Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 2014 (2.1)

[SafeBet]

My man Diego Rosa stealing the show!

Best time at 16.40.

 

[SafeBet]

Cataldo with a super time 16.28. Bongiorno just 17.17.

Sky 1-2 as expected.

 

[SafeBet]

Wow bad time for Kennaugh 17.16. Enough to win the GC anyway.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Yep very weak - possible puncture I suppose given the course.

 

[SafeBet]

GC final standings:

1° Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky)
2° Dario Cataldo (Team Sky) a 12''
3° Matteo Rabottini (Neri Sottoli) a 35''
4° Francesco Bongiorno (Bardiani - Csf) a 43''
5° Damiano Caruso (Cannondale) a 50''
6° Franco Pelizzotti (Androni - Venezuela) a 1'06''
7° Sergey Firsanov (Rusvelo) a 1'20''
8° Rafael Valls Ferri (Lampre - Merida) a 1'24''
9° Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia) a 1'45''
10° Diego Rosa (Androni - Venezuela) a 1'48''

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Kennaugh is a poor TTer.

 

[trevim]

Nice to see Rosa and Valls up there

 

[CycloAndy]

Kennaugh is a poor TTer.

It's strange given his background is in team pursuit.

 

[Ferminal]

At first I thought WTF Foliforov, but then remembered that it is a pretty tough TT.

You doubt..?

 

[b.broadhurst]

Why does everyone think Kennaugh can TT like other trackies? He really can't!

 

[roundabout]

You doubt..?

I thought it was the usual 52+ average TT course at first.

 

[Ferminal]

If you're the strongest, 200m+ over 10km should mean you dominate anyway, I don't get Kennaugh if he can't top10.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm not sure you guys checked the profile.
Plenty of poor TTers did great today (see Rosa for example).

And I remember Kennaugh doing an ok prologue in Romandie last year anyway.
He's not as poor as you're saying, not as bad as Bongiorno for sure.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Please post footage of last stage if found. Thanks.

Oh and congrats to Kennaugh with a good GC win.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Cataldo on his way to victory today:

 

[Pricey_sky]

A good win for Kennaugh who continues to impress. A little disappointing on the TT but he's better than that and it may just be an off day.

 

[JRanton]

A good win for Kennaugh who continues to impress. A little disappointing on the TT but he's better than that and it may just be an off day.

I don't think he is particularly good at flat TT's but today's wasn't flat at all so I'm surprised by his and Bongiorno's average/poor performances.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

A good win for Kennaugh who continues to impress. A little disappointing on the TT but he's better than that and it may just be an off day.

I would cut him some slack. First "major" GC win, had a good lead coming into the last stage etc.

Anyway, I'm happy he didn't dominate the TT as well.

 

[oliveira]

As Nieve falls ill at Catalunya, who knows if leader status can be given right away to Pete Kennaugh at Pays Vasco...

 

[Pricey_sky]

Kennaugh tweeted this morning that his tri bars came loose during the TT yesterday which would explain his below-par time.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

It's strange given his background is in team pursuit.

he's always sucked in itt somehow. probbaly a mental thing

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm not sure you guys checked the profile.
Plenty of poor TTers did great today (see Rosa for example).

And I remember Kennaugh doing an ok prologue in Romandie last year anyway.
He's not as poor as you're saying, not as bad as Bongiorno for sure.

rosa is not a bad itt rider at all

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I don't think he is particularly good at flat TT's but today's wasn't flat at all so I'm surprised by his and Bongiorno's average/poor performances.

how can you be surprised by bongiorni. his itt is terrible

 

[SafeBet]

rosa is not a bad itt rider at all

I wouldn't call him good either: http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=24012

 

[JRanton]

how can you be surprised by bongiorni. his itt is terrible

Did you see the course? Look at some of the guys who beat him.