Giro d'Italia 2013, 4th-26th May - [Spoilers]

[Strathlubnaig]

Forecast for snow on the Chilterns tomorrow

7 C out in darkest Perthshire hilly bits today, fresh Northerly, but nice all the same.

 

[ColinJ]

If it comes back together, the sprinters will have 16 km to close any time they lose on the bump at Crosara.

It's a bit tougher than 'a bump' though, isn't it - around 5 km at 7%. I reckon that will see Cav off. If he manages to remain in contention and do something today, I will be suitably impressed!

 

[thom]

As FM pointed out earlier, there is not a lot of room at the end for organized sprint trains, so with luck Cavendish will just worm his way to the front and then put the hammer down.

My point is that at this stage of the race, a fair few of the riders reliant on organised sprint trains have dropped out already and Cav isn't reliant on trains.

 

[thom]

It's a bit tougher than 'a bump' though, isn't it - around 5 km at 7%. I reckon that will see Cav off. If he manages to remain in contention and do something today, I will be suitably impressed!

GPM4 = it is not nothing but not much in the grand scheme of things.
OPQS are clearly up for it so they rate Cav's chances.

 

[Crackle]

GPM4 = it is not nothing but not much in the grand scheme of things.
OPQS are clearly up for it so they rate Cav's chances.

See, I looked at this

and thought it was a bit too steep and long for Cav to get over, mainly steep. He could be 5 minutes down by the time he crests that but then again, I'm never sure how to read these stages, got yesterdays wrong as well.

 

[VamP]

I am thinking Cav is odds on for today.

 

[beastie]

I will be amazed, and I mean AMAZED if Cav is still in touch after that little"bump". The Poggio by comparison is 4 km at 3.7%.

 

[beastie]

OPQS still at the front though so maybe he is gonna suck it and see

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Cavendish is getting some points to keep that maillot rouge alive, and although there is only 15km or so after the hill I must say his climbing has been so much better in this race than last year, so I would not rule him out for the stage as well.

 

[thom]

See, I looked at this
and thought it was a bit too steep and long for Cav to get over, mainly steep. He could be 5 minutes down by the time he crests that but then again, I'm never sure how to read these stages, got yesterdays wrong as well.

5 mins would be a lot. For sure it's not a big ring climb.... people will lose time....

We shall see shortly.

 

[beastie]

Di Luca, boo hiss.

DQ still talking about Cav, no chance on that.
There is still 3 Kim's to the top

 

[Strathlubnaig]

oufff....Cavendish is toiling now, shame.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

great overhead shot there where you could see dozens of the Tifosi's bikes lying along side the road.

 

[Zofo]

Visconti sure can climb

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Visconti sure can climb

The commentators were just remarking how incredible his 'recovery' has been since the Galibier. Jus tmy feeling.