2020 Gran Piemonte - 187k - August 12

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Last Lombardia tune-up. Finish climb is 1.2k at 6.2%
NIbali, Izagirre, Aru, Van der Poel, Bennett, Hermans, Ulissi, Sosa, Ciccone, Moscon...

 

[jaylew]

Ulissi ftw.

 

[BlueRoads]

Ulissi ftw.

You could be right... this looks weird, many of the riders who start this do not seem to be the ones best suited to this route. And many of those who would have the perfect assets don't ride it.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think i read van der Poel senior said he expected a good result from his youngest son today.

 

[Orbit501]

I thought Birdsong was due to ride this? But he's not down to ride now.
Resting after Poland ready for Lombardia? Like Remco.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think i read van der Poel senior said he expected a good result from his youngest son today.

As opposed to the way he usually talks about how he expect him to be total ***, or what?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Jonas Vingegaard ftw!

 

[tobydawq]

Jonas Vingegaard ftw!

Damn, I was coming into this thread to say that Jonas Vingegaard would win this bike race

 

[red_flanders]

I've never watched this race, not sure I've even heard of it, but it's really interesting to see a race with Bernal and Cobrelli as the two past winners.

 

[tobydawq]

I've never watched this race, not sure I've even heard of it, but it's really interesting to see a race with Bernal and Cobrelli as the two past winners.

In 2018 it was pancake flat, in 2019 it finished at the top of the Oropa mountain.

So the current route is not quite a mirror of the recent winners

 

[Orbit501]

I've never watched this race, not sure I've even heard of it, but it's really interesting to see a race with Bernal and Cobrelli as the two past winners.

Parcours change with each edition it seems. And it hasn't been held every year either.

This edition favours the climbers and puncheurs. Needless to say, the year Colbrelli won, it was sprinter friendly.

I'm really looking forward to this race as I don't recall watching it before either.

 

[Sciatic]

Parcours change with each edition it seems. And it hasn't been held every year either.

This edition favours the climbers and puncheurs. Needless to say, the year Colbrelli won, it was sprinter friendly.

I'm really looking forward to this race as I don't recall watching it before either.

Same for me, though these days I look forward to every race I can view! I’m coming up on 5 months working solely at home and rarely going out, so getting to watch any racing is much appreciated!

 

[Rollthedice]

Return of The Aru or rise of The Vlasov? Actually Van der Poel has a good chance to win a race. Interesting start list, up and down all day, should be a good race.

 

[Blanco]

This one is in wine paradise, Langhe hills, where famous Barolo and Barbaresco are made.
Ulissi ftw.

 

[KZD]

Return of The Aru or rise of The Vlasov? Actually Van der Poel has a good chance to win a race. Interesting start list, up and down all day, should be a good race.

Unfortunately I think that climb with less than 10km to the finish will prove too hard for Van Der Poel

 

[Rollthedice]

This one is in wine paradise, Langhe hills, where famous Barolo and Barbaresco are made.
Ulissi ftw.

Wasn't here somewhere that TT in the Giro where Ulissi was flying just to be kicked out for abusing the substance made famous by Froome a few years later?

 

[Hihope]

Unfortunately I think that climb with less than 10km to the finish will prove too hard for Van Der Poel

Yes. Probably somewhat better for Vlasov and Bennett.

 

[Blanco]

Wasn't here somewhere that TT in the Giro where Ulissi was flying just to be kicked out for abusing the substance made famous by Froome a few years later?

Yes that stage also finished in Barolo. Uran won, Ulissi was 2nd by the time...

 

[search]

yep, and it used the same finish as tomorrow (more or less)

 

[Mayomaniac]

Gazprom has Canola and Velasco, who could do something against this kind of opposition.

 

[Orbit501]

The shark now not down to ride today. Anyone any idea why?
Just resting, same as Birdsong and Remco?

 

[Rollthedice]

The shark now not down to ride today. Anyone any idea why?
Just resting, same as Birdsong and Remco?

He is riding, wasn't supposed to but bro Antonio got sick so Vincenzo is in.

 

[BlueRoads]

Oh this landscape... pure kitsch.

 

[RedheadDane]

Scotson in trouble...

 

[SafeBet]

Painful cramps for Scotson.