Italian Autumn Races 2017

[LaFlorecita]

G R E A T
Visco

 

[Laplaz]

Great race, great winner.

 

[HelloDolly]

So Moscon is unbeatable ??? em

 

[StephenC2020]

Re: Re:

Any news on Chavez?

Yes, his name is Chaves.

Yes, it was a typo. But he did have a nasty looking crash....

 

[franic]

I just wonder why Cassani does not send Visconti out instead of De Marchi during World Championships. That would be a much more serious threat

 

[Tonton]

Brave ride and well-deserved win for Visconti. Nibali looks very strong. I expected a little bit better (as always) for Tibopino. Still, not bad. I hope that Chaves is OK: he it the pavement fast and hard.

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

This race needs to be WT. The autumn climbing classics need to be a genuine good spot on the calendar

This race with Lombardia on the next weekend and Milano-Torino and Tre Valli Varesine between them have a ton of potential and are usually better races than the Ardennes classics.
Next year you'll also have a WC for the climbers on the weekend before it.

 

[Climbing]

Well, it already was. but after this Nibali is the absolute main favorite for Lombardia.
Exceptional Visconti, it looked immediately a very good attack and finally a well deserved win.

 

[fauniera]

Re:

This race needs to be WT. The autumn climbing classics need to be a genuine good spot on the calendar

And Bologna needs to apply for World Championships. But they never do.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Fairly underwhelming race in terms of entertainment, but glad that Visconti got it. Nice attack and the strongest on the day.

Nibali looked sooo tranquilo on the last ascent of San Luca. Wonder how anyone is going to beat him next weekend

 

[Climbing]

Rofl Uran got a mortadella prize!!! :lol:

 

[HelloDolly]

I like these Italian classics better than the Ardennes

Nicolas Roche must be on his hands and knees by now
Raced Tour, San Sebastian, Vuelta, Worlds IT , World RR and still going up hill great ....stamina

 

[franic]

Re: Re:

This race needs to be WT. The autumn climbing classics need to be a genuine good spot on the calendar

And Bologna needs to apply for World Championships. But they never do.

Is there some other short hill around S.Luca? It would be very interesting to have a 15-20km lap with San Luca and second hill, with finish line on the flat.

 

[fauniera]

Plenty of hills in that area.

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

Rofl Uran got a mortadella prize!!! :lol:

Pretty typical for smaller Italian races.
The one thing that is hurting this race a bit is the fact that it's not owned by RCS, so they don't really promote it as much as their races and sometimes they even try to sabotage it, 2 years ago they had the Abu Dhabi Tour durning the same time just to mess with them.

 

[huge]

Re:

I just wonder why Cassani does not send Visconti out instead of De Marchi during World Championships. That would be a much more serious threat

I might be wrong, but from what I can understand, Cassani and Visconti have a "difficult" relationship.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Any news on Chavez?

Yes, his name is Chaves.

Yes, it was a typo. But he did have a nasty looking crash....

According to Orica he's okay. Headed for X-rays.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Re: Re:

This race needs to be WT. The autumn climbing classics need to be a genuine good spot on the calendar

And Bologna needs to apply for World Championships. But they never do.

WCR or WT, why? So that we see another last ramp murito sprint. It's good how it is, why change it?! *** World Tour, love cycling like that and don't need this to be another WT borefest.

1 Visconti 5:31:22
2 Nibali 0:11
3 Uran 0:14
4 Roche 0:17
5 Moscon 0:22
6 Vuillermoz 0:25
7 Ulissi 0.26
8 Pinot
9 Haig 0:31
10 Hermans 0:32

 

[Chrispol]

Brave ride and well-deserved win for Visconti. Nibali looks very strong. I expected a little bit better (as always) for Tibopino. Still, not bad. I hope that Chaves is OK: he it the pavement fast and hard.

Tibo lacks in little bit of rythm. Every guys in front of him have raced a lot in the lastmonth. Pinot has 3 race days (4 now) since mid-August and 0 the last 2 weeks. Today was a tough 223km 1.HC with a strong field. I am not too worry, he is going to race Beghelli, Tre Valli Varesines and Milano-Torino before Lombardia. He should be ok next week.

Nibali and Barhain look mighty strong at the moment, massacre in the Muro di Sormano incoming, like in 2015 !

 

[fauniera]

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (1.HC)
01.10.2017
Monteveglio - Monteveglio, 196 km

 

[el chava]

Re: Re:

This race needs to be WT. The autumn climbing classics need to be a genuine good spot on the calendar

And Bologna needs to apply for World Championships. But they never do.

WCR or WT, why? So that we see another last ramp murito sprint. It's good how it is, why change it?! **** World Tour, love cycling like that and don't need this to be another WT borefest.

WT or not these races are definitely under-exposed and should at least be TV-transmitted regularly.

 

[killswitch]

I hoped Nibali would win as it's the 100th edition and he doesn't have the race on his palmares.

 

[franic]

Re: Re:

This race needs to be WT. The autumn climbing classics need to be a genuine good spot on the calendar

And Bologna needs to apply for World Championships. But they never do.

WCR or WT, why? So that we see another last ramp murito sprint. It's good how it is, why change it?! **** World Tour, love cycling like that and don't need this to be another WT borefest.

WT or not these races are definitely under-exposed and should at least be TV-transmitted regularly.

They used to be big before Pro Tour (i.e. 80s-90s) and they have suffered massively after that. But you're totally right: they should get much more exposure

 

[May0maniac]

Bernal finished only 1:13 behind Visconti after crashing, impressive.

 

[liamito]

Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli (1.HC)
01.10.2017
Monteveglio - Monteveglio, 196 km

How come Gs Emilia thinks this Zappolino climb is 310m instead of 234m? 76m is quite a difference for such a climb.