2016 Giro stage 1: Apeldoorn - Apeldoorn, 9.8 km ITT

[Gigs_98]

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The official start order: http://media2.gazzetta.it/gazzetta/pdf/2016/Ordine_partenza_atleti.pdf
Edit: having the start of the opening ITT in a velodrome is great.

I wonder if the seats there are always pink
Anyway, great start indeed.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Ovechkin ftw.

 

[Pantani_lives]

The Dutch would like to see Dumoulin win. What did they put in Cancellara's food?

 

[Red Rick]

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The Dutch would like to see Dumoulin win. What did they put in Cancellara's food?

I put in hail and snow, Canc then tried to cancel dinner

 

[Red Rick]

Btw, is who's going to Apeldoorn if I may ask?

 

[Taxus4a]

I am surprised is more hot today in that city in Netherlands than here in Burgos in Spain.

http://www.foreca.es/South-Africa/Orange-Free-State/Appeldoorn/10-day-forecast?date=2016-05-06

The wind will be better for the last riders...Most of favourites will start at the end, but some riders like Taaramae, Kangert, Peraud,and especially Hesjedal will do it at the begining.

If Cancellara feels better today, he has more time to recover as he start at the end, and it is even possible that in those 15 minutes he start after Dumoulin the wind will change...So he could have still one chance...

Anyway the wind is soft and in a city with the crowd is no important...But it is not the same a little wind headwind than tailwind if sometimes you note it.

 

[WillemS]

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I am surprised is more hot today in that city in Netherlands than here in Burgos in Spain.

http://www.foreca.es/South-Africa/Orange-Free-State/Appeldoorn/10-day-forecast?date=2016-05-06

The wind will be better for the last riders...Most of favourites will start at the end, but some riders like Taaramae, Kangert, Peraud,and especially Hesjedal will do it at the begining.

If Cancellara feels better today, he has more time to recover as he start at the end, and it is even possible that in those 15 minutes he start after Dumoulin the wind will change...So he could have still one chance...

Anyway the wind is soft and in a city with the crowd is no important...But it is not the same a little wind headwind than tailwind if sometimes you note it.

That's not Apeldoorn, that's "Appeldoorn" in South-Africa. Not that it matters much, here is the weather for Apeldoorn in The Netherlands.

 

[Taxus4a]

Re: Re:

I am surprised is more hot today in that city in Netherlands than here in Burgos in Spain.

http://www.foreca.es/South-Africa/Orange-Free-State/Appeldoorn/10-day-forecast?date=2016-05-06

The wind will be better for the last riders...Most of favourites will start at the end, but some riders like Taaramae, Kangert, Peraud,and especially Hesjedal will do it at the begining.

If Cancellara feels better today, he has more time to recover as he start at the end, and it is even possible that in those 15 minutes he start after Dumoulin the wind will change...So he could have still one chance...

Anyway the wind is soft and in a city with the crowd is no important...But it is not the same a little wind headwind than tailwind if sometimes you note it.

That's not Apeldoorn, that's "Appeldoorn" in South-Africa. Not that it matters much, here is the weather for Apeldoorn in The Netherlands.

Sorry, thanks I am going to edit... there was some cityss withsimilar names in south Africa, and I thouth thi one was in Netherlands...iam goint to edit

 

[Taxus4a]

This one

http://www.foreca.es/Netherlands/Provincie-Gelderland/Apeldoorn/10-day-forecast?date=2016-05-06

oit is hottest than Burgos anyway.. the same wind strengh and direction for everybody, that is fair...

Tail wind, so intead the corners and that the finish line is 8 meters above the start (totally flat, but it i not the same 8 meter under), they will fly

 

[SeriousSam]

I hope Cancellara has recovered. Otherwise, well,

 

[Miburo]

I hope Cancellara has recovered. Otherwise, well,

Same with Froome's victory in the tour last year, Contador and Landa rode the giro after all.

Quintana's victory in the giro too, purito crashed.

Hayman's victory too, canc crashed out.

We could go on...

 

[SeriousSam]

Good points. Context always matters, to focus only on the binary variable of whether someone won or not is to throw away essential information.

 

[Eshnar]

The right corner just before the river is narrow af. I've just been there

 

[DBotero]

Dumoulin ftw! I hope he'll catch Landa.

 

[Kokoso]

Dumoulin.

Isn't prologue technically under ten, not eight kilometres?

 

[Kwibus]

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Btw, is who's going to Apeldoorn if I may ask?

Still in doubt.
Just woke up (got a nightshift tonight) and I'm still not sure wether I'll go. When I go then I go alone, which is allready less appealing, but then again they don't come to The Netherlands too often.
I better make up my mind though. Still need an fat hour to drive , park, walk... Probably takes 2 hours to reach the circuit which by then is allready crowded and I don't feel like standing 3rd row :/

 

[Eshnar]

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Btw, is who's going to Apeldoorn if I may ask?

I'm in the velodrome right now. Will probably leave at some point to go to the finish tho

 

[Kwibus]

Re: Re:

Btw, is who's going to Apeldoorn if I may ask?

I'm in the velodrome right now. Will probably leave at some point to go to the finish tho

How crowded is it?

 

[dick the quick]

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Isn't prologue technically under ten, not eight kilometres?

Please see UCI regulation 2.6.006: "A prologue may be included in stage races on condition that:
(...) it must not exceed 8 km".

 

[Kwibus]

Van Emden doesn't believe much of Cancellara flu. Expects he's just playing mindgames

Cancellara better not be messing with me, because I removed him from my Giro team once I knew he had the flu. I counted on him getting pink and carrying it a few days. Some stages he's also capable of winning, but mostly the TT and first days pink were the reason to pick him.
If he's really been ill then he can never win today.

 

[Eshnar]

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Btw, is who's going to Apeldoorn if I may ask?

I'm in the velodrome right now. Will probably leave at some point to go to the finish tho

How crowded is it?

It's not particularly terrible atm. Still plenty of space

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Cancellara FTW

 

[Billie]

Now that Cancellara has been struck by illness, Dumoulin will probably win, but it will be an asterisked victory

Pretty sure it doesn't make it an asterisked win simply because another favourite was sick. Damn bad lack for the sick guy, yes, but nothing that means the guy who ended up winning didn't actually earn it.

no, i'm pretty sure that the uci officials put an asterisk when this happens.

better than ASO who would neutralise the race for Cancellara

 

[blackmamba]

My money is on Dumoulin for this one

 

[classicomano]

Tom wil come in second. Obviously.