March 20-24: Settimana Ciclista Internazionale Coppi e Bartali (2.1)

[Ryo Hazuki]

yes, stupid alti's. totally flat it is basically.

 

[Ruvu75]

Flat?

10 times a 600m climb at 9% average with 200m at 12%....
The stage is relatively short (140km), so they'll be going like crazy!
Hard to control for the sprinters teams I guess, lots of opportunities to get yourself in a breakaway.

 

[taiwan]

Flat?

10 times a 600m climb at 9% average with 200m at 12%....
The stage is relatively short (140km), so they'll be going like crazy!
Hard to control for the sprinters teams I guess, lots of opportunities to get yourself in a breakaway.

Profile says 100m rise, I calculated about 1.3%, no?

Actually more like 1.5% from the profile.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

JTL might finish top 5 but his team will suck in the TTT. Kessiakoff and Garzelli should also challenge ( no Betancur because of the DNF at M-SR ).

Not sure they'll suck in the TTT. They have some decent TT'ers/strong riders (Wetterhall, Voss, Dempster, Downing, Camano). They'll lose time but not as much as you might think (assuming they all have TT bikes that is!)

 

[TourOfSardinia]

No offense, but the great champion that Gino Bartali was deserves to not have his name misspelt.

Your right Fus087
I shouldn't make typos while be so flippant.

Respect -to both great men Bartali and Coppi.






leaves - tail beneath the legs ...

 

[Ruvu75]

Profile says 100m rise, I calculated about 1.3%, no?

Actually more like 1.5% from the profile.

Better check the detailed info on the website of the race

http://www.gsemilia.it/gare/coppibartali/2012/pdf/cb2012_1tappa.pdf

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Better check the detailed info on the website of the race

http://www.gsemilia.it/gare/coppibartali/2012/pdf/cb2012_1tappa.pdf

nice. so today alreayd a hard stage, which of androni will win?

 

[Ruvu75]

Rubiano, Serpa, Battaglin, Brambilla, Moser.... and there are lots more

But don't blame me if it does become a sprint

 

[TeoSheva]

nice. so today alreayd a hard stage, which of androni will win?

Rubiano IMO

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

rubaino in a sprint perhaps? he impressed me a lot in san luis

 

[Mellow Velo]

Better check the detailed info on the website of the race

http://www.gsemilia.it/gare/coppibartali/2012/pdf/cb2012_1tappa.pdf

Depends.
It appears to contradict itself.
It also says about the 105 metre top out, which reflects the profile.
I very much doubt that they are climbing 6000 metres in 140kms!


Looks to me like the old, normal half stage, on the TTT day, but with and extra couple of laps thrown in.
Usually, a bunch sprint.

 

[Ruvu75]

It's not 6000m in altitude

Looking in Streetview on Google Maps shows a relatively short steep part and after that it seems to become less difficult.
Still hard to imagine how difficult it will be, when done 10 times...

 

[Ruvu75]

This should be a more detaild profile of the circuit...

 

[Mellow Velo]

This should be a more detaild profile of the circuit...

10 times 600m?

Certainly looks like the usual Riccione climb from the sea front.
Clearly it's 600m of 9% and 200m of 12%, in two ramps, with the flat bit coming on the left hand turn.
Overall average is less than 3%, but irrelevant, due to the dual steps.
I say again: buncho spinto.

 

[Ruvu75]

10 times 600m?

In lenghth,.... so that's not that strange on a 140km track?
In height would be another story

 

[Zam_Olyas]

into the 2nd of 10 laps and 5 riders have 2 minute gap.

 

[taiwan]

With all the information about the parcours to hand, I'm pretty much none the wiser. If it's a classicsy type course I suppose Guardini may be dropped, in which case I hope Kump wins, cos he's on my CQ team.

Thank you.

 

[roundabout]

With all the information about the parcours to hand, I'm pretty much none the wiser. If it's a classicsy type course I suppose Guardini may be dropped, in which case I hope Kump wins, cos he's on my CQ team.

Thank you.

it's the usual opening stage that ends in a sprint.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

According to Endura twitter account, 4 laps to go and the breakaway have a lead of 2m40s. Liquigas on the front bringing it back for Viviani.

 

[taiwan]

...Viviani.

Didn't notice him on the startlist. FTW.

 

[Frosty]

3 laps and 2.25. Not coming down that much but still must be 40km to go, plenty of time yet.

 

[jens_attacks]

also here

http://www.gsemilia.it/

acqua e sapone at the front too.vai ragazzi!

 

[taiwan]

Looks like Andrea Palini of Team Idea won from the break, but the race seemed too complicated to understand the ticker much.

 

[Frosty]

Apparently was 10 seconds lead with 3km left so must have been close.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Sounds like a possible crash in last km. Zac Dempster of Endura involved.