Eshnar said:STAGE 10: Penne – Gualdo Tadino 239 km
May 15th
Technical Overview:
The longest stage of the race comes after a race day, and it seems made with the breakaway in mind. It starts with a pretty serious climb right off the bat, Fonte della Creva (GPM2, 15.7 km at 5.8%), followed closely by another short climb, Bruzzolana (GPM3, 6.2 km at 5.7%). After this great start, however, the route relaxes quite a lot, going through small valleys without tackling any other serious climb. The only other difficulty of the day is the climb to Annifo (GPM4, 14 km at 2%), which is just a long false flat with one decent ramp at the very top. Considering it is at 30 km to go, it should be irrelevant.The finish is flat but very tricky, with two dangerous looking turns in the last km, so in case of a full peloton sprinting that would be the most serious issue.
Final km
The Climbs:
Fonte della Creva (GPM2, 15.7 km at 5.8%)
Starting the week straight with a tough climb can be tricky for some... This climb in particular is very irregular and hides some serious ramps.
Bruzzolana (GPM3, 6.2 km at 5.7%)
Basically a shorter version of the previous climb. No profile, sadly.
Annifo (GPM4, 14 km at 2%)
It's just a ramp. Counting all the false flat km before it is quite ridiculous.
What to Expect:
Big breakaway and peloton just inside the time limit. Unless a favourite bonks on the first climb of the day.
Gualdo Tadino
2018 Giro d'Italia - STAGE 10: Penne – Gualdo Tadino 239 km
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Eshnar said:
We all know Laurens Ten Dam will win this stage so the only question is:
What rider out of the Top 10 will be able to sneak into this break and get some time back?
How about my favorite fattie Betancur?
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He's in 31st place, 15 mins down ... that's plenty enough to be given freedom. Lutsenko also a strong Astana prospect.
42x16ss said:
He's in 31st place, 15 mins down ... that's plenty enough to be given freedom. Lutsenko also a strong Astana prospect.
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Re: 2018 Giro d'Italia - STAGE 10: Penne – Gualdo Tadino 239
Maybe Astana or another team will try to test the riders who usually have problems after restdays and set a furious pace on the first two climbs just to see whether someone has difficulties. I don't expect that but it could make a great stage
Maybe Astana or another team will try to test the riders who usually have problems after restdays and set a furious pace on the first two climbs just to see whether someone has difficulties. I don't expect that but it could make a great stage
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Sanchez is definitely the Astana rider who's most like Sanchez.
Cance > TheRest said:Does that include Sanchez?Oliver said:
Sanchez is definitely the Astana rider who's most like Sanchez.
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You can say that againRedheadDane said:Cance > TheRest said:Does that include Sanchez?Oliver said:
Sanchez is definitely the Astana rider who's most like Sanchez.
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