Il Lombardia 2016, Oct 1st

[DFA123]

Re:

Who is chasing from the peleton?

No-one judging by how quickly the gap is going out. I think Sky might have been at the front, but don't seem to have anyone in shape to contest.

 

[Brullnux]

Caruso
Molard 1:33
Latour
Chasing Group (Visconti, Rosa, Chaves, Pellizotti, Brambilla, Villella, Barguil, Mamykin, Torres, Aru, Bardet, Bala, Gesink and another Etixx rider) 1:52

 

[HelloDolly]

Good race...dreadful coverage ...so many slow mo photos of babies

 

[ciranda]

Brambilla will be hard to beat today, fast and also a good descender.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Re:

Caruso
Molard 1:33
Latour
Chasing Group (Visconti, Rosa, Chaves, Pellizotti, Brambilla, Villella, Barguil, Mamykin, Torres, Aru, Bardet, Bala, Gesink and another Etixx rider) 1:52

Verona?!?!

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Caruso
Molard 1:33
Latour
Chasing Group (Visconti, Rosa, Chaves, Pellizotti, Brambilla, Villella, Barguil, Mamykin, Torres, Aru, Bardet, Bala, Gesink and another Etixx rider) 1:52

Surely the winner is going to come from that chasing group. Rosa working a lot already, so he can probably be counted out. Difficult to pick between the rest though.

 

[Brullnux]

Actually only 1 minute between that super group and Caruso. Between them, 40" from Caruso: Latour, Molard and De La Cruz. Now have been caught.

 

[BigMac]

It's between RAI and whoever covers País Vasco and Donostia for worst broadcaster of any WT race.

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

Caruso
Molard 1:33
Latour
Chasing Group (Visconti, Rosa, Chaves, Pellizotti, Brambilla, Villella, Barguil, Mamykin, Torres, Aru, Bardet, Bala, Gesink and another Etixx rider) 1:52

Verona?!?!

Could be. I found it difficult to tell because the shot panned out right at that moment unfortunately.

Uran has made it across. Wow

 

[Velolover2]

Rosa sacrifies himself for Aru.

 

[Brullnux]

De Marchi, incredible.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Uran has really been on great form lately.

 

[Brullnux]

Really fun race so far. The 10 or so kilometres of flat could be awesome

 

[Rollthedice]

Rosa is killing it. Aru needs to deliver.

 

[Arredondo]

Re:

It's between RAI and whoever covers País Vasco and Donostia for worst broadcaster of any WT race.

Tbf Pais Vasco has been broadcasted quite good the past years. Only the organization of the race (safety of the riders) is poorly managed.

Or do you mean Catalunya?

 

[Forever The Best]

The route is very good for a finish in Bergamo.
I have two things to say about it though:
- The race should be longer. 240 km is short for a monument.
- They should have climbed Ceresole instead of Berbenno. It would make Valcava a bit closer the line and would increase the chances of attacks from Valcava. It would make the race even shorter but as I said the race should be 260-270 km so there should be more kms at the start of the race till Valcava and then Ceresole, Sant'Antonio Abbandonato, Miragolo San Salvatore, Selvino and after the flat Bergamo Alta just before the finish

 

[Billie]

RAI broadcasting is great. Don't understand the complaining.

RAI heli work is also three times better than in other races

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

It's between RAI and whoever covers País Vasco and Donostia for worst broadcaster of any WT race.

Tbf Pais Vasco has been broadcasted quite good the past years. Only the organization of the race (safety of the riders) is poorly managed.

Or do you mean Catalunya?

Must be. Catalunya broadcasting is terrible

 

[Taxus4a]

It looks very well for Brambrilla...he is the best in this kind of final..but he could be more tired than others...

 

[Billie]

14 guys left. Still over 40 kms left

 

[Arredondo]

I think Valverde is suffering. His upper body moves too much. He always does that when he's on the limit.

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

It's between RAI and whoever covers País Vasco and Donostia for worst broadcaster of any WT race.

Tbf Pais Vasco has been broadcasted quite good the past years. Only the organization of the race (safety of the riders) is poorly managed.

Or do you mean Catalunya?

I mean País Vasco. It's likely for geographical reasons, as it also happens in San Sebastián, but last year there were unbearable amounts of choppy pictures. Not to mention the crappy images, with long shots of the tarmac and very unstable camera work.

 

[Brullnux]

Pellizotti dropped?

 

[Alexandre B.]

I wonder if Astana's tactic is right. Chaves is alone and Aru struggled in the previous climb.

 

[Velolover2]

Best "mountain stage" this year.