I'm all for it, want all lost penguins to be found.
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Stage 1 is an ITT, I should have mentioned it. I would have roasted Vegni even more if he put in a 13.9km long TTT.Is stage one a team time trial or a normal time trial?
For the Bellante stage: If the altitude is correct, then the Bellante hill is 4,9 km long with an average gradient of "only" 5,2%...
For the Fermo stage.The positives are 3 stages above 200kms and the Carpegna stage looks good. I can't say too much about the hilly stages without real profiles of the climbs.
That said, Vegni deserves to be send to a Gulag for putting a final parade stage in such a short stage race and all the hilly stages before the Carpegna stage.
Monte Carpegna is a well know climb. It will hurt a lot.The last few kilometres are all substantially uphill. After the ascent of Strada Calderari, which leads to the town of Fermo (with gradients of up to 20%), the climb continues along narrow stone-paved streets, with gradients remaining high. A short descent brings some respite with 750m to go, followed by a climb to the finish line on a ramp of around 10% gradient. The finish line lies on a 6m wide asphalt surface.
Jep, no problem. Thanks for the profiles!Stage 1 is an ITT, I should have mentioned it. I would have roasted Vegni even more if he put in a 13.9km long TTT.
One of his most incredible performances ever.Fermo was finish town in 2017 and won by Sagan in a small group sprint against Pinot, Roglic, G, Mollema, Uran, Dumoulin, Quintana and Dennis. Well if I remember correctly it wasn't excactly a sprint, but yeah, small group of GC favorites + Sagan.
Not as good as the Porto sant'Elpidio stage in 2013 when he stayed with Nibali and Purito on the muri, but yeah it was quite amazing.One of his most incredible performances ever.
Vegni breathes a sigh of relief from the gulag.Stage 1 is an ITT, I should have mentioned it. I would have roasted Vegni even more if he put in a 13.9km long TTT.
If it is the I recall it was basically a top ten of Sagan and then 9 Grand Tour GC types. One of his most impressive wins. Pretty sure that Pinot put in a huge dig that almost dislodged Sagan but he held on then smoked them in the sprint.Fermo was finish town in 2017 and won by Sagan in a small group sprint against Pinot, Roglic, G, Mollema, Uran, Dumoulin, Quintana and Dennis. Well if I remember correctly it wasn't excactly a sprint, but yeah, small group of GC favorites + Sagan.
Yes, that's the road of Monte Carpegna, used most recently in Coppi e Bartali in 2020, and was last used in the Giro in 2014. Always the same road.
I don't think the startlist is accurate. Modolo was announced in the Bardiani lineup (via IG) but he's not in the PCS page.Complete startlist for Sunday has been released:
Startlist for Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premi València 2022
Competing teams and riders for Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premi València 2022. Top competitors are Giovanni Visconti, Sacha Modolo and Niccolò Bonifazio.www.procyclingstats.com
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FirstCycling has the line-up with Modolo instead of ColnaghiI don't think the startlist is accurate. Modolo was announced in the Bardiani lineup (via IG) but he's not in the PCS page.
Could be Bonifazio vs Modolo for the win.Favorite to win in my opinion is Bonifazio
Without looking it up I'd guess Rohan Dennis, but Dumoulin and Roglic are probably not that far behind.who is the active cyclist with the most TT wins ??
It matters a lot whether you include NCs...Without looking it up I'd guess Rohan Dennis, but Dumoulin and Roglic are probably not that far behind.
Edit: PCS has him at 21 ITT wins, Dumoulin at 17, Roglic at 16 and Ganna at 14.