Giro d'Italia Stage 12 – May 22nd, Barbaresco - Barolo (ITT) **Unmasked Spoilers**

dastardly00

Stage 12 – Thursday May 22nd, Barbaresco - Barolo (ITT) 41.9km (****)

It's a big, big day for the GC guys....

Full start order and times (CET) can be found here.

Selected start order and times (GMT):
Adriano Malori (Movistar) - 12:42
Thomas de Gendt (Lotto) - 12:53
Philip Deignan (Sky) - 13:18
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) - 13:19
Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar) - 13:23
Dario Cataldo (Sky) - 13:51
Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff-Saxo) - 13:57
Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) - 14:12
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - 14:59
Wilco Kelderman (Belkin) - 15:02
Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R) - 15:11
Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) - 15:14
Rigoberto Uran (OPQS) - 15:17
Cadel Evans (BMC) - 15:20


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Weather - Barbaresco: Partly cloudy in the morning. Increasing clouds with periods of showers later in the day. High around 24C. Winds E at 10 to 15 kph. Chance of rain 40%. Barolo: Cloudy with occasional showers. High 22C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 kph. Chance of rain 40%.

Stage Betting: Adriano Malori 5/2; Cadel Evans 7/2; Dario Cataldo 8/1; Wilco Kelderman 9/1; Thomas de Gendt 9/1; Michael Rogers 10/1.

Live TV coverage on Eurosport1 from 1.30pm. Highlights on Sky Sports 3 at 10.15pm and Eurosport1 at 10.35pm. Note: Eurosport TV schedule is always liable to change without notice.

Live text ticker here.

Darkglasses

Wonder if Pozzovivo will turn it on like that freak stage last year.

MPFG

I presume Kelderman will move up on GC

Expect Quintana & Hesjedal to move up also....

And maybe Uran

Dr. Bre

cant believe the price of Uran. hes a good time trialist

MPFG

Darkglasses wrote: »

Wonder if Pozzovivo will turn it on like that freak stage last year.

I still have my doubts about that result...it is possible they made a mistake with timings/transponder ?

Pozzo was beating Tony Martin fro most of the stage and was third just behind Martin & Cancellera,with a considerable gap to rest of the field ...and beat a flying Nibali

Today will surely show if it was a fluke or not

MPFG

Robert Millar on Cadel Evans lead ....he speaks sense

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/robert-millar/how-long-can-cadel-evanss-luck-last

pelevin

I know it's a TT but I'm guessing the GC riders will get out their binoculars, look at each other and do nothing.

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

I know it's a TT but I'm guessing the GC riders will get out their binoculars, look at each other and do nothing.

No...everyone will be going flat out

Quintana is sick this morning with cold/fever

Darkglasses

MPFG wrote: »

No...everyone will be going flat out

I think that was the joke MPFG

Zzippy

Mmmm Barolo.... lovely wine with a steak!

MPFG

Darkglasses wrote: »

I think that was the joke MPFG

DoH !! Didn't get much sleep last night :rolleyes:

Yes ..this stage is the one that makes me want a drink

pelevin

Sorry bout the bit of off-hand cynical joke so early in the morn! Though it's not that early. . . .

Dcully

Im expecting quintana to put in a good time,he done a great TT in tuerino adriatico i believe it was.

dastardly00

Quote from Quintana:

The problem in my glutei muscle is almost gone, it doesn’t hurt me anymore. Now my problem is that I've got a bit of catarrh, a sore throat and headache. My nose is blocked too.

MPFG

Saxo bus meeting .... NO Bjarne Riis ???

Someone looks a bit disinterested

http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/media/team-briefing-michael-rogers-win/

Darkglasses

Pelevin might have been right all along, there's a little group of 4 about to finish together!

gordongekko

Did they just say that the "forecast for today is excitement"

pelevin

Darkglasses wrote: »

Pelevin might have been right all along, there's a little group of 4 about to finish together!

Was it ever in doubt?!

More Irish weather I see.

MPFG

gordongekko wrote: »

Did they just say that the "forecast for today is excitement"

Yes...and it is

Expect changes on GC and a bit of a mix up

pelevin

Man, 62 minutes best time so far - that's one long TT, so a huge day. Just saying they expelled 2 riders from the race for yesterday finishing 240km race 16 seconds over the limit, man that's draconian.

