2014 Giro Del Trentino, 22/04 - 25/04, 2.HC

[manafana]

anyone expecting someone to do much better than today or much worse based on very different stage route?

 

[hfer07]

full Hour highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPbjS3rKH4s

Zardini has just written his name among the best in the peloton. What an epic victory

 

[theyoungest]

full Hour highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPbjS3rKH4s

Zardini has just written his name among the best in the peloton. What an epic victory

Pretty epic win indeed.

Boy, does Evans seem to ride only on grinta these days.

 

[ILovecycling]

anyone expecting someone to do much better than today or much worse based on very different stage route?

i think Duarte and Niemec won't be so good,its almost classics final.Really steep so it suits Pozzo but Evans has experience with short sharp clims too.
Pirazzi is a decent outside pick methinks.

 

[jens_attacks]

just seen the full highlights.

zardini was extremely impressive,if he has the same legs on bondone, he will win overall easily. pretty epic win
wiggo surprised me in a good way
cadel also very strong and a fighter as usual. today i think he will take the win.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Finetto

what's with him?

 

[Grupetto1]

Looks a good battle for gc here.
Very much doubt it will happen but id like to see wiggins try and get in a break. If not today then maybe give some more time away and go for it tomorrow

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ticker: http://www.girodeltrentino.com/IT/3/7/Diretta-gara.htm

Peloton on the road already.

 

[manafana]

lovely weather, waiting to try get giro tickets then going on my own ride.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

From the twitter:
On the attack: Zeits (Astana, 6), Malori (Movistar, 24), Caruso (Cannondale, 43), Cataldo (Sky, 62), Rosa (Androni Giocattoli, 73), C. Quintero (Colombia, 96), Piedra (Caja Rural, 106), Taciak (CCC, 117), Pardilla (MTN, 127), Monsalve (Neri Sottoli, 136), Pimienta (NetApp, 157).
At the chase, Pagani (Bardiani, 88) at 25 seconds.
Peloton 1.43 behind, led by BMC.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Hard fought break action. Solid group with some GC ambition.

It will be a tough day for BMC.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Yes, gonna be a long day.

Go Diego!

 

[darwin553]

Go Cadel!!!

 

[Better Call Saul]

Hard fought break action. Solid group with some GC ambition.

It will be a tough day for BMC.

Horrible work by BMC letting that break go. Any teams not represented that will want to work?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

lol this will be painful. number of riders dangerous for gc like rosa there and almost all teams in the break.

 

[barmaher]

Some interesting riders in the breakaway alright. Four of them are within two minutes on GC.

Pimienta (NetApp, 157) 17th at 1'04''
Pardilla (MTN, 127) 28th at 1'37''
Rosa (Androni Giocattoli, 73) 32nd at 1'46''
Monsalve (Neri Sottoli, 136) 35th at 1'55''
Taciak (CCC, 117) 47th at 3'09''
Cataldo (Sky, 62) 48th at 3'20''
Zeits (Astana, 6) 64th at 5'48''
C. Quintero (Colombia, 96) 73rd at 8'01''
Malori (Movistar, 24) 74th at 8'06''
Caruso (Cannondale, 43) 83rd at 9'08''
Piedra (Caja Rural, 106) 89th at 9'33''

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Apparently Lampre are helping out. Break at 4.20 with just under 100km to go.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

3mins now, break about to hit this climb:

BMC doing most of the work in the peloton.

 

[SafeBet]

What's going on? How far from the finish?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Break just over Durone. 7 riders left.
Gap less than a minute.
Now descending.

edit:gap about 2 minutes.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

40 to go. They just passed the penultimate climb, Durone, cat 1.
1. Monsalve, 2. Cataldo, 3. Pardilla
Bunch only something like 2 minutes behind.
A lead of seven, Malori caught and Pagani, Piedra, Taciak, Pimienta dropped.

 

[TommyPlus]

Gap 1:25...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

34km to go, 2:20

Zeits (Astana, 6), Caruso (Cannondale, 43), Cataldo (Sky, 62), Rosa (Androni Giocattoli, 73), Pagani (Bardiani, 88), C. Quintero (Colombia, 96), Piedra (Caja Rural, 106), Taciak (CCC, 117), Pardilla (MTN, 127), Monsalve (Neri Sottoli, 136), Pimienta (NetApp, 157).

 

[Better Call Saul]

Gap growing. How will the break do on the final climb?

Edit: looks like todays winner will come from the peloton

 

[Dazed and Confused]

22km, 1:20

Break will get wheeled in imo, but the pace will likely do some damage to others. Lets see.