maltiv said:In TDF a similar stage would have ended with either a bunch sprint, or a solo victory by Vino. In the vuelta however a stage like this might actually have some impact on the GC, as that small hill in giro had.
Pozzato to win the stage from a small group that gets away on the climb.
The map is wrong.The Hitch said:20 km out? a small hill like this? i dont see it. In the tour the vino solo victory was when the hill was 3km out.
And what giro stage are you reffering to?
The stage includes a very well known final and also very exciting trap: it has to be climbed to the Alto de la Cresta del Gallo (2nd category) very closed to the finish line, exactly just 10 km before it. This climbing is not only very hard because of its ramps, but also includes a very accelerated descent, which sometimes shows greater differences between the riders than the climbing, as it was already seen last year.
Stage 12 this year. The hill top was 12 km from the line, and the hill tomorrow is harder, in addition to having a much trickier descent. You can see the profile here: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/imageBank/g/giro_2010_profile_st12.jpgThe Hitch said:20 km out? a small hill like this? i dont see it. In the tour the vino solo victory was when the hill was 3km out.
And what giro stage are you reffering to?
icefire said:Same finish as last year stage 10, with 6 extra km between the climb and the finish. The breakaway wasn't chased then.
maltiv said:Stage 12 this year. The hill top was 12 km from the line, and the hill tomorrow is harder, in addition to having a much trickier descent. You can see the profile here: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/imageBank/g/giro_2010_profile_st12.jpg
Kwibus said:Lots of false stage profiles. Because this one showing that it's 20km after the top of the climb, but I hear here that it's just 12km after the top of the climb.
Big difference...
So far every stage profile posted here wasn't right and CN.com also provides false profiles. A little bit dissapointing by CN.com if you ask me.
Anyways with a nice steep climb 12km from the finish this should provide us with some spectacle. Atleast I'm hoping there will be some. The top10 in GC can get some extra seconds so why shouldn't they try?
It for sure won't be a bunchsprint with the likes of Cavendish or Farrar.
Freire ofcourse can make it today....
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:the climb is about 13km from the end.
I agree that it could prevent a sprinters victory (tho, I'm sure someone like friere will make it over) but it won't make a difference to GC aspirations.
Meh the first 60 riders were within 10 seconds. And overall that was a harder stage that this. Pretty sure that was when cuddles went fisty cups in the peleton.