Giro d'Italia Stage 5 – May 14th, Taranto - Viggiano 203km Unmasked Spoilers

dastardly00 · 13-05-2014 9:09pm #1

Stage 5 – Wednesday May 14th, Taranto - Viggiano 203km (***)

Right, we should see a decent bit of action today. The riders will tackle the first Cat. 3 climb of this year’s race, Valico di Serra San Chirico. It's 8km long with an average gradient of 4.2%. The stage should get interesting with 20km to go. There is a Cat. 4 climb up to the finish line, then a technical descent, followed by the same ascent again. The gradients are only about 4%, but the last few hundred metres are at 6%. This shouldn't be a tough enough finish to trouble any of the GC contenders. It's a great stage for some of the super-domestiques to take some glory. Michael Matthews should be there or there abouts as well, and should manage to stay in pink.

Map:

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Profile:

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Last kilometres:

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Weather - Taranto: Windy with a few clouds from time to time. High 19C. Winds NW at 40 to 55 kph. Viggiano: Rain showers in the morning, then partly cloudy and windy in the afternoon. High near 13C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 kph. Chance of rain 40%.

Betting odds: Diego Ulissi 6/1; Michael Matthews 6/1; Joaquim Rodriguez 9/1; Enrico Gasparotto 14/1; Rigoberto Uran 14/1.

Live TV coverage on Eurosport1 from 1.30pm. Highlights on Sky Sports 3 at 8pm and Eurosport1 at midnight.

Live text ticker here.

Darkglasses · 13-05-2014 9:15pm

I love the look of that profile, could be a lot of fun. I fancy Uran to go for glory, good chance for him to consolidate his early position.

Dr. Bre · 13-05-2014 9:31pm

Purrito has to go on the attack here looks like it suits him

pelevin · 13-05-2014 10:13pm

First week of last year's Giro was joyously chaotic & exciting, looks like this should be the first repeat of that kind of racing this year.

MPFG · 13-05-2014 11:18pm

Dan Moreno or Diego Ulissi are good on this type of finish

ZiabR · 14-05-2014 7:34am

Darkglasses wrote: »

I love the look of that profile, could be a lot of fun. I fancy Uran to go for glory, good chance for him to consolidate his early position.

I would agree here, I think Uran has looked very good recently.

antogz1979 · 14-05-2014 9:13am

It looks a bit too easy for Rodriguez but I think Moreno is going to put on some hurt near the finish and give Rodriguez every chance. If Mathews is in the lead group near the top he wins,but I don't think he will be. I'd give EBH good shot at it here and I think Battaglin will give it a fair go too.I can't see Uran winning it, too many puncher climbers who are far better suited to this type of finish.

MPFG · 14-05-2014 9:37am

Of course the race passes Dominico Pozzovivo's home town so expect him to have a go to.......has to make up time lost in TT

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 1:13pm

Afternoon all, we're live again

Peloton's chugging along fairly quickly, this is going to be a tiring day at this rate. Not 100% sure on the breakaway situation, no graphic up yet for what gap is.

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 1:15pm

Lots of sprinters gone in the break, less than 2 minutes in it

The 11 riders in the break are: Elia Viviani (Cannondale), Ben Swift (Team Sky), Tyler Farrar and Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Sharp), Miguel Angel Rubiano (Colombia), Tony Hurel and Bjorn Thurau (Europcar), Marco Frapporti (Androni Giocattoli), Yonathan Monsalve (Neri Sottoli), Kenny Dehaes and Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto-Belisol).

Pudsy33 · 14-05-2014 1:15pm

Cycling news tour tracker has it a 4 minutes

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 1:17pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Afternoon all, we're live again

Peloton's chugging along fairly quickly, this is going to be a tiring day at this rate. No breakaway it seems.

There was an 11rider break earlier, with Swift, Vivani, in it.

Hard to how tough the finish is, Matthews has apparently been targeting this stage, so I don't see much happening GC wise, apart from the odd 8-12 second split somewhere.

MPFG · 14-05-2014 1:28pm

Bukman13 wrote: »

There was an 11rider break earlier, with Swift, Vivani, in it.

Hard to how tough the finish is, Matthews has apparently been targeting this stage, so I don't see much happening GC wise, apart from the odd 8-12 second split somewhere.

In his diary today Nico said that he sees the pink jersey changing hands...so many sprinters int he break inc Swift that they must think finale is too hard

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 1:52pm

Purito needs every second he can get, so I expect Katusha to go flat out on the 2nd to last hill. If any sprinter can get over that hill they have a good chance imo.

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 2:36pm

Peloton breathing down the neck of the breakaway as they approach the climb up to Viggiano, 26km left. 4 from the breakaway have fought on by themselves, the rest are being swallowed up.

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 2:39pm

Good seeing Tinkoff so close to the front, Roche might fancy the finish. He usually does relatively well in these short 6-10% climbs

Pudsy33 · 14-05-2014 2:51pm

Few Saxo lads in a crash, hopefully Nico not involved

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 2:55pm

Nico is safe. Deignan and Pozzovivo caught behind.

De Bhál · 14-05-2014 2:58pm

Bjorn Thurau
sounds like a character from Game Of Thrones

nolinejudge · 14-05-2014 2:59pm

They must be sick of this weather. The roads look like glass.

pelevin · 14-05-2014 3:04pm

Wiggins is gone out the back.

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:06pm

pelevin wrote: »

Wiggins is gone out the back.

Wiggins is in California I think..

pelevin · 14-05-2014 3:08pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Wiggins is in California I think..

I must have been getting my Giros mixed up. What year is it again?

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:15pm

Nico's come to the front with 1 km to go

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:16pm

Well that's the shortest attack I've ever seen, Katusha were having none of that.

godtabh · 14-05-2014 3:16pm

Just saw the live update. How bad was it?

