Tour of Romandie 2013

[Dazed and Confused]

OPQS:
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
CAVENDISH Mark
DE WEERT Kevin
GRABSCH Bert
MARTIN Tony
VANDEWALLE Kristof
VELITS Peter
VERMOTE Julien

Hopefully Brambilla shows a bit of form before the Giro.

 

[Afrank]

el bala isn't riding, only costa with most of the giro squad

Amador Andrey
Castroviejo Jonathan
Cobo Juan José
Costa Rui
Intxausti Benat
Karpets Vladimir
Plaza Molina Ruben
Ventoso Francisco José

Ah, was going from the cyclingfever startlist. Well that will make Costa the undisputed leader, so that's good. Hopefully he can grab a podium or stage win.

 

[Parrulo]

it will be hard against the sky duo and guys like talansky, spilak, peraud, betancurt and so on who seem to be in great shape, but it is certainly possible.

one thing that runs in his favour is that since he crashed out on the first stage of PN his peak for the ardennes may be a bit late compared to guys who have been in great shape since early march.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Blanco are also bringing most their giro squad including Gesink, Keldermand and Kruijswijk don't forget

 

[theyoungest]

Blanco are also bringing most their giro squad including Gesink, Keldermand and Kruijswijk don't forget

Of whom only Gesink has a chance to be competitive. Podium is maybe possible, unless they screw up the effect of altitude training again.

 

[Ferminal]

The profiles make the early stages look a lot more interesting than they actually are. They are all in the range of a tough enough sprinter.

 

[Bavarianrider]

TT is way to short to balance that mountain stage

 

[Gloin22]

Can't see anything other than Sky 1 - 2, same as in Corsica.

 

[Ferminal]

TT is way to short to balance that mountain stage

This time you're right

Not so much the mountain stage but the prologue.

But the best climbers are also the best TT'ers anyway (of the GC riders).

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

Can't see anything other than Sky 1 - 2, same as in Corsica.

Vroome for sure will win this.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The profiles make the early stages look a lot more interesting than they actually are. They are all in the range of a tough enough sprinter.

this is the concern. Still action can't be worse than last year.

 

[barmaher]

Possibly only the Queen Stage and time trials will affect GC. Prologue looks nice.

 

[Ferminal]

Stage (2) is probably the best with ~4km @ 6-7% and 2km @ 7% but the descent is standard and final 10km dead straight. If we're lucky something like the P-N stage Talansky won.

 

[Descender]

that looks like a nice mountain stage, descender is probably a very happy man right now

i hope costa podiums this

I was about to post the Swiss appear to be the only ones who know how to make proper descent finishes these days.

 

[Descender]

The last mountain stage does something quite unusual and potentially dangerous: descending down a road that will be climbed later.

 

[gooner]

I was about to post the Swiss appear to be the only ones who know how to make proper descent finishes these days.

The last mountain stage does something quite unusual and potentially dangerous: descending down a road that will be climbed later.

Vuelta, are you listening?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Of whom only Gesink has a chance to be competitive. Podium is maybe possible, unless they screw up the effect of altitude training again.

or Gesink will dominate like in TdS 2010 only to be extremely average in the Giro later on

 

[will10]

or Gesink will dominate like in TdS 2010 only to be extremely average in the Giro later on

Does look a little like La Punt.... the Gesink revival is on

 

[roundabout]

those profiles are terrible

 

[Ferminal]

You mean they aren't actually going over Madeleine on Stage 1?

 

[Descender]

I found some images from the first climb of this stage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q3LV2yyzJg

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I found some images from the first climb of this stage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q3LV2yyzJg

That is one bad *** ride.

 

[The GCW]

Exciting Giro buildup.

From the LBL to the ToR.

 

[Parrulo]

I must say Costa looked in great in LBL so i think he will podium here

 

[Alpechraxler]

No Tv coverage of the prologe

try it on srf.ch