2014 Giro d'Italia Stage 5: Taranto – Viggiano (203km)

[SafeBet]

Moreno? I doubt it very much. Rodriguez has some time behind the other favorites, he'll want to do everything to help Purito gain some seconds.

That's probably true, although I've seen Purito giving freedom to his favorite dom before.

 

[SKSemtex]

Peter Sagan




aaaa he is training in Cali.

 

[johnymax]

I have a feeling Hesjedal will try something on the penultimate climb and on the following descent. On the final climb Purito will test his legs for sure. I expect EBH and Gasparotto to be in the mix as well. Very open stage, still. A lot of guys could do well there.

 

[coimbrawu]

Selle Italia ‏@selle_italia 2min
A 3km dal traguardo volante c'è un vento mostruoso! 3km from the intermediate sprint there is a crazy wind!

Gregor Brown ‏@gregorbrown 7min
Strong winds from north #giro

Unexpected crosswind today?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

we really could use a crosswind stage at this point.
Still even without it, the finale will likely be unpredictable and interesting.

 

[miketrout27]

Reduced bunch sprint for this stage?

 

[ILovecycling]

Swift for the win
(and Im not trolling)

we really could use a crosswind stage at this point.
Still even without it, the finale will likely be unpredictable and interesting.

Intresting,crosswinds should be fun,I will have to tune-in in the school
First really good stage it seems.

 

[supercameron]

I expect Matthews to lead out Santaromita for the sprint. Typical Orica Greenedge sharing it around

 

[miketrout27]

Swift for the win
(and Im not trolling)



Intresting,crosswinds should be fun,I will have to tune-in in the school
First really good stage it seems.

I don't think it seems possible, he won't make it through the climbs

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Swift for the win
(and Im not trolling)



Intresting,crosswinds should be fun,I will have to tune-in in the school
First really good stage it seems.

Swift looks like a good call. I'm going with Evans, his form was really good coming into the Giro.

Ulissi is my second option.

Still it will be difficult to get rid of the Swift/EBH two pronged attack machine.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

we really could use a crosswind stage at this point.
Still even without it, the finale will likely be unpredictable and interesting.

Crosswinds of around 40km/h from NW during the last third of the stage.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

A break of 11:
Frapporti, Rubiano, Viviani, Wegmann, Farrar, Monsalve, Van der Sande, De Haes, Hurel, Thurau & Swift

 

[trevim]

Today Boasson Hagen again as a domestique, this time for Swift? He seems to be the very last in Sky's order; there's always someone that he has to work for.

EDIT: Swift in the break, nice!

 

[Kwibus]

Not sure if any team has the balls to try to create echelons. A quick thought doesn't give me the impression it will happen.

Oh wait, maybe Belkin. They got Tjallingi, van Emden and Flens. Strong guys for a lot of wind.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

A break of 11:
Frapporti, Rubiano, Viviani, Wegmann, Farrar, Monsalve, Van der Sande, De Haes, Hurel, Thurau & Swift

Sprinters up the road for the int. points?

 

[Kwibus]

Today Boasson Hagen again as a domestique, this time for Swift? He seems to be the very last in Sky's order; there's always someone that he has to work for.

EDIT: Swift in the break, nice!

Viviani as well

 

[Netserk]

Sprinters up the road for the int. points?

My thought as well. Perhaps FDJ will pull them back?

 

[SafeBet]

Pretty clear Viviani's main goal is the jersey at this point.

 

[Ferminal]

Yeh, decent crosswind until they turn inland.

Murito v Evens for me.

 

[trevim]

Not sure if any team has the balls to try to create echelons. A quick thought doesn't give me the impression it will happen.

Oh wait, maybe Belkin. They got Tjallingi, van Emden and Flens. Strong guys for a lot of wind.

Belkin just doesn't have anyone to benefit from it, other than Keldermeckx.

 

[johnymax]

I don't think it seems possible, he won't make it through the climbs

Well in Pais Vasco stage 5 he was in the select group of 20 riders that made through all the climbs so I expect him to be there. Not sure if he is able to take the win though. The problem is that the hardest part of the climb is the final km. It's basically a Cauberg (with less steep max gradient) after a long false flat. So Gilbert ftw


^talking about Swift

 

[Eyeballs Out]

The official live ticker gets worse and worse every year

 

[jens_attacks]

if we get crosswinds, be absolutely sure that oss, quinziato and cadel will attack big time

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I really like this stage, it's very well designed. The win could go to a break away, sprinters (who can climb), puncheurs and GC guys. I think it'll be a fun stage and crosswinds won't make it any less interesting.

Battaglin for the win!

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Oss has zero chances of winning this.

You beat me to it....and Oss never wins