Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 5, Ortona -> Chieti, 230 kms (10/03/2013)

[The Hitch]

does any1 actually expects any1, or any group to be able to stay away from sky over the top of lanciano? let's not kid ourselves

If Nibali Contador Evans and Rodriguez attack and work together, they will maybe be able to stop Dario Cataldo from being the first sky rider over the top.

Maybe.

 

[will10]

If Nibali Contador Evans and Rodriguez attack and work together, they will maybe be able to stop Dario Cataldo from being the first sky rider over the top.

Maybe.

Group of twelve at the top of Lanciano, containing Froome, Henao, Uran, Cataldo and Kennaugh.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Poels to beat Rodriguez and Froome. Froome to take the lead

 

[BillytheKid]

If Nibali Contador Evans and Rodriguez attack and work together, they will maybe be able to stop Dario Cataldo from being the first sky rider over the top.

Maybe.

At least someone, anyone? But more's in wanting to see it than the likelihood.

 

[Miburo]

Poels to beat Rodriguez and Froome. Froome to take the lead

You're gonna ****ing jiz(z) when a dutch rider will join Sky.

 

[Miburo]

If Nibali Contador Evans and Rodriguez attack and work together, they will maybe be able to stop Dario Cataldo from being the first sky rider over the top.

Maybe.

Don't be ***.

They'll at least make henao tired

 

[BillytheKid]

Andy to show up in a minivan train for Horner.

 

[Escarabajo]

How many of those trains have succeeded in winning the race? Voeckler, Evans and Basso weren't able to win the races you showed.

Basso did. Not in the last one but in the prevoius one.

 

[Parrot23]

Concur with this. It's no sure thing Froome will take time on Kwiatkowski in the TT.

Anyone think Kwiatkowski's got a shot to take the whole thing, the overall?

I think he's got a chance if his legs don't go tomorrow.

Let's see: he's really good. Impressed.

 

[Kokoso]

Kreuziger were near but yes, miles behind Cataldo, Henao and Uran performance

Miles behind Cataldo?

 

[maltiv]

Anyone think Kwiatkowski's got a shot to take the whole thing, the overall?

I think he's got a chance if his legs don't go tomorrow.

Let's see: he's really good. Impressed.

In San Luis this year he also was really good on the first MTF and then faded later in the race. So if that is anything to go by then he might not have a good enough recovery yet to have a shot at the GC here.

 

[El Pistolero]

In San Luis this year he also was really good on the first MTF and then faded later in the race. So if that is anything to go by then he might not have a good enough recovery yet to have a shot at the GC here.

He had quite a lot of bike problems...

 

[wwabbit]

Anyone think Kwiatkowski's got a shot to take the whole thing, the overall?

I think he's got a chance if his legs don't go tomorrow.

Let's see: he's really good. Impressed.

If the TT were held today I think he has a slightly better than 50% chance to retain the lead by losing no more than 3 seconds to Froome. With today's stage though he will have to see if he can keep up when the Sky Train pushes hard on Lanciano.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Group of twelve at the top of Lanciano, containing Froome, Henao, Uran, Cataldo and Kennaugh.

Only 5, it will be 6 or 7 come tour time.

 

[manafana]

one hell of finish today, should be few gaps but hard to rule out j rod in this type of finish.

 

[Lexman]

Apparently the finish is not on the top in Chieti but one km behind?

Oh and BTW they just started to ride

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Today is Nabalis day

 

[HiCadence]

El Purito.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Moser, Sagan or Purito. Because of the flatter km at the end I guess a lot will come back together again. No big gaps. Hopefully Kwiatkowski keeps the lead.

 

[Pentacycle]

Apparently the finish is not on the top in Chieti but one km behind?

Oh and BTW they just started to ride

Same as last year. The finish as always lies in the town center, which is about one km away from the steepest parts of the finale.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Same as last year. The finish as always lies in the town center, which is about one km away from the steepest parts of the finale.

nice variant to the pure uphill sprint.

 

[Lexman]

From Lotto Belisol twitter :

Bunch is still together in #Tirreno after 18km.

 

[tomorrow]

Is the Lanciano descent technical? if so, it wouldn't surprise me at all if Nibbles has a plan...

Also, the Chieti finish might give Sagan an incentive to try and survive a big climb for a change, although the finale is harder than last year.

Well, actually according to his words on his webpage, he will probably be trying for the stage. So we'll see what he'll come up with. I think going into a break might be good idea a to be let caught on the passo lanciano and then leaving everyone in chieti. Also, he could go with peloton, try to stay with them as long as possible. I don't think there will be some deadly tempo, it will probably be high, but the guys will be sparing it for chieti mainly. Sagan could make about 50-60s on the descent together with moser, so we'll see.

 

[Pentacycle]

Vanmarcke crashed and is out of the race with a knee injury.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Vanmarcke crashed and is out of the race with a knee injury.

damn, could that take him out of the cobbled classics?