2014 Tour Down Under Stage 5: McLaren Vale -> Wilunga Hill, 151.5km (2.WT)

[auscyclefan94]

2014 Tour Down Under Stage 5: McLaren Vale -> Wilunga Hill, 151.5km (2.WT)

Start time: 11.10am (Main Road, near Tatachilla Road)

Finish time: 3.02pm ETA, Willunga Hill

ŠKODA King of the Mountain: Willunga Hill

Adam Internet Sprint locations: The Esplanade, Snapper Point (2 sprints)

Powerade Hydration Station: Main Road Willunga at Kell Street

Video: Race Preview

 

[auscyclefan94]

Evans to win solo and confirm himself as the overall winner.

 

[barn yard]

Start time: 11:30am (King William Road, near Park Street)

ŠKODA King of the Mountain: Reservoir Road, near Myponga Dam

Adam Internet Sprint locations: Adelaide Road, Echunga and Inman Valley Road, Yankalilla

Powerade Hydration station: Pages Flat road, near Victor Harbor Road

Finish time: 3.25pm ETA

Video: Race Preview

this is stage 4's info...

 

[greenedge]

I think Porte will win this (I just have a hunch).

Evans or Gerrans to come second, probably Gerrans as this climb suits him a lot, but Evans is flying.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

It is time to resurrect and expand the Roman empire:

Gesink 2nd, then Gerrans and Evans.

 

[TeoSheva]

I would like to watch this one... so I need to know at what time shall I set my alarm clock. How many hours of difference from Willilunga to central Europe?

 

[hoerpi]

The crostis-zoncolan is back!

Fränk to boss this of course. If not it will be a fight between Ulissi, Evans and Gerrans where Gerrans outsprints Evans for the win.

Edit:

I would like to watch this one... so I need to know at what time shall I set my alarm clock. How many hours of difference from Willilunga to central Europe?

Nine and a half sweet hours.

 

[Peter von]

I would like to watch this one... so I need to know at what time shall I set my alarm clock. How many hours of difference from Willilunga to central Europe?

9.5 hours time difference.

I got up at around 4:40 AM CET this morning and i watched the last 50 or so km.


http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=5

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8779979

 

[auscyclefan94]

9.5 hours time difference.

I got up at around 4:40 AM CET this morning and i watched the last 50 or so km.


http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=5

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8779979

Tomorrow's finish will be 20-30mins earlier according to the ETA

 

[movingtarget]

It's not helping BMC that no one but Greenedge and Haas are interested in the sprint points. I thought they might have tried to send a rider up the road so Gerrans couldn't take maximum points but the wind didn't help. Big advantage in this race if you can sprint. Cadel really has to win on Willunga to win the overall. Gerrans will keep chipping away. Cadel needs the win bonus and possible time gap but Gerrans usually does very well on Willunga which is a much different climb to Corkscrew. Alternative is for someone else to win on Willunga apart from Gerrans or Evans but at this stage hard to see that happening unless Ulissi or Porte can have a great climb.

 

[classicomano]

Evans to drop everyone on the bottom of the climb and cement his place in history as the greatest stage racer that ever lived.

 

[Parrulo]

I think it will be a sprint between Gerrans and Evans.

Going by his performance on corcksrew hill Ulissi doesn't seem anywhere near his late season form, otherwise he would also be up there.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I think
1 Gerrans
2 Evans (same time)
3 Porte +5s
4 Haas +15s
5 Gesink

something like that

 

[BigMac]

Climb details.

Distance, 3.25km
Elevation, 360m
Difference, 240m
Average slope, 7%
Maximum slope, 10% (middle)

Last 600m average 3.5%.

I am betting on Ulissi again.

 

[Arredondo]

Evans will win this stage, he's got a good kick too, and i don't see Gerrans beat Cadel mano-o-mano on a climb like Willunga Hill.

I'm curious to see if Gesink can put up a show, and how well Javi Moreno can respond to his bad day two days ago.

1. Evans
2. Ulissi
3. Gerrans
4. Gesink
5. Porte

 

[Afrank]

Evans for the win. Gerrans and Porte after him. Hope we get a good battle between Evans and Gerrans.

 

[Ferminal]

BMC/Evans have to go early, can't let Gerrans dictate terms. The first section after the false flat is the steepest. Last year when Gerrans had to bridge to Slagter he didn't really have anything left for the sprint, but if it's "easy" he will certainly outsprint Evans. If bonuses on the line are in play Evans really needs to finish ahead otherwise Gerrans will look to pick up what he needs via the intermediates in Adelaide.

 

[MatParker117]

Porte to win the stage, Evans for the overall.

 

[theyoungest]

Willunga Hill seems to be made for Gerrans. Two finishes there so far, two wins for Gerrans. I think he can handle anyone on that climb, including Evans. This one is less steep than the Corkscrew, and more suited to a punchy guy like Gerro. Maybe the biggest threat will come from Ulissi.

 

[jens_attacks]

oh it's the morning of the sweet old willunga hill. i hope i can wake up for this, i hope

curious if orica will try something on the first way up. doubt it

curious if they can climb it under 8 minutes
2013:3,6 km@7,1%---8:01---average speed 26.94 km/h(Gerrans-Slagter)

http://climbing-records.blogspot.com/2013/01/huge-speed-up-old-willunga-hill.html

my prediction is that cadel will win it and with more than 10 seconds on the next rider

 

[skidmark]

Willunga Hill seems to be made for Gerrans. Two finishes there so far, two wins for Gerrans. I think he can handle anyone on that climb, including Evans.

Didn't Valverde beat him in 2012?

 

[Angliru]

Didn't Valverde beat him in 2012?

That's what I thought. It was his first World Tour race on his return and the first win of his return. Has there been another major hilltop finish at TDU?

 

[The Hitch]

The crostis-zoncolan is back!

lol
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[theyoungest]

Didn't Valverde beat him in 2012?

Yeah, true. Gerrans won the overall. Anyway... the climb suits him, and no Valverde in the race this year

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yeah, theres still Ulissi to get rid off tho.

And sprint specialist Gesink if he manages to hang on (but he wont)