Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Berico)

[Bushman]

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I'm not sure Lobato survives Crosara, it's a demanding climb. If the GC guys come to play you won't find more than 10 riders on top of it.

He looked very good yesterday though, responding to Contador's attack and easily winning the sprint.

 

[SafeBet]

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I'm not sure Lobato survives Crosara, it's a demanding climb. If the GC guys come to play you won't find more than 10 riders on top of it.

He looked very good yesterday though, responding to Contador's attack and easily winning the sprint.

It was a couple hundred metres attack and that climb was overall much easier than Crosara anyway. We're talking more than 2km at 13%, there's no way Lobato can survive this if Aru or Contador go for it.

 

[Kwibus]

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A break will take it again.
Jumbo Steven will be part of it.

No chance for the break tomorrow I think. Too many teams believe they can win, and the parcours is not selective enough to shed many domestiques in the first 3/4 of the race.

I imagine Lampre wouldn't be able to reel in a break in most continental circuit races, so you can count them out as one.

Another bigmac lampre whine post. It's becoming a bit pathetic.

 

[Kwibus]

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I'm not sure Lobato survives Crosara, it's a demanding climb. If the GC guys come to play you won't find more than 10 riders on top of it.

He looked very good yesterday though, responding to Contador's attack and easily winning the sprint.

It was a couple hundred metres attack and that climb was overall much easier than Crosara anyway. We're talking more than 2km at 13%, there's no way Lobato can survive this if Aru or Contador go for it.

If they go for it, which I doubt.

 

[Bushman]

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I'm not sure Lobato survives Crosara, it's a demanding climb. If the GC guys come to play you won't find more than 10 riders on top of it.

He looked very good yesterday though, responding to Contador's attack and easily winning the sprint.

It was a couple hundred metres attack and that climb was overall much easier than Crosara anyway. We're talking more than 2km at 13%, there's no way Lobato can survive this if Aru or Contador go for it.

Agreed, but the favourites won't attack already here. They will likely be a tough pace, but if he is riding really well, he may survive. Not certain of course.

 

[Jagartrott]

Movistar, Greenedge and BMC will surely try to reel in a break if they're not in it. BMC have Gilbert, but also Caruso who could do well on this parcours. Besides, the peloton is not going to keep on failing to get the break back.

 

[Miburo]

I hope we finally see the peloton for the win, break shouldn't always win

 

[DBotero]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Ber

Matthews ftw! Maybe Betancur will give it a go too,but after 3 breakaways he might be pretty tired.I don't believe in Gilbert anymore,he didn't show anything this Giro,but who knows maybe will be better today.

 

[BeagRigh]

I fear wet roads and a headwind might kill any action on this stage.

I doubt there will be much GC change but it would be nice if Aru could find 3 seconds on Contador as I think it would be massive for him to wear Pink (if only for a couple of days... ).

 

[Campervan man]

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I'm not sure Lobato survives Crosara, it's a demanding climb. If the GC guys come to play you won't find more than 10 riders on top of it.

I agree. Just been up it its tough and steep if AC goes they'll be less than 10. At the top there's maybe 1/2km flat then a steep 6/7km descent with tight corners. They 5km flat and at 15km to go a 3km climb before another descent. If AC goes at Crosara I can see him putting time into Aru if someone helps. Porte and Contador should try to punish and split Astana. Oh it's sunny now but rain later! The descent will be crazy.

http://imgur.com/SbfUA6c Crosana switchbacks 4/5
http://imgur.com/JAoHaJf Descent
http://imgur.com/rHpntqT Tight corners

 

[Miburo]

There's no way in hell matthews will survive this. No way unless peloton doesn't do anything on the previous climbs.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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There's no way in hell matthews will survive this. No way unless peloton doesn't do anything on the previous climbs.

Matthews has been climbing extraordinary this Giro though. Just look how well he was doing on stage 9.

 

[Anderis]

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I doubt there will be much GC change but it would be nice if Aru could find 3 seconds on Contador as I think it would be massive for him to wear Pink (if only for a couple of days... ).

I would like Aru in pink because it means Formolo in white.

 

[BeagRigh]

http://www.weather.com/wx/hourbyhour?locid=44.36,11.71&locale=en_GB

Potential for Thunderstorms later, but looks like a light crosswind not a headwind - hopefully gives us a better chance of some action

 

[BeagRigh]

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I doubt there will be much GC change but it would be nice if Aru could find 3 seconds on Contador as I think it would be massive for him to wear Pink (if only for a couple of days... ).

I would like Aru in pink because it means Formolo in white.

That would be awesome too!

 

[Miburo]

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There's no way in hell matthews will survive this. No way unless peloton doesn't do anything on the previous climbs.

Matthews has been climbing extraordinary this Giro though. Just look how well he was doing on stage 9.

Yea but if astana goes full *** on that climb (3km at 11%) he'll never survive.

And i'm sure astana will, this is their last chance to get the maglia rosa. After the ITT it'll be complicated.

Then again astana has dropped the ball already a couple of times.

 

[Rollthedice]

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There's no way in hell matthews will survive this. No way unless peloton doesn't do anything on the previous climbs.

Matthews has been climbing extraordinary this Giro though. Just look how well he was doing on stage 9.

Yea but if astana goes full *** on that climb (3km at 11%) he'll never survive.

And i'm sure astana will, this is their last chance to get the maglia rosa. After the ITT it'll be complicated.

Then again astana has dropped the ball already a couple of times.

They should put the pedal to the metal, question is can Aru deliver?

 

[Netserk]

Astana to go mayhem level crazy fast on Crosara, then have attacks flying on Perarolo from Cataldo and Landa. Aru to mark Contador and try to sprint past him on Berico.

 

[The Barb]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Ber

They are going to have to go very very hard to drop Lobato with the climbing form he is in. Clearly the top chance for me.

 

[coimbrawu]

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There's no way in hell matthews will survive this. No way unless peloton doesn't do anything on the previous climbs.

Matthews has been climbing extraordinary this Giro though. Just look how well he was doing on stage 9.

Yea but if astana goes full *** on that climb (3km at 11%) he'll never survive.

And i'm sure astana will, this is their last chance to get the maglia rosa. After the ITT it'll be complicated.

Then again astana has dropped the ball already a couple of times.

They will. Vino just wrote a letter to the team and he will go to Italy

 

[ILovecycling]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Ber

They are going to have to go very very hard to drop Lobato with the climbing form he is in. Clearly the top chance for me.

I agree there, unless they will go totally berserk on Crosara tho.Also depends if Movistar tries to get Lobato back after he is dropped.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Ber

Concerning the make up of the breaks so far; I found this on the Sporza ticker (they got it from the Lotto-Jumbo twitter I think)

 

[ILovecycling]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Ber

Great pics Camper van, keep it coming


Uran apparently in a lot of pain

 

[ILovecycling]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Ber

Concerning the make up of the breaks so far; I found this on the Sporza ticker (they got it from the Lotto-Jumbo twitter I think)

lolz

 

[Eshnar]

Re: Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 12: Imola – Vicenza (Monte Ber

Concerning the make up of the breaks so far; I found this on the Sporza ticker (they got it from the Lotto-Jumbo twitter I think)

The LJ in turn stole it from the great @AigorGaldeano
They didn't even give him credit.
EDIT: oh, they did after a while. My bad