Giro del Trentino 2012

[TeoSheva]

Etapa 2:
1. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) 3:59:30
2. Carlos Betancur (Acqua&Sapone) m.t.
3. Roman Kreuziger (Astana) m.t.
4. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas-Cannondale) a 3
5. Franceso Reda (Acqua&Sapone) m.t
6. Hubert Dupont (AG2R) m.t.
7. Mathias Frank (BMC) m.t.
8. Marc de Maar (UnitedHealthcare) a 9
9. Alesandro Bisolti (Colnago) m.t.
10. Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp) m.t.

General:
1. Mathias Frank (BMC)
2. Roman Kreuziger (Astana) a 3


where is Scarponi arrived?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Matthias Frank leader

 

[dlwssonic]

Nice by Frank! He deserves the leaders jersey, he performed better than I would have expected. I would like to see how he would go on the hard climbs.
Cunego looks good too!
Even BMC riders and de maar are climbing better than Rujano

 

[Zam_Olyas]

What was the protest about? That Cunego was too fast?

looks like it.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

More like Kreuziger holding up Betancourt for a fraction of a second

 

[El Pistolero]

Nice by Frank! He deserves the leaders jersey, he performed better than I would have expected. I would like to see how he would go on the hard climbs.
Cunego looks good too!
Even BMC riders and de maar are climbing better than Rujano

Does that mean that Marc de Maar will win the Giro now?

 

[FF'Wilco]

Peleton splitted on descent or on the ascent ? Kinda strange that only Rubiano stayed in front. I dont know what shape Rujano is but other Androni guys like Serpa usually are good enough to stay in first group in stages like this. Same with Szmyd, Pozzovivo and Di Luca

 

[wirral]

I kept looking for Androni jerseys. There were none to be seen.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

More like Kreuziger holding up Betancourt for a fraction of a second

it's either that or it was actually a thumb to cunego. it was hard to see.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The Giro is ofcourse an easy one for Jan Barta

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Peleton splitted on descent or on the ascent ? Kinda strange that only Rubiano stayed in front. I dont know what shape Rujano is but other Androni guys like Serpa usually are good enough to stay in first group in stages like this. Same with Szmyd, Pozzovivo and Di Luca

happened in downhil. a break in peloton when astan put the hammer down.

 

[dlwssonic]

Does that mean that Marc de Maar will win the Giro now?

Yes and united healthcare would dominate the giro if they had been invited

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Androni got washed away on the descent along with Pozzovivo, Basso, Szymd and somewhat surprisingly Di Luca

 

[Zam_Olyas]

eros was fourth..i wish he breaks through this year and who was the top man for Colombia-coldeportes?

 

[hrotha]

6. Hubert Dupont (AG2R) m.t.

Well well, Hygebeorht getting ready for the Giro too. We can expect some AG2R and Team Gadret fireworks.

 

[FF'Wilco]

eros was fourth..i wish he breaks through this year and who was the top man for Colombia-coldeportes?

I guess it was Atapuma. He came in group with Szmyd, Rujano and two other from Androni.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I guess it was Atapuma. He came in group with Szmyd, Rujano and two other from Androni.

yes, was atapuma. he is quite strong then. they came back quite a bit in the climb.

 

[hrotha]

Still not sure why Cunego is not doing Fleche instead of this, by the way. Oh yeah, because he wants to do the Giro, I got that. But surely he should be focusing on the classics at this point of his career?

 

[Parrulo]

Called it

Wonder how he'll do in LBL. Might this finally be his year?

he is looking in superb shape if there is a year cunego can win LBL, this is the year imo

 

[Parrulo]

Still not sure why Cunego is not doing Fleche instead of this, by the way. Oh yeah, because he wants to do the Giro, I got that. But surely he should be focusing on the classics at this point of his career?

cunego keeps going back and forth with his goals he just can't decided. . .

to be honest tho this is probably the best cunego we have seen since 08, if not even 04

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

cunego is losing explosuveness and becomign more climber. that's why he's doubting what to do now

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Still not sure why Cunego is not doing Fleche instead of this, by the way. Oh yeah, because he wants to do the Giro, I got that. But surely he should be focusing on the classics at this point of his career?

He said it was because he needs racing days to be seen at his best (for LBL) - hence a short tour as opposed to a 1 day race

 

[El Pistolero]

Still not sure why Cunego is not doing Fleche instead of this, by the way. Oh yeah, because he wants to do the Giro, I got that. But surely he should be focusing on the classics at this point of his career?

Didn't Vino win Trentino and LBL in 2010?

 

[Parrulo]

Didn't Vino win Trentino and LBL in 2010?

yes he did. i think trentino is a good preparation for liege for some1 who is in very good shape that still lacking a bit of it, mostly if you are a GC guy and not a pure hilly classics guy

 

[hrotha]

Didn't Vino win Trentino and LBL in 2010?

Yes, but Fleche didn't suit Vino as well as Cunego. I'm not saying he's sacrificing his chances to win LBL, I'm saying he's sacrificing Fleche.

Ryo is right about Cunego not being that explosive anymore, though. Even today I thought his sprint wasn't anything special, and that had it been anything but a narrow finish he could have lost.