March 3: Giro del Friuli

[nvpacchi]

Another 1 day sprintfest to keep us entertained till PN.

Website- http://www.girodelfriuliprofessionisti.it/

Startlist- http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjE3NTE=

 

[ingsve]

Another 1 day sprintfest to keep us entertained till PN.

Well, they'll do that hump 6 times so I think it at least a chance that there might not be a full sprint. Or at the very least it might leave some of the more stereotypical sprinters behind. My bet is for Viviani or if he gets dropped then Sagan.

 

[nvpacchi]

Touche, this is no Theo Bos or Napolitano sprint.

I am going with the battle of the Slovs- Sagan vs. Bole. Though Ferrari won here last year, and has had a very good early season so far.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Ferrari...

 

[Ferminal]

Sprintfest, you're joking right?

There are enough strong riders that anyone who wants to attack the climb on the final circuit can win.

 

[Ferminal]

Look at some of these names:

Sella
Serpa
Basso
Sagan
Gasparotto
Iglinskiy
Kreuziger
Ballan
Evans
Brutt
Di Luca
Pozzato
Visconti
Pozzovivo

Sure someone like Bole or Sagan might win from a small group, but this is no day where the sprinters teams just hang a break out to dry and then setup their run for the line.

The climb, if anyone is interested:

http://img55.imageshack.us/f/77499ea.gif/

They cover it 6 times.

Edit: On second thought, I'm going with Pelucchi, he is better than Freire so a course like this should suit him.

 

[Ferminal]

Last year's climb was not quite as tough and further from the finish.

 

[nvpacchi]

Top 20 from Last Year

1 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic 4:38:09
2 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
3 Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia
4 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
5 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
7 Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
8 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
9 Marko Kump (Slo) Adria Mobil
10 Jure Kocjan (Slo) Carmiooro NGC
11 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
12 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
13 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
14 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank
15 Daniele Colli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia
16 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo
17 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
18 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
19 Blaz Furdi (Slo) Sava
20 Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto

Plenty of these guys are more than serviceable in a sprint. Like I stated earlier this is not a Bos style sprint where everyone finishes in the same time, but 50 guys could definitely finish in a reduced sprint.

Edit: just saw your post about a different finishing circuit. I still fancy a reduced sprint, but I'd like to see Sella or Serpa wreak some havoc.

 

[blaxland]

My pick is Guardini(Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli)

 

[Ferminal]

Looks like Raisport 2 will have 15minutes of highlights tonight after the race.

 

[Ryaguas]

That's quite a climb... pretty explosive...
mmmmmm...
I'm going to pick 3 guys...

Visconti
Gasparotto
Felline (Ferminal ninjaed me Pelucchi hahahaha)

Lets see how it works

 

[LukeSchmid]

I like Ballan, Gasparotto and Sagan if he can hold on.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Will there be a live ticker? I hope so! What is the estimated finish time?

 

[Ferminal]

will there be a live ticker? I hope so! What is the estimated finish time?

1530 cet..

 

[Mellow Velo]

Looks like Raisport 2 will have 15minutes of highlights tonight after the race.

Giro del Friuli 22-30 to 23-16CET.
Rai Sport 2 is the new, all singing and dancing Italian cycling channel.
The advertised 45 minutes of highlights might turn into an hour.
It did for every stage of Sardinia and the classica.

 

[Ferminal]

Giro del Friuli 22-30 to 23-16CET.
Rai Sport 2 is the new, all singing and dancing Italian cycling channel.
The advertised 45 minutes of highlights might turn into an hour.
It did for every stage of Sardinia and the classica.

lol, I see it's changed now, I'm sure it was 2230-2245 when I looked earlier!

 

[Roland Rat]

Think I'm going to use my once-yearly Pozzato nomination. Get it out of the way before the proper races start.

 

[janraaskalt]

Will there be a live ticker? I hope so!

You can follow it on Ciclo News: http://www.ciclonews.it/radiocorsa_cronaca.php?id=125

 

[jens_attacks]

no way this is gonna end with a sprinter win.the favourites for the victory are the big guns:basso,serpa & sella,visconti,di luca,ballan cunego maybe.

 

[Ferminal]

Sounds like a wet one.

 

[Jamsque]

If it's wet and miserable I think the big names will not bother coming out to play. I think this is one for Oscuro Italiano.

 

[auscyclefan94]

You can follow it on Ciclo News: http://www.ciclonews.it/radiocorsa_cronaca.php?id=125

Thanks a lot, this is a great help!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Cross winds are starting to split the field!

 

[jens_attacks]

Aggiornamento meteo: temperatura in calo, ora è di 1°C e i
fiocchi di neve cadono sul plotone.

let it snow let it snow let it snow....

 

[Ferminal]

This sounds great... cross winds, long straight roads... 31 ahead by 22"