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[The Hegelian]

I reckon Chaves. Orica can attack with him and have Gerrans ride defensively - which we all know he can do quite well!

Ergo: Chaves on the attack will be hard to beat. He's got a decent punch for a pure climber + a decent sprint too if it comes down to a 2 or 3 man finale.

 

[Jakob747]

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Do we have a profile for the final climb today? I've seen a few people mention its quite a steep finish.

1.2 km @9% apparently. Flattens out for last 300m.

Same finish that Rohan Dennis won on in 2015

It's a harder lead in to the finish than it was when they last used Paracombe, instead of descending Gorge Rd then up Paracombe this time they are climbing Gorge Rd then climb Paracombe. I'd expect things to heat up just before Gorge Rd to try and get rid of or weaken Orica/Gerrans.

Do you have the stats on Gorge Rd? How long and average gradient?

 

[StryderHells]

Re: Re:

Do we have a profile for the final climb today? I've seen a few people mention its quite a steep finish.

1.2 km @9% apparently. Flattens out for last 300m.

Same finish that Rohan Dennis won on in 2015

It's a harder lead in to the finish than it was when they last used Paracombe, instead of descending Gorge Rd then up Paracombe this time they are climbing Gorge Rd then climb Paracombe. I'd expect things to heat up just before Gorge Rd to try and get rid of or weaken Orica/Gerrans.

Do you have the stats on Gorge Rd? How long and average gradient?

All depends on where you consider the climb starts and finishes but the shorter version is 2 k's @ 5% with it peaking at @ 10% for a couple of hundred metres https://www.strava.com/segments/1101840 and this is the longer version 4.7 k's @ 3% https://www.strava.com/segments/2907501

Not overly hard but if they ramp up the pace on this climb then it will show who's really on form once they hit Paracombe

 

[Jakob747]

Re: Re:

Do we have a profile for the final climb today? I've seen a few people mention its quite a steep finish.

1.2 km @9% apparently. Flattens out for last 300m.

Same finish that Rohan Dennis won on in 2015

It's a harder lead in to the finish than it was when they last used Paracombe, instead of descending Gorge Rd then up Paracombe this time they are climbing Gorge Rd then climb Paracombe. I'd expect things to heat up just before Gorge Rd to try and get rid of or weaken Orica/Gerrans.

Do you have the stats on Gorge Rd? How long and average gradient?

All depends on where you consider the climb starts and finishes but the shorter version is 2 k's @ 5% with it peaking at @ 10% for a couple of hundred metres https://www.strava.com/segments/1101840 and this is the longer version 4.7 k's @ 3% https://www.strava.com/segments/2907501

Not overly hard but if they ramp up the pace on this climb then it will show who's really on form once they hit Paracombe

Thanks man, I appreciate it... Should make for some good racing!

 

[sir fly]

The video Orbit501 posted earlier is the most useful insight.
More rolling than punching finish.

 

[Lil_Tommy_V]

Peleton smashing it now, going to make it as hard as possible for the rouleur's it would seem

 

[Jspear]

Sky has stopped pacing hard. I think Henao had a mechanical.

 

[StryderHells]

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Sky has stopped pacing hard. I think Henao had a mechanical.

Yep he's off the back, they only have a couple of k's to get back on or his day is over

 

[StryderHells]

Good to see Ewan working for his teammates

 

[Jspear]

The Sky guys can see the car convoy in the distance.

 

[Jspear]

I wonder if Elissonde thinks this is easier than training with Froome right now.

 

[StryderHells]

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I wonder if Elissonde thinks this is easier than training with Froome right now.

Haha! I was thinking the same thing

 

[jaylew]

Orica working hard to keep Henao from getting back on

 

[sir fly]

This can take a local rider in form.
Slope knowledge should count.

 

[StryderHells]

Porte has this and the TDU

 

[jaylew]

Porte just destroying everyone. I'm surprised how early he went.

 

[sir fly]

Richie's ruling.

 

[jaylew]

Pure domination.

 

[StryderHells]

Unless something goes wrong on the Willunga stage which is possible when it comes to Porte then the race is over, 16 seconds and a 10 second time bonus has sewn this up.

 

[sir fly]

WT riders in the league of their own.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Porte two levels above everyone else.

 

[StryderHells]

Good ride by young Micheal Storer of the UNISA squad to finish inside the top 10, he's got a big engine

 

[Jspear]

Would have been nice to see a fresh Henao up there.
Congrats to Porte.

 

[Jancouver]

So the little midget is sprinting up the hill, out of the saddle for two km
... and I thought I have seen it all
... gimme a break
... what a s**t show.

 

[TMP402]

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Swift's characteristic positioning skills strike again. Also striking again was Phil Liggett, who merged two riders to create "Danny Boy van Poppel".

I didn't think Swift was involved in the finish at all or did he attempt to do a leadout for Kump?

I only saw it on my phone but I'd say he was as fast if not faster than the three photo-finishers, he just started from too far behind them.