizurov.

He's José João Mendes - just that they've put in his full name, like sometimes we see Rui Costa down as RA Faria da Costa. While I agree with you (I am quite a fan of Mendes), I don't know if you may have confused him with Julián Sánchez Pimienta, formerly of Contentpolis-AMPO and Andalucía, who won the queen stage of Catalunya a few years ago.

Also, if Törku SekerSpor are going to contribute somebody to the GC mix I'd have thought David de la Fuente is a more obvious call than Mizourov, but then Mizourov has surprised me before.

I'm also thinking Rory Sutherland might be a good bet in this weak climbing field.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

how is that mountain finish? steep?

estimated 13km @ 6%.

Don't have details, but think its irregular.

 

[Samson]

Bagot did well in Tour of the Basque Country so I'm hoping decent position from him in GC.

 

[roundabout]

estimated 13km @ 6%.

Don't have details, but think its irregular.

steepest bit at the top. Last 4km at 9% or something like that.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

steepest bit at the top. Last 4km at 9% or something like that.

thanks.


Race situation:

after 55km, gap 2:30

Km 55 - Sayar (TRK), Ignatyev (KAT), Aramendia Lorente (CJR), Mihaylov (CCC) and Arango (COL) now lead the peloton by 2'30"


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[theyoungest]

how is that mountain finish? steep?

It's where the infamous Gabrovski won last year. Really hard climb.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It's where the infamous Gabrovski won last year. Really hard climb.

Not so hard that a clean rider can't win though!

I'm interested in the Virgin Mary climb near the end of the race. Looks like it's too tough for puncheurs but not tough enough for full climbing, but hard to tell from the profile. Appears to be, from putting it into Tracks4bikers, about 5,6km at 7,2%, but quite inconsistent, maxing 16%. Penultimate kilometre looks really hard, from 1,5 to 1 to go it averages 14%.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

If Bardet is here, he will destroy the field. He was very good on Mont Gabrovsky last year.

 

[Kazistuta]

Race situation:

after 55km, gap 2:30

Km 55 - Sayar (TRK), Ignatyev (KAT), Aramendia Lorente (CJR), Mihaylov (CCC) and Arango (COL) now lead the peloton by 2'30"

Wow, is Ignatiev in a breakaway? What a surprise

 

[Dazed and Confused]

If Bardet is here, he will destroy the field. He was very good on Mont Gabrovsky last year.

Bardet will win LBL this year.....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

It's where the infamous Gabrovski won last year. Really hard climb.

it's the same one? wow that one is VERY hard

 

[Kazistuta]

If Bardet is here, he will destroy the field. He was very good on Mont Gabrovsky last year.

What's with the Bardet hype? Ag2r isn't in the race....

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What's with the Bardet hype? Ag2r isn't in the race....

Alright, didn't know that. Just saw someone mentioning ham, and I couldn't be bothered to check the start lists. That's why I said "if Bardet is in the race".

 

[Kazistuta]

That explains it... I really like Bardet myself (have him on board in "Sportdirektoren"), and usually you have your info sorted out, so when you on top of another poster stated Bardet could do well, I got one shred of hope that he and Ag2r for some odd reason suddenly lined up in Turkey anyway.... no harm, no foul, Hugo

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

25km to go.

http://88.80.5.80/w00t/20130420/vv51726fe9d5e79601418944-565242.html

 

[Afrank]

Kittel wins.

 

[Jancouver]

Kittle took it

 

[Libertine Seguros]

World class garbage stage there. No corners in the last 4km, and absolutely dreadful organisation of the various trains. Blanco made me laugh by riding over the other side of the road unfussed as Astana, OPQS, Vini Fantini and GreenEdge put men on the front. But when Törku Seker-Spor pushed the pace, Blanco were not having any of that.

 

[Jancouver]

Kittel
Greipel
Metlushenko

 

[Afrank]

1. Kittel
2. Greipel
3. Metlushenko
4. Kluge
5. Fenn
6. Lasca
7. Napolitano
8. Stepniak
9. Avilla
10. Modolo

 

[Hugo Koblet]

That explains it... I really like Bardet myself (have him on board in "Sportdirektoren"), and usually you have your info sorted out, so when you on top of another poster stated Bardet could do well, I got one shred of hope that he and Ag2r for some odd reason suddenly lined up in Turkey anyway.... no harm, no foul, Hugo

Oh, I can see that I even misunderstood the poster who mentioned Bardet. He was referring to last year, so perhaps I should have read the post a little more carefully