Giro d'Italia Stage 16, Limone sul Garda - Falzes/Pfalzen, 174km, 22/05/2012

[wirral]

How's Adam Hansen feeling these days? He has not been crash-free this Giro.

 

[taiwan]

Without time bonusses at the finish, Rodriguez will win just as much time if a long break survives or not.

I just don't see anyone sacrificing his team in a meaningless stage like this, with tons of difficult mountains ahead.

If there are no time bonuses that's different. I had guessed they were available on all but (dark green) high mountain stages. Still the stage is an opportunity for multiple teams to get a win, and I dunno whether thy would bet on the break on a stage with no classified climbs, despite the false flat. There was a stage with ~1% incline last year won by the bunch, and another slightly hillier one finishing on an uncategorised short climb also won by the bunch.

 

[search]

If there are no time bonuses that's different. I had guessed they were available on all but (dark green) high mountain stages.

that's correct, there are time bonuses on tomorrow's stage

 

[Bala Verde]

In the absence of a designated giro rest day thread, I'll stick this one.

 

[wirral]

What do the stars (from 1 to 5) next to each stage on the official website mean?

 

[Havetts]

What do the stars (from 1 to 5) next to each stage on the official website mean?

Estimated toughness.

 

[wirral]

Estimated toughness.

Thanks, makes sense.

 

[gilbertador]

This is a breakaway stage why would any favorites try andything with wednesday in mind, finale is steep but 2km of flat means there is little point in JRod etc trying anything

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I've heard Ricco sent plants to everyone because that's how the favorites behaved in the first 2 weeks

 

[El Pistolero]

I've heard Ricco sent plants to everyone because that's how the favorites behaved in the first 2 weeks

Yeah, heard that too.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

This stage looked perfect for De Gendt in a breakaway, no chance of that now sadly. Will probably go to someone noone has ever heard of like the last two stages.

 

[dlwssonic]

bring on stage 17 pls.....

 

[will10]

Breakaway day. Wonder if Geraint will get some freedom

 

[WKA311]

Anybody know why Huzarski lost so much time over the weekend? A top ten was looking a possibility, but suddenly he's nearly fifty minutes down. Illness? Crash?

Either way it's a bit of a shame for NetApp.

Don't know about Illness or a crash so i presume he did it on purpose and will attack at some point in the next stages to maybe get a stage for them.

Sport Director Jens Heppner after yesterdays stage:

Even before the race we knew that we wouldn't be able to have a say today. That was why the riders were supposed to look for larger groups so that they could get through the stage as best as they possibly could.

 

[jens_attacks]

I've heard Ricco sent plants to everyone because that's how the favorites behaved in the first 2 weeks

Y U NO RACE LIKE THIS,GIRO 2012 FAVOURITES?:mad

 

[gerundium]

Come on Pavel Brutt

 

[Fetisoff]

Come on Pavel Brutt

I wish.

"Now we're riding a more structured kind of cycling," Brutt told Cyclingnews in Assisi. "It's out of question to break away. We're here to win the Giro with Joaquim."

 

[Froome19]

Anybody know why Huzarski lost so much time over the weekend? A top ten was looking a possibility, but suddenly he's nearly fifty minutes down. Illness? Crash?

Either way it's a bit of a shame for NetApp.

Maybe because he isnt a very good climber in the high mountains

 

[Red Rick]

I've heard Ricco sent plants to everyone because that's how the favorites behaved in the first 2 weeks

Seriously? His crazyness can be totally awesome sometimes

 

[maxmartin]

he was already out of race

I think Visconti will have his mind set on this stage.

 

[killswitch]

All wildcard teams have done well so far and animated the race. Probably again a stage for a break involving androni/netapp/farnese/rabo/vacan/sky?

Anybody know why Huzarski lost so much time over the weekend? A top ten was looking a possibility, but suddenly he's nearly fifty minutes down. Illness? Crash?

Either way it's a bit of a shame for NetApp.

He is a more of a puncheur than a real climber.
Netapp has been decent considering that 4 of their best riders aren't here - Konig, Wyss, Janorschke and Schulze.

 

[FF'Wilco]

Huzarski had a food poisoning. He's feeling better, he was aiming for top20 GC but now he will focus on breaks.

 

[Lexman]

I think Visconti will have his mind set on this stage.

Visconti might have had his mind set on this stage but he abandoned

 

[Ildabaoth]

I guess I'm joining the wagon: Visconti abandoned the race.

 

[Lexman]

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butcher will get butchered