Pais Vasco Stage 3: Villatuerta to Zuia, 180 km

[jobiwan]

 

[The Hitch]

Please delete this thread, tried to make the thread for stage 3. Failed miserably.

leave it. Just put in the profile while the mods will fix the title.

 

[jobiwan]

leave it. Just put in the profile while the mods will fix the title.

Thanks for advice.

The final categorized climb isn't as tough as the first 2 days, but will that small bump before the finish allow for another attack? Should be another good day of racing.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

that little bump in the road at the end, just before the finish, is 1km at 10%

 

[Francois the Postman]

Fixed. No prob.

 

[xmoonx]

that little bump in the road at the end, just before the finish, is 1km at 10%

Lol, great race so far. What was Garmin C about approaching the final climb of stage 2; any thoughts or input?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Lol, great race so far. What was Garmin C about approaching the final climb of stage 2; any thoughts or input?

Trying to make up for their lameness in Flanders, no doubt.

 

[jaylew]

that little bump in the road at the end, just before the finish, is 1km at 10%

I wonder if it will be raced hard enough to drop any of the few sprinters who are in this race. I think a break could take this one but if not, who? Gavazzi, Freire, Urtasun...I think I'll go with the Brazilian.

 

[Ferminal]

that little bump in the road at the end, just before the finish, is 1km at 10%

Is that what it is?

I'm trying to work out what it is from the profile, but I'm not sure it's to scale.

From the diagram it seems like 110m gain over 800m.

Either way if it's 8-10% over 0.5-1km someone will have a go, with only 3km flat to survive until the finish.

The first climb of the day will probably knock a few teams about, so the break is a chance.

I'm saying Sammy, Gavazzi or Vino, but there are a number of brave men who could win on their day on a finish like this.

An even braver man would attack with 15km to go as the final categorised climb starts ramping up.

 

[offbyone]

Is that what it is?

I'm trying to work out what it is from the profile, but I'm not sure it's to scale.

From the diagram it seems like 110m gain over 800m.

Either way if it's 8-10% over 0.5-1km someone will have a go, with only 3km flat to survive until the finish.

The first climb of the day will probably knock a few teams about, so the break is a chance.

I'm saying Sammy, Gavazzi or Vino, but there are a number of brave men who could win on their day on a finish like this.

An even braver man would attack with 15km to go as the final categorised climb starts ramping up.

lots of brave men

 

[royalpig180]

lots of brave men

Too bad Philippe Gilbert isn't in this race... looks like for once he could actually be able to stay away on the flat section following a late climb. He keeps getting caught and I'm just waiting for that late attack to succeed... That's off topic though.

Radioshack has been racing very aggresively and I imagine it will pay off sooner or later. Kloden has actually been doing well in sprints this season against other GC contenders, so I'm going to pick him for the stage win.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Not sure how accurate this profile is, but the top of the final climb is much harder than the first 5kms, which are only around the 2% mark.
There is a km of 10.5% towards the back end.

Also, there seems to be another uncatagorized climb, leading into this climb.
Plus that km of 10% up and down. It might be even worse, but it's hard to tell from the map scale.

In other words, given the info available, it could end up in a group sprint, or with J Ro or similar winning solo.

 

[jens_attacks]

for the one-fourth eskimo fans,savoldelli said yesterday that danielson used to make the same numbers as armstrong in tests at discovery.what an enigma this guy is...

today no chance for freire.a 5 men group to sprint for the win,vino and klodi included.

 

[Frosty]

Not sure how to make the profile appear here but the profile of classified climbs on stage 3 can be found at the link below. Someone had the same link for stage 2 and by changing the number before pdf you can see the other stage profiles in more detail.

The final classified climb does kick up quite a lot in the last few k's, its only really a proper climb for just over 2k by the looks of things.


http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/2011/perfiles/etapa-3.pdf

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Is that what it is?

I'm trying to work out what it is from the profile, but I'm not sure it's to scale.

From the diagram it seems like 110m gain over 800m.

Either way if it's 8-10% over 0.5-1km someone will have a go, with only 3km flat to survive until the finish.

The first climb of the day will probably knock a few teams about, so the break is a chance.

I'm saying Sammy, Gavazzi or Vino, but there are a number of brave men who could win on their day on a finish like this.

An even braver man would attack with 15km to go as the final categorised climb starts ramping up.

I have basque local sources who told me this
1km , 10%.. probably not long enough to drop all sprinters, if there are any remaining after that Cat.2 climb, but it might be hard enough for 1 guy to get away

 

[theyoungest]

I have basque local sources who told me this
1km , 10%.. probably not long enough to drop all sprinters, if there are any remaining after that Cat.2 climb, but it might be hard enough for 1 guy to get away

Could this Basque local source perhaps have used the race itinerary? Where it says 610 m altitude at 4 k from the finish line, and then 710 m at 3 k?

 

[Jamsque]

for the one-fourth eskimo fans,savoldelli said yesterday that danielson used to make the same numbers as armstrong in tests at discovery.what an enigma this guy is...

today no chance for freire.a 5 men group to sprint for the win,vino and klodi included.

The thing with Danielson has always been that his numbers are excellent but his results are terrible. Physically he could well be one of the best riders in the peloton, but mentally he is one of the worst. His biggest problem is that he never got over being really nervous riding in large groups.

 

[Ferminal]

I have basque local sources who told me this
1km , 10%.. probably not long enough to drop all sprinters, if there are any remaining after that Cat.2 climb, but it might be hard enough for 1 guy to get away

Someone will attack and split it up then. Freire and Gavazzi might be close, but will have to chase on, maybe 5 or 10s. If they are tired then the sprint could go to anyone in the small bunch we will have.

Maybe LLS will help Freire?

 

[Moncoutie]

Kloden FTW.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

that little bump in the road at the end, just before the finish, is 1km at 10%

Cunegooo

 

[search]

Someone will attack and split it up then. Freire and Gavazzi might be close, but will have to chase on, maybe 5 or 10s. If they are tired then the sprint could go to anyone in the small bunch we will have.

Maybe LLS will help Freire?

Sánchez crashed yesterday, he might have problems to keep the pace himself

 

[Cobblestoned]

Cunegooo

Yes, I just say it again today.

Cunego gaur irabaziko dituzte.

 

[craig1985]

I wish British Eurosport showed this race.

 

[theyoungest]

I wish British Eurosport showed this race.

I've been watching it on a British Eurosport stream, so I guess they do... but it's probably Eurosport 2.

 

[The Sheep]

I've been watching it on a British Eurosport stream, so I guess they do... but it's probably Eurosport 2.

No it's Eurosport 1, because eurosport 2 is the same everywhere I think and couldn't find it on there yesterday.