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:17pm

Ulissi, Evans, Arredondo (?)

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:17pm

Good move by Evans, there's big splits there. Could be some big losers.

Pudsy33 · 14-05-2014 3:18pm

That was strange from Roche, appeared to have nothing left at all when he attacked.

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:20pm

Uran was 4th across the line, Michael Matthews, Rafal Majka and Nico Roche were also in that group.

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 3:20pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Ulissi, Evans, Arredondo (?)

Yea looked like that. Don't think there were any splits from Evans down to the next 30riders.

gaybeer · 14-05-2014 3:20pm

Nico far back?

Pudsy33 · 14-05-2014 3:21pm

gaybeer wrote: »

Nico far back?

Doesn't seem like he was far back but I don't know for sure.

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:21pm

gaybeer wrote: »

Nico far back?

No, he just clung on at the back of the lead group. Won't lose any time

pelevin · 14-05-2014 3:22pm

Pudsy33 wrote: »

That was strange from Roche, appeared to have nothing left at all when he attacked.

Thing is until you try you really go for it you just mightn't really know what's in the legs.

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:22pm

GC: Matthews, Weening, Evans, Uran, Majka, EBH, Roche

Pudsy33 · 14-05-2014 3:23pm

He's 7th overall. 3 or 4 behind on the day

godtabh · 14-05-2014 3:24pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

GC: Matthews, Weening, Evans, Uran, Majka, EBH, Roche

Must have been big splits today. He was 27th starting off wasnt he?

dastardly00 · 14-05-2014 3:25pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Well that's the shortest attack I've ever seen, Katusha were having none of that.

Haha

I think Nico just attacked at the wrong time. If he had held off his attack, I think he might have come top 5.

dastardly00 · 14-05-2014 3:26pm

godtabh wrote: »

Must have been big splits today. He was 27th starting off wasnt he?

There were still a lot of riders who were high up in GC because of the TTT.

Peterx · 14-05-2014 3:27pm

Roche up to 7th on GC, same time gap - 37".
It looked a pointless attack but hopefully he will reveal his thinking in the diary in that rumour-rag of a newspaper he writes in tomorrow.
Maybe he was just ensuring the pace stayed high??

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:29pm

godtabh wrote: »

Must have been big splits today. He was 27th starting off wasnt he?

Yeah the peloton was scattered all over the final climb. Not sure who didn't make it into that lead group, I presume Scarponi and Pozzovivo did not. Possibly Basso and Hesjedal didn't either.

Pudsy33 · 14-05-2014 3:30pm

Pozzovivo made it alright

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:30pm

Scarponi made it too

GC

1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge 17:41:23
2 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica Greenedge 0:00:14
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:15
4 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:19
5 Rafal Majka (Pol) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:26
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Sky 0:00:35
7 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:37
8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:41
9 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Team Sky 0:00:49
10 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:52

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 3:31pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Yeah the peloton was scattered all over the final climb. Not sure who didn't make it into that lead group, I presume Scarponi and Pozzovivo did not. Possibly Basso and Hesjedal didn't either.

They all made it.

Biggest losers today:

KISERLOVSKI Robert + 29
DUARTE Fabio +48

Pudsy33 · 14-05-2014 3:32pm

Tomorrow is a similar stage right?

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 3:36pm

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Tomorrow is a similar stage right?

Tomorrow is a lot harder, the whole peloton will get to the bottom of the climb, but it will thin out pretty quickly, its 8kms so we'll likely see a smaller selection at the finish. Cadel/Uran to go into pink tomorrow I reckon

MPFG · 14-05-2014 3:37pm

MPFG wrote: »

Dan Moreno or Diego Ulissi are good on this type of finish

You heard it here first

Roche's attack was into a head wind I believe but it was a good start .....needs this to improve form and test legs ...remember he is riding into form. Purito/Moreno who chased also ran out of steam as did Basso ,etc

Evans looked good along with Majka ......... but early days yet

At least 3 in front of Nico I don't expect to be there this time next week

Darkglasses · 14-05-2014 3:38pm

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Tomorrow is a similar stage right?

Fairly similar, flatter and longer but the finish is quite similar.

MPFG · 14-05-2014 3:45pm

This just in

Procyclingnews.eu ‏@Procyclingeu 3m
#giro Roche "The finish was great for me and Rafa. I got a little excited with a k to go and tried but they caught me fast. 1/2

Procyclingnews.eu ‏@Procyclingeu 3m
#giro Team was great and did a great job to keep me and Rafa in the front. All the GC contenders finish in the same time so we must see

Procyclingnews.eu ‏@Procyclingeu 2m
#giro Roche "Tomorrow is harder. Today riders like Weening and Mathews was there today.

Bukman13 · 14-05-2014 3:56pm

MPFG wrote: »

This just in

Procyclingnews.eu ‏@Procyclingeu 3m
#giro Roche "The finish was great for me and Rafa. I got a little excited with a k to go and tried but they caught me fast. 1/2

Procyclingnews.eu ‏@Procyclingeu 3m
#giro Team was great and did a great job to keep me and Rafa in the front. All the GC contenders finish in the same time so we must see

Procyclingnews.eu ‏@Procyclingeu 2m
#giro Roche "Tomorrow is harder. Today riders like Weening and Mathews was there today.

He is right, when EBH is 3rd wheel behind Moreno and Jrod you know it wasn't a difficult climb.

Majka is now in the White jersey.

Giro d'Italia Stage 5 – May 14th, Taranto - Viggiano 203km **Unmasked Spoilers**

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Giro d'Italia Stage 5 – May 14th, Taranto - Viggiano 203km Unmasked Spoilers