Tour de San Luis 2012, 5ª Etapa: La Toma - Merlo (Mirador del Sol) (161 km)

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Tour de San Luis 2012, 5ª Etapa: La Toma - Merlo (Mirador del Sol) (161 km)

27.01.2012

Start: 12:30 (GMT 15:30)
Finish: ~ 16:45 (GMT 19:45)

Meta Montaña
3ª Categoria - restaurante Flamingo (890m)
1ª Categoria - Mirador del Sol (1450m)

Initial Thread for the race
Stage 1 Thread
Stage 2 Thread
Stage 3 Thread
Stage 4 Thread

Stage Profile

Mirador del Sol

Time Table

Stage to Mirador del Sol in 2011

1 Leandro Messineo (Arg) Argentina 4:04:44
2 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:22
3 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Andalucia-Caja Granada 0:00:35
4 Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing 0:00:41
5 Marco Arriagada (Chi) Chile 0:00:57
6 Luis Mansilla (Chi) Chile 0:01:07
7 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Movistar 0:01:19
8 Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar 0:01:22
9 Jose Serpa (Col) Androni-Giocattoli 0:01:23
10 Camilo Gomez (Col) Colombia 0:01:25

Previous winners at Mirador del Sol:

2010 - Luis Ángel Maté (Esp)
2009 - Xavier Tondo (Esp)

 

[craig1985]

Bertie FTW. Obvious prediction is obvious.

 

[jens_attacks]

rubiano for the win because levi won't chase him.and i hope schumi will remain on the podium,christina watches deserves it.

 

[will10]

I'll go for Sella from a break

 

[TeoSheva]

One Andrioni guy to win... Sella from a breakway, or Rubiano or Serpa in the last uphill...

 

[Swede1]

Ill still go with Contador. Though Levi will obviously be there with him.

 

[Shark attack]

Last year won Messineo, can this year win a Messinese?!?
Go Shark!!!

 

[the3verB]

Levi Leipheimer, for sure.

 

[hfer07]

AC FTW, but Leecheimer retains the overall GC

 

[maltiv]

Contador, but Leipheimer won't lose significant time. Schumacher will crack.

 

[greenedge]

I think Contador will win. I expect Levi to however not lose enough time to cede his lead. Nibali shall finish 3rd.

 

[roundabout]

2 kilometers of 15% average would have been worth watching. Hey, maybe next year

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

I think Contador will win. I expect Levi to however not lose enough time to cede his lead. Nibali shall finish 3rd.

that's what I was thinking.

 

[Fidolix]

Saxo gonna chase everything down before Mirador del sol, Berti will drop Levi on the last 2 k and finish 2nd in the overall just 30 secs behind Levi.

Schumi however will crack and finish outside the podium, no way he can follow Nibi and the other mountain goats on the last 2 k, Serpa will go for the podium, Im sure hes gonna attack and distance Schumi already from the bottom. He might take the stage win, if not, then Berti will nail it.

Overall standings after today:
1. Levi
2. Contador
3. Jose Serpa
4. Nibali

 

[LaFlorecita]

Alberto will go on the steepest part, everyone will crack except Jesus. Jesus will win the stage because Alberto lets him, and Alberto will win the GC because everyone, including Levi, loses at least 1 minute.

 

[AussieGoddess]

yep - totally agree. Berto will win it, but not by a minute so Levi should win overall.

Nibbles 3rd.

Nice warm up by all

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Nibbles FTW

 

[Sciocco]

Alberto will go on the steepest part, everyone will crack except Jesus. Jesus will win the stage because Alberto lets him, and Alberto will win the GC because everyone, including Levi, loses at least 1 minute.

It would be great if all this happens!

If there is a slight GC lead for either rider after this stage 5, can someone make a run on stage 6 or 7? It is not like these last two stages are flat.

 

[will10]

Alberto will go on the steepest part, everyone will crack except Jesus. Jesus will win the stage because Alberto lets him, and Alberto will win the GC because everyone, including Levi, loses at least 1 minute.

I will take a 6 month Jesus Hernandez avatar if that happens

 

[LaFlorecita]

It would be great if all this happens!

If there is a slight GC lead for either rider after this stage 5, can someone make a run on stage 6 or 7? It is not like these last two stages are flat.

c:

I don't know. I should check out the stage profiles.

I will take a 6 month Jesus Hernandez avatar if that happens

What kind of punishment is a Jesus avatar?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

c:

I don't know. I should check out the stage profiles.



What kind of punishment is a Jesus avatar?

This. Justin bieber avatar, now that would be a punishment.

 

[theyoungest]

Contador will probably win. But let's not suddenly act like Leipheimer can't climb steep inclines, he won't lose too much and he'll take the overall.

 

[will10]

What kind of punishment is a Jesus avatar?

He is the epitome of average.

 

[LaFlorecita]

He is the epitome of average.

Tss...

Hey, I just noticed you have Alberto in your avatar.

 

[will10]

Tss...

Hey, I just noticed you have Alberto in your avatar.

If you squint you can see Jesus 15 minutes further down the mountain.