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

Man, 62 minutes best time so far - that's one long TT, so a huge day. Just saying they expelled 2 riders from the race for yesterday finishing 240km race 16 seconds over the limit, man that's draconian.

what's with the 'man' :P

Paddigol

dastardly00 wrote: »

Quote from Quintana:

You and me both, Nairo, you and me both.

It's tough having so much in common with a world class cyclist.

Darkglasses

http://www.steephill.tv/2014/giro-d-italia/pdfs/12-start-order.pdf

Start order there. Take away 1 hour for GMT.

pelevin

MPFG wrote: »

what's with the 'man' :P

I was wondering how to emphasise the immensity of my inner emotion, and not mad about exclamation marks & the like, so it was down to man, god or sheesh, and man won out.

pelevin

Roche is gone on the break.

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

Roche is gone on the break.

Remember he is the one with the white booties
Rodgers has darker shoes....I am learning to do the spot Nico game

Darkglasses

Ah some lads are going waaay too slow. F1 blue flags please

Edit: Ah now really. **** out of the way there Losada.

ben.schlomo

Ouch Ludwigsson.

DDC1990

That is an awful looking fall.

Paddigol

Roche??? Did the break stick...

pelevin

Paddigol wrote: »

Roche??? Did the break stick...

Dunno, I've been out since I posted so here's hoping.

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

Dunno, I've been out since I posted so here's hoping.

Way down ....lost 5 and half mins ...behind most of his teammates
He went out very fast but maybe had a problem on descent ?????
or knocked it off cos of the conditions...he was not far behind Lugvegson


Ulissi again .......my fantasy team is going well

pelevin

Unless Roche was feeling superb on the day, presumably little value in pushing himself today.

Ulissi is looking better & better as a rider all right. 3 weeks ago I asked here "Anyone expecting things in the way of being great/good/reasonable/not up to much from Diego Ulissi in the Giro?" I must have felt something coming in me water.

retalivity

jeez...deignan a good minute 20s faster than him

mistermatthew

By time i got to bookies stage betting was suspended. Wanted Kelderman at 9/1, he better not win now lol

MPFG

Fabio Aru !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also in my fantasy team

dastardly00

This will be Ulissi's first ever TT win if nobody else can go faster (he has ridden in 29 ITTs and prologues so far in his career).

MPFG

retalivity wrote: »

jeez...deignan a good minute 20s faster than him

There has to have been a problem ...he was flying at one stage to the first climb as camera following

Maybe he crashed :eek:

I guess if its not your Giro its not your Giro

ben.schlomo

mistermatthew wrote: »

By time i got to bookies stage betting was suspended. Wanted Kelderman at 9/1, he better not win now lol

Currently 11s in play.
On Evans at 4s and Aru at 11s.

Darkglasses

Pozzo :cool:

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

Unless Roche was feeling superb on the day, presumably little value in pushing himself today.

Ulissi is looking better & better as a rider all right. 3 weeks ago I asked here "Anyone expecting things in the way of being great/good/reasonable/not up to much from Diego Ulissi in the Giro?" I must have felt something coming in me water.

And I answered you

pelevin

MPFG wrote: »

And I answered you

You did, you were clued in.

MPFG

pelevin wrote: »

You did, you were clued in.

More clued in than I was this morning

mistermatthew

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Currently 11s in play.
On Evans at 4s and Aru at 11s.

dont have an account, get on it e/w

happytramp

So, Evan's possibly losing the pink jersey today? Next split will be crucial. Exciting time trial.

pelevin

Dr. Bre wrote: »

cant believe the price of Uran. hes a good time trialist

Looking a very good shout

happytramp

Nope, Evan's screwed. A min down.

Darkglasses

Unless he's on a big negative split (which I don't think he is), then Uran's in pink?

retalivity

pelevin wrote: »

Looking a very good shout

what was the price?

Darkglasses

What time does Wiggins start?

pelevin

retalivity wrote: »

what was the price?

I think he mentioned 12/1. Looks a great varied course too, not just a physiological test, would have been great to see someone like Nibali of last year attacking the descents & corners.