The (1-day) races this weekend: Reggio Calabria & Marseillaise

[ak-zaaf]

Calabria has a pretty good startlist: Nibali, Quinziato, Paolini, Sella, Visconti, Rasmussen..

Hoogerland said he was going to win la Marseillaise and so he will, Voeckler will also start.

Anyone with more info on these races?

 

[Sum_of_Marc]

Isnt Calabria a stage race, not a 1 day race?

 

[ak-zaaf]

Isnt Calabria a stage race, not a 1 day race?

You are right. I wanted to exclude the Wellington tour and only thought about Marseillaise., Should be the .1 races or whatever.

 

[stefrees]

team skys european debut in marseillaise-portal, calzati, cummings, barry, augustyn, kennaugh and possoni. also think hushovd is there too, so if it comes down to a sprint my money is on him.

 

[Anonymous]

marsallaise route map

for what its worth which aint much..

 

[taiwan]

Giro della Provincia Regio Calabria

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Hopefully these will get removed if there are any licensing issues.

Has this race been moved to February and three stages added since last year?

 

[Sum_of_Marc]

Calabria was a 3 stage race in February 2008 - I vaguely remember it for Cummings winning a stage and taking 2nd overall.

I think funding issues cut it to a 1 day race and a later date last year, but now its bigger than ever and back to the start of the season - must be a good year funding wise then

 

[zapata]

Matteo Montaguti won the first stage. De rosa-stac plastic, that's the team that was LPR-brakes last year, isn't it?

 

[craig1985]

Matteo Montaguti won the first stage. De rosa-stac plastic, that's the team that was LPR-brakes last year, isn't it?

Yes.............

 

[Mellow Velo]

Rai Piu allegedly has The Reggio Calabria Giro on tv.
Tonight midnight 1am -1-30am CET
Tuesday 7pm CET-7-30pm

 

[issoisso]

team skys european debut in marseillaise-portal, calzati, cummings, barry, augustyn, kennaugh and possoni. also think hushovd is there too, so if it comes down to a sprint my money is on him.

It ends on a small climb

 

[craig1985]

It ends on a small climb

Hushovd won the stage into Barcelona last year, so I don't think it would bother him too much. Unless it is a ramp that is.

 

[issoisso]

Hushovd won the stage into Barcelona last year, so I don't think it would bother him too much. Unless it is a ramp that is.

The stage into Barcelona had most of the climb before the sprint itself, which was on a false flat. This one is about 2kms of 4 or 5%, including the sprint.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

The stage into Barcelona had most of the climb before the sprint itself, which was on a false flat. This one is about 2kms of 4 or 5%, including the sprint.

I thought this finishes in Marseille's football ground, in which case it definitely isn't a 2KM climb.

 

[issoisso]

I thought this finishes in Marseille's football ground, in which case it definitely isn't a 2KM climb.

I wouldn't know about that, but the profile released for this year's edition ends in a 2km climb. It's certainly possible they changed it in the last month or so. Maybe they couldn't get permission to close certain roads or something.

 

[theyoungest]

Hoogerland said he was going to win la Marseillaise and so he will

With 9000 training kilometres under his belt, he bloody well has to.

 

[Anonymous]

I thought this finishes in Marseille's football ground, in which case it definitely isn't a 2KM climb.

FInishes at the Stade velodrome

current situation in la Marsalaise
Julian El Fares (Cofidis), Veikkanen ( Française des Jeux), Westra (Vacansoleil) at 1m45 ahead of the peloton. With De Ghent trying to bridge the gap.
Pelaton led by Ag2r & Bbox

 

[stefrees]

FInishes at the Stade velodrome

current situation in la Marsalaise
Julian El Fares (Cofidis), Veikkanen ( Française des Jeux), Westra (Vacansoleil) at 1m45 ahead of the peloton. With De Ghent trying to bridge the gap.
Pelaton led by Ag2r & Bbox

howd you find this out? is there any coverage? (even if text coverage)

 

[janraaskalt]

howd you find this out? is there any coverage? (even if text coverage)

Of course http://directvelo.com has live coverage (in french)

 

[Anonymous]

howd you find this out? is there any coverage? (even if text coverage)

Official site text coverage (translated link)

 

[lucybears]

Cervelo = DNS
startlist is not as CN
http://s288581967.onlinehome.fr/LIV...odes=ITE&nb_etape=-1&type=&menu_live=4&menu=0

 

[Anonymous]

Cervelo = DNS
startlist is not as CN
http://s288581967.onlinehome.fr/LIV...odes=ITE&nb_etape=-1&type=&menu_live=4&menu=0

Thats the one ive been going on. CN also listing Vigano, and french press not listing him. Some confusion as to wether hes riding or not..
Edit: uci list says no vigano for sky
half way through the race, three still out front.. Gutted Thomas De Ghent didnt bridge

 

[39*23t]

For a uphill finish i'd go for Gasparotto (Depending on his form). For a sprint finish hmmmmm maybe Bozic

 

[Publicus]

Of course http://directvelo.com has live coverage (in french)

Thanks. Really regret not staying more on top of my French.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks. Really regret not staying more on top of my French.

Its only basic info, not too hard to follow.

42k to go.. 1m 50 the gap.. its all coming back together