Giro D'italia Stage 12 - Castelfidardo → Ravenna 184km

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Harmon says, cav said: "no real opponents today. was easy"
or something like that...

 

[Tuarts]

4.Ferrari
5.Ciolek
6.Chicci

 

[Tuarts]

Goes to show once again how important it is to be in the top10-20 places on the stage.

 

[The Hitch]

In the pre Giro threads i was going to ask why Appolonio is doing a gt at 21.

Now i know.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Cav for the win. By 15 yards or more.

Called it perfectly.

It's just that for some reason my keyboard didn't put the decimal point between the 1 and the 5.

 

[superconfex]

Harmon says, cav said: "no real opponents today. was easy"
or something like that...

it was from the overhead

 

[roundabout]

In the pre Giro threads i was going to ask why Appolonio is doing a gt at 21.

Now i know.

Guardini would have smoked 'em. After using 3 cars to get to Ravenna.

Who was it that caused the crash?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

If you look at the overhead, Appollonio was actually moving forward relative to Cavendish at the end, which isn't something you often see. Normally when someone beats Cavendish or runs him close, it's because they got a jump on him or did something clever. It's rarely close because of raw speed.

Now admittedly, Cavendish was in the wind longer. But it's still a very promising sprint from Appollonio.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Guardini would have smoked 'em. After using 3 cars to get to Ravenna.

Who was it that caused the crash?

A Columbian trying to lead out.

 

[Tuarts]

If you look at the overhead, Appollonio was actually moving forward relative to Cavendish at the end, which isn't something you often see. Normally when someone beats Cavendish or runs him close, it's because they got a jump on him or did something clever. It's rarely close because of raw speed.

Now admittedly, Cavendish was in the wind longer. But it's still a very promising sprint from Appollonio.

The thing I find with Cav is he has that extra 50m at top speed compared to the others. Pettachi, Appollonio all accelerate up or near him but Cav's speed was enough to win it comfortably.

 

[Tuarts]

1 cavendish
2 appollonio
3 petacchi
4 ferrari
5 ciolek
6 sabatini
7 belletti
8 selvaggi
9 renshaw
10 cardoso

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Think Sky have found themselves a future sprint star.

three 5th's, a 6th and now a second in his first grand tour at just 21. Brilliant riding by Appo

All the more impressive when you consider that there are very few sprinters finishes in this Giro. It's not as if those are highlights from 10 opportunities.

 

[roundabout]

A Columbian trying to lead out.

Thanks. I initially thought it was one of the HTC's.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

If you look at the overhead, Appollonio was actually moving forward relative to Cavendish at the end, which isn't something you often see. Normally when someone beats Cavendish or runs him close, it's because they got a jump on him or did something clever. It's rarely close because of raw speed.

Now admittedly, Cavendish was in the wind longer. But it's still a very promising sprint from Appollonio.

I think he got an initial jump and moved from 2 bikes back to 1 bike back, then once Cav is up to speed he's just holding rank, and if anything Apol is starting to fall back in the last 20 yards.

Excellent performance from him, but I think he needs to show it more than once to be the next great thing.

HTC lead-out was actually a bit of a fail, saved by an inept androni crashing out and keeping the last km a bit slower than it would have been. They would have been swamped otherwise, with Bak having to go 2.5km, then Rasmussen having to do over a Km as 3rd man. Fortunately Rasmussen didn't have to drill it so much in the end, as there was no-one with any intention of taking up the leadout after that crash.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

There was an interview with Nicholas Portal about Appollonio on this site yesterday

Including this quote "He’s explosive and strong in the hills. Uphill finishes will become his forte"

 

[valentius borealis]

Thanks. I initially thought it was one of the HTC's.

I'm not entirely convinced that the Androni rider running wide directly caused the crash.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Excellent performance from him, but I think he needs to show it more than once to be the next great thing.

You are absolutely right. Being able to do it once doesn't mean that you will find the necessary level of consistency to be a top tier sprinter. But if you show it once it means that at the very least the capacity is there. He is physically capable of generating the speed.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I'm not entirely convinced that the Androni rider running wide directly caused the crash.

The Androni guy hitting the barriers caused a couple of guys behind him to brake and swerve. They didn't hit him, but people then hit them.

 

[iZnoGouD]

who was the angry shack rider?

 

[valentius borealis]

The Androni guy hitting the barriers caused a couple of guys behind him to brake and swerve. They didn't hit him, but people then hit them.

I thought the same thing in hindsight after posting. I just had the feeling from looking at the Radio Shack rider (Hunter?) in the replay that the crash would have happened anyway, but because of the magnification, you couldn't see what was happening directly in front of him.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

Contador's mountain helpers rolled in after the main field again.

 

[Ryaguas]

who was the angry shack rider?

Was Robbie Hunter... Classy huh?

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Was Robbie Hunter... Classy huh?

Yeah robbie is real class and absolutely no hypocrite

 

[SuperHuman]

Cav looked to be pushing a bigger gear than usual in the sprint.

 

[UpTheRoad]

Contador's mountain helpers rolled in after the main field again.

If they keep playing this "saving energy for the big mountains" game and then don't perform, they may find themselves off the back and out of the Giro before the final days. Won't be able to help AC then.