Giro d'Italia Stage 8: Chianciano - Monte Terminillo (189km)

[zapata]

Today from images at the top, it looked like it was snowing/sleeting a little.

After yesterday, I don't know how many contenders really want to kill themselves again today.

Breakaway?

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17
sarmiento
hinault
ravar
ochoa
rodriguez
voeckler
tchopp
(?)
moncoutier
Engels
Kruiswijck
Kammings
Froome
Petrov
CA Sorensen

Abandon
Masciarelli (both)
Kozontchuck
Pettachi
Murphy (BMC)

strangely no italians in that group.

 

[Bala Verde]

For Rabo I would have expected Ardilla or Weening today.

I would like to see Moncoutie stay ahead!

 

[Andy99]

For those in the UK who are cursing Eurosport UK for not starting the coverage until 3.30, it was/is live from 1.30 on Eurosport HD/International...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Urán is a quality rider getting better all the time. I had high hopes for his GC possibilities this year after showing some good performances in week 3 in the Tour last year. I hope he can go for the KOM and pick up a stage here or there. Of course, it'd be even better if he can gain a ton of time from breaks and suddenly be back in contention like he's José Rujano in 2005, but that's a bit unlikely.

 

[Bala Verde]

strangely no italians in that group.

Maybe the foot-on rider? Or is that Brandle?

 

[The Sheep]

For Rabo I would have expected Ardilla or Weening today.

I would like to see Moncoutie stay ahead!

Ardilla tried but got brought back

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Maybe the foot-on rider? Or is that Brandle?

Brändle? He's Austrian.

 

[Kazistuta]

strangely no italians in that group.

Stortoni from Colnago is there....

 

[superconfex]

strangely no italians in that group.

1 Italian in the group

 

[The Sheep]

Stortoni is also in the group, he's Italian.

 

[zapata]

procyclinglive says stortoni of colnago is in there. but still.

edit: nevermind.

 

[Moondance]

Point remains valid that there is a unusually low % of Italians. 17 riders up the road equates to around 10% of the field, and then only one is really unusual.

 

[Andy99]

Leader(s) - 16 riders
59 Tschopp (SUI, BTL) +14:05
19 Sarmiento (COL, ASA) +14:22
37 Jac. Rodríguez (VEN, AND) +18:04
198 E. Petrov (RUS, KAT) +18:48
36 C. Ochoa (VEN, AND) +22:20
51 Voeckler (FRA, BTL) +28:23
68 R. Urán (COL, GCE) +28:35
174 Cummings (ENG, SKY) +33:25
213 C. Sørensen (DEN, SAX) +34:40
98 Stortoni (ITA, COG) +37:22
161 Kruijswijk (NED, RAB) +37:37
175 Froome (GBR, SKY) +42:40
28 Ravard (FRA, ALM) +45:08
152 Engels (NED, QST) +47:01
81 Moncoutié (FRA, COF) +48:28
102 Brändle (AUT, FOT) +48:46





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[Bala Verde]

Point remains valid that there is a unusually low % of Italians. 17 riders up the road equates to around 10% of the field, and then only one is really unusual.

3 abandoned though

 

[McLovin]

what's the avg. gradient for terminillo? the fonts are to small.

 

[Publicus]

why is lampre on the front ?

I have no earthly idea.

 

[Delicato]

I have no earthly idea.

Well maybe Cunego thinks he has a chance to outsprint everyone on the finish line.

 

[Kazistuta]

Modolo and Wegmann abandoned as well? The latter was the Milram rider I was sure was going to be in the break today....

 

[Vanspringel]

Anyone know if there is any livestream with English commentary?

 

[Bala Verde]

today's last 200m is 2-3%?

 

[python]

I have no earthly idea.

gazzettaTV commentators think it's about cunego.

 

[Kender]

Anyone know if there is any livestream with English commentary?

only hope of that would be eurosport which has decided to cancel their live coverage tonight on regular chanel and put it as a highlights tomorrow instead. they are apparently showing it on their international HD channel but no idea if anyone streams that

 

[zapata]

Lampre is not represented in the break, and I suppose they have nothing but stage wins to aim for, with simoni and cunego far behind. And losing petacchi today, this is the kind of stage to do it, I guess. Hope and think Simoni is saving himself for one last, big day at Zoncolan, though..

 

[Kender]

omg cadel was surrounded by teammates...

 

[Stelvio]

what's the avg. gradient for terminillo? the fonts are to small.

This is what it looks like. The finish is probably at Campoforgona, so the last kilometre looks easy. Average grade ~6%.