Lesser known races results 2013

[TourOfSardinia]

Gran Premio Città di Peccioli - Coppa Sabatini (1.1)

Final kms video:
http://youtu.be/dz_e8CVN0jY

 

[Ruudz0r]

Does anyone know if the Giro Dell Emilia will have live coverage today? (The race actually deserves its own thread, but dont feel like making it )

 

[roundabout]

No. Highlights only.

Rai Sport 2 17.30

 

[jens_attacks]

i remember last year it was live?? too bad

 

[canyonball]

No. Highlights only.

Rai Sport 2 17.30

?

Unless Rai Sport 2 changed their schedule last minute (wouldn't be unheard of), Giro D'Emilia is live from 14.55 local.

 

[roundabout]

Serves me right for trusting the organizers page

 

[Cult Classics]

?

Unless Rai Sport 2 changed their schedule last minute (wouldn't be unheard of), Giro D'Emilia is live from 14.55 local.

I'm watching it now on the Rai Sport 2 stream. It says Giro dell'Emilia on the caption but it looks like they have had quite a lot of rain and rule changes because everyone looks to be throwing a ball around a swimming pool. Women's waterpolo it is, then...

 

[canyonball]

So the organizers (and Roundabout) were right all along. Reports that Rai cancelled live coverage. Highlights from 17.30. Oh well...

 

[Cult Classics]

Emilia is really suffering from the moving of Lombardia. These other Italian Autumn races all feed off Lombardia and for those that now fall after the main event there is very little incentive to ride. Only 5 World Tour teams are in the race this year (not even last year's winner's team). Compare that to 10 for Milan-Turin the other side of Lombardia. There is a reason there are no cobbled races after Roubaix and no hilly one day races after Liege - they have much less of a purpose for the quality riders after the main event. It's a shame because Emilia is a really old race with some great past winners - started 1909. Piemonte (started 1906) was cancelled this year. I like Strade Bianche but I would rather see these races back to their old level than see a new race around Rome with a strange name.

I understand why they felt 3 weeks was too long between Worlds and Lombardia, but maybe they should think about moving it to two weeks instead of one.

Weekend 1 - Worlds RR
Midweek - Milan-Turin (or Piemonte) / Paris-Bourges / B-T-B
Weekend 2 - Emilia / Paris-Tours
Midweek - Piemonte (or Milan-Turin)
Weekend 3 - Lombardia

It's not perfect but at least it gives Italy more of an Autumn classics season. As for Beijing... personally I couldn't care less. Something else for Cookson to sort out.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Ulissi wins. Again.

2 Sørensen
3 Villella
4 Pellizotti
5 Bongiorno

 

[Eshnar]

Ulissi wins. Again.

2 Sørensen
3 Villella
4 Pellizotti
5 Bongiorno

very promising

Emilia relegated to the lesser races thread It's a shame really, but right now it is a lesser race. The Italian calendar is going from bad to worse.

 

[Netserk]

very promising

Getting expensive though

 

[Eshnar]

Getting expensive though

Talent has a price

 

[Pippo_San]

And how about Bongiorno? That guy really needs to find a suitable WT team and prove himself in the highest level. Definitely some talent sparkling in there.

 

[Eshnar]

I just watched the highlights on RAI.

Villella attacked on the steepest part, got a decent gap but then Ulissi dragged himself and the others to him. CAS was really suffering on the steep but as soon as the road got easier he caught the top group (Villella, Ulissi, Bongiorno, an impressive Zardini and Pellizzotti) and sprinted, followed only by Ulissi and Villella. Ulissi was just too strong.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Giro dell'Emilia 2013 - video final kms
http://youtu.be/Vh80LESNxYo

 

[Parrulo]

Ulissi was clearly above everyone and didn't even look like he needed to dig too deep.

This just shows that he clearly can't handle long races as he is in super shape but was nowhere to be seen in Lombardia

 

[Gloin22]

He is still very young, he can develop the 'enginge' needed for tougher races.

 

[Arredondo]

A bigger engine will come with the years. In 2012 he finished already in the top 10 of FW, so next year he will (most likely) be there in the finals of LBL and Lombardy and really play a big role.

Rebellin sadly is getting to old

 

[Ruudz0r]

Giro dell'Emilia 2013 - video final kms
http://youtu.be/Vh80LESNxYo

Thank you! Appreciated

 

[roundabout]

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=20156

This guy seems to have potential as well

 

[Dazed and Confused]

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=20156

This guy seems to have potential as well

yea, was just about to point that out.

 

[Arredondo]

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=20156

This guy seems to have potential as well

Absolutely, rood a really strong Piccolo Giro di Lombardia, together with Paul-Henri Lecuisinier the next French climbers

 

[Parrulo]

He is still very young, he can develop the 'enginge' needed for tougher races.

Definitively, the guy clearly has lots of talent just imo not enough to lead over Costa at the ardennes next year. Except on FW where he is better as it is a simple uphill sprint.

A bigger engine will come with the years. In 2012 he finished already in the top 10 of FW, so next year he will (most likely) be there in the finals of LBL and Lombardy and really play a big role.

Rebellin sadly is getting to old

FW is like 180k long or something like that, there is a big difference between FW and LBL which is 70 or 80k longer.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Don't know if I've ever seen anyone look as comfortable and unbothered as Ulissi did in that finale...