2018 Giro d'Italia stage 12: Osimo - Imola 214 km

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Aug 5, 2009
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Laplaz said:
Hopefully there will be some attacks on the Tre Monti climb. Otherwise Viviani.
Btw, is there a possibility of crosswinds?

Crosswinds may provide the most drama or not. You have to expect some stages like this. Michelton won't be complaining.
 
May 5, 2010
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movingtarget said:
Laplaz said:
Hopefully there will be some attacks on the Tre Monti climb. Otherwise Viviani.
Btw, is there a possibility of crosswinds?

Crosswinds may provide the most drama or not. You have to expect some stages like this. Michelton won't be complaining.

You're certainly right about that. :p
 
May 12, 2015
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movingtarget said:
GraftPunk said:
Red Rick said:
GraftPunk said:
IIRC LA's resting heartrate was in the forties, which still blows my mind.
Indurain allegedly had a resting heart rate of 28

That's nuts, I cannot imagine what that must be like.

Slept in a coma ?
Didn't Indurain have to be awoken intermittently during the tour to prevent life-threatening blood thickening? Or perhaps that was Riis. Or both.

What a mess
 
Aug 10, 2011
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I took a neighbor to the local hospital one day many years back so he could get some road rash cleaned up (he had crashed when out on a ride) and a nurse there had a bit of a panic when she measured him at 45. He was pretty fit at the time and there were not as many Sports medicos around as now.
 
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Yingge said:
I took a neighbor to the local hospital one day many years back so he could get some road rash cleaned up (he had crashed when out on a ride) and a nurse there had a bit of a panic when she measured him at 45. He was pretty fit at the time and there were not as many Sports medicos around as now.
Yeh, having a low resting can cause dramas in hospital.
Mines 35-38 and when I had a colonoscopy (have these regularly, due to family history), the nurses were fussing about for quite a while before they realized it was normal for me.
 
Apr 14, 2009
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So, this is for the sprinters, right?

Or, is the hill enough for a late attacker to steal it?

I don't remember from 2015 how difficult the climb actually is, although everything that comes before it in this stage is very different, so maybe not that relevant anyway.

Either way, should be a pretty cruisy day for most in the peloton, with the break getting away easily and then being gradually reeled in.
 
Jul 16, 2011
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claude cat said:
Yingge said:
I took a neighbor to the local hospital one day many years back so he could get some road rash cleaned up (he had crashed when out on a ride) and a nurse there had a bit of a panic when she measured him at 45. He was pretty fit at the time and there were not as many Sports medicos around as now.
Yeh, having a low resting can cause dramas in hospital.
Mines 35-38 and when I had a colonoscopy (have these regularly, due to family history), the nurses were fussing about for quite a while before they realized it was normal for me.

I know this is off topic, but it might interest some folk. Low heart rate (bradycardia) can cause problems, even for very fit athletes. I have one athlete who had to have a device implanted in his chest to record his heart rate. It was normally between 30 and 40, but would drop as low as 17 bpm in his sleep ... which is very dangerous. And if you are a fit cyclist with a heart rate below 60 bpm, it is actually worth carrying a card to that effect in your wallet or with your ICE details on your phone ... for the benefit of medics. You should also always inform nurses/doctors if you have hospital appointments, in order that they don't start looking for other reasons for your bradychardia.
 
Feb 18, 2015
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Netserk said:
Gigs_98 said:
Netserk said:
You cant have gc-action every day. It was a nice breakaway stage that also made the race a bit harder for everyone. Betancur almost won!
Well, if you want a battle for the stage win I'm pretty sure tomorrows stage will be about as exciting as 2015 one.
I really don't think so. That stage was excellent - for what it was.
Tbh I don't remember it very well but for some reason I thought that it was relatively boring. Anyway, I generally agree that making this kind of stage in this part of the world is a bit underwhelming. I just think it will be a good stage or at least a good finale anyway
 
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Cookster15 said:
Imola is where Ayrton Senna died in 1994. Too bad the Italians couldn't make a more interesting route to honour him.

via Bosnia perhaps?

No Israel Cycling Academy in the break again. Did their Giro last 3 days?
 
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wirral said:
No Israel Cycling Academy in the break again. Did their Giro last 3 days?
Neilands was in the break in the stage to Gualdo Tadino.

Hermans was in the break in the Etna stage.
 
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Break:
Senni, Maestri (both Bardiani)
Zhupa, Mosca (both Willier)
Frapporti (Androni)
 
Aug 29, 2009
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wirral said:
No Israel Cycling Academy in the break again. Did their Giro last 3 days?

Sbaragli hasn't done particularly well so far, but I'd still say that this is probably his best chance to win a stage. So I guess it makes sense to keep the team together and try to force a little selection on the final climb instead
 
Apr 16, 2009
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Carols said:
Looks like a bit of a snoozer to me :(. But I guess the guys could use a couple of easy days before Saturday.
This.

I hope these easy stages help some riders trailing by some time recuperate.
 
Feb 16, 2010
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Robert5091 said:
Well the weather forecast was right. :)
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