2014 Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Lugo-Sestola (172 Km's)

[hughmoore]

Dear God:

Please show us your mercy by allowing a goddamn breakaway to make it to the finish line---I'm so sick & tired of the GC riders waiting at the last k to attack

Is Rolland a GC Rider?



Hugh

 

[auscyclefan94]

I feel I should tip Pozzovivo again but I think I'll give it to Santaromita.

 

[icefire]

Dear God:

Please show us your mercy by allowing a goddamn breakaway to make it to the finish line---I'm so sick & tired of the GC riders waiting at the last k to attack

Let it be a 50 men breakaway taking 15 minutes on the maglia rossa

 

[Old&slow]

I doubt any other team will let Lampre get away again in stage 9. Unless Lampre chase, I would say breakway win this one.

No other team has an incentive to pull back the break. I see no reason why BMC will work. Everyone is tired and wants the rest day. I would love to see the break pulled back and see GC riders fight it out for the win but it does not seem likely.

Instead we may get the likes of Wellens, CAS, Arredondo, Rubiano, maybe Duarte, Weening, Zardini, or Monslave winning stage 9.

I would much rather see Cadel and Kelderman fighting it out with Ulissi and Kiserlovski for the stage win than see the GC guys simply give the stage away because they simply do not care enough about winning a stage.

 

[Poursuivant]

Is Rolland a GC Rider?



Hugh

Rolland never won though mate

 

[gregrowlerson]

Final climb is not particularly steep, but long. 'Could' be interesting. Though probably another one of those stages where you can't win the race, but you can certainly lose it. Who will be 'Scarponi' today?

 

[movingtarget]

Easier stage than yesterday. More of the same. Don't expect much happening to the GC. Ulissi might have the chance again for the stage. Would not mind seeing the break survive for a change.

 

[hughmoore]

Rolland never won though mate

But he is GC rider and did have a go, and that's what lot of posters are *****ing about.

I know he didnt win, but good on him for having a go.


Hugh

 

[Michele]

I think he was chasing the climber jersey and today we might get an answer to that.

 

[Ferminal]

Hmm, I think it's harder than it looks, with around 3.5km close to 9%. I think if you're feeling OK you should have a go, when Steve Morabito is the best superdom in the race there's not much to lose. Unfortunately that makes it unlikely that we will see the brutal pace from the start of the climb as we have enjoyed in more recent years and thus any effort later on may go unrewarded.

I think that it's inevitable that we will see long solo attempts come Montecampione and Val Martello.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

It looks like headwind - both for the breakaway (so they will need plenty of rope) and after that steep section on the final climb. Maybe someone could get 30 seconds on the steep section but good luck in holding it on the straight 4 km @ 4% headwind section that follows

 

[roundabout]

Maybe Samu will remember what team he rides for

Must also keep something in reserve for the brutal last 200 meters

 

[dlwssonic]

Maybe Samu will remember what team he rides for

Must also keep something in reserve for the brutal last 200 meters

what happened to samu? Is he injured?

 

[manafana]

seeing the break trying to get away would be interesting on this stage everyone will be gunning for it.

 

[Pantani_lives]

The final climb is tougher than yesterday, but the final 4K aren't steep. Quintana should place his first attack if he wants to win this Giro, about 6K before the finish. Don't forget he can lose about three minutes in the flat time trial and he's already more than one minute behind, so why wait any longer?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

The final climb is tougher than yesterday, but the final 4K aren't steep. Quintana should place his first attack if he wants to win this Giro, about 6K before the finish. Don't forget he can lose about three minutes in the flat time trial and he's already more than one minute behind, so why wait any longer?

3 minutes in the ITT? To who?

 

[SergeDeM]

The final climb is tougher than yesterday, but the final 4K aren't steep. Quintana should place his first attack if he wants to win this Giro, about 6K before the finish. Don't forget he can lose about three minutes in the flat time trial and he's already more than one minute behind, so why wait any longer?

In a long and flat ITT sure, but in this Giro's ITT? Are you kidding me? Quintana won't be far off the top 10 IMO.

 

[PirazziAttacksVino]

The final climb is tougher than yesterday, but the final 4K aren't steep. Quintana should place his first attack if he wants to win this Giro, about 6K before the finish. Don't forget he can lose about three minutes in the flat time trial and he's already more than one minute behind, so why wait any longer?

I don't think he'll lose that much. Nairito is not a bad TT-ist by any means. Plus it isn't pancake flat, which will surely help him. I think he'll lose 1 minute to Cuddles in the worst case scenario, which of course he will take back in the MTT.

 

[pattycake88]

I don't think he'll lose that much. Nairito is not a bad TT-ist by any means. Plus it isn't pancake flat, which will surely help him. I think he'll lose 1 minute to Cuddles in the worst case scenario, which of course he will take back in the MTT.

Depending on winds/rain, plus whether evans does well, quintana MIGHT lose 2 minutes to evans. After all, evans was 1 minute better than quintana in the flat TT at TDF 2013, and evans was in nowhere near great shape at that time

 

[BigMac]

Chicchi DNS, after yesterday's crash.

 

[Bushman]

I don't think he'll lose that much. Nairito is not a bad TT-ist by any means. Plus it isn't pancake flat, which will surely help him. I think he'll lose 1 minute to Cuddles in the worst case scenario, which of course he will take back in the MTT.

My guess would be a minute and a half, but indeed 3 minutes is way too much.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

After 40km or so, peloton still together.

Could get tough if it continues.

 

[Ferminal]

Should be k, one will form within the next 10km and the bunch will do the next 60km at 30kmh.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Should be k, one will form within the next 10km and the bunch will do the next 60km at 30kmh.

lol, most likely.
Still I hope Lampre will capitalize on Ulissi's form, if everybody else are content with the waiting game.

 

[murali]

if the break doesnt form soon enough, then we can forget ulissi win.