Giro D'Italia Stage 12: Cesenatico to Cesenatico (204km)

mr spuckler

A slightly lumpier affair than yesterday, this one starts and finishes in Marco Pantani's home town of Cesenatico.

The route also pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Gran Fondo Nove Colli, following the same route as cycling’s oldest cyclosportive! The nine climbs add up to 3,800 metres of vertical gain :pac:

Looks like one for the breakaway!















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Inquitus

Sagan if Bora can be bothered, or else some randommer from the break, not a day for betting!

Break of 13 and one chaser have near 10 minutes with 150 to go.

mr spuckler

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Break of 13 and one chaser have near 10 minutes with 150 to go.

Thanks, I keep forgetting how early the stages start!

MPFGLB

Good stage today ...some GC guys may try for the jersey as time running out

fat bloke

Had a great time watching the Tour de France but I just can't seem to muster up an enthusiasm or interest in the Giro. I dunno what it is. Maybe it's the lack of Sam, or maybe it's Rob Hatch overload but I can't seem to .... get into it. - Gonna be weird next week with the Giro and the Vuelta overlapping!

MPFGLB

I like the Giro precisely cos its so different to the Tour and there is always an air of unpredictability about it and drama

I also like the Vuelta cos of the climbs and the hot weather and scenery ...but this year there will be lot of rain and it wont be an easy race .

MPFGLB

Hope we get to see Nico Roche on comms on Eurosport or ITV4 at the Vuelta ...he know the race very well

I think Carapaz has a great chance of the win

Hope Dan Martin, Pinot & Chaves can light the race up ..at least on some stages

MPFGLB

Would love if Adam Hansen could win today or if not Cesare Benedetti

neris

MPFGLB wrote: »

Would love if Adam Hansen could win today or if not Cesare Benedetti

Is Hansen racing?

fat bloke

fat bloke wrote: »

Had a great time watching the Tour de France but I just can't seem to muster up an enthusiasm or interest in the Giro. I dunno what it is. Maybe it's the lack of Sam, or maybe it's Rob Hatch overload but I can't seem to .... get into it. - Gonna be weird next week with the Giro and the Vuelta overlapping!

Giro is normally my favourite race of the season and I'm just not feeling it. Maybe too close to the tour or too much racing. It has a very different feel to it for me covid aside. I mean it's got all of the Giro elements we know and love but still isn't gripping me at all.

MPFGLB

https://twitter.com/Lotto_Soudal/status/1316703271185195009?s=20

MPFGLB

Cycling fans are mad


We had no racing all year and now we are probably seeing the last races for many many months but people are not feeling it !!!


Well you will miss it when its gone

wirelessdude01

MPFGLB wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Lotto_Soudal/status/1316703271185195009?s=20

Tweet unavailable. What did it say?

Tim76

MPFGLB wrote: »

Cycling fans are mad


We had no racing all year and now we are probably seeing the last races for many many months but people are not feeling it !!!


Well you will miss it when its gone

I'm guessing it's the Rob Hatch effect

MPFGLB

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Tweet unavailable. What did it say?

It said Adam Hansen was in the break on his last ever GT before he retires

MPFGLB

Zakarin and descents...poor guy

Yeah completely lost the nerve these days it seems.

neris

MPFGLB wrote: »

Zakarin and descents...poor guy

wibbly wobbly wonder

neris

I think thats the 1st time ive seen a Movistar rider at the giro

MPFGLB

neris wrote: »

I think thats the 1st time ive seen a Movistar rider at the giro

Keeping it for the Vuelta

Macy0161

I quite like Hatch tbh. Prefer him to Kirby. You'd still miss Duffield all the same though.

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah completely lost the nerve these days it seems.

I can't remember was he that bad before the Giro crash or is it since? Don't recall it being an issue when he was a potential GC rider, like it was with Pinot.

mr spuckler

The paved streets through that village looked class

neris

MPFGLB wrote: »

Keeping it for the Vuelta

For the Movistar prize

De Bhál

weather at the moment looking a bit Irish.

mr spuckler

De Bhál wrote: »

weather at the moment looking a bit Irish.

You could see them really leaning into the wind as they crossed the narrow bridge a few mins ago.

Inquitus

De Bhál wrote: »

weather at the moment looking a bit Irish.

Aye it looks proper miserable.

Richard Hillman

Bora caught red handed with that rainjacket "handover" :pac:

mr spuckler

MPFGLB wrote: »

I like the Giro precisely cos its so different to the Tour and there is always an air of unpredictability about it and drama

I agree. The favourite rarely seems to win (in my limited recollection anyway), there's generally not a huge amount of control by 1 dominant team and the racing style seems more erratic. Also having the constant will they / won't they drama of the high mountain passes and the possibility of them cycling through high snow banks always adds something to it imo.

Richard Hillman

Sticky bottle for Nibali as well

Tim76

De Bhál wrote: »

weather at the moment looking a bit Irish.

Looks more like the Rás than the Giro.

dastardly00

Nibali must be really cold if he's putting on a second jacket with only 20 km to go