Stage 20
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I think Simoni will go for it. Nothing to lose. But is he going to attack on the Gavia or wait for the Mortirolo?Powerful Pete said:So, will anyone with GC ambitions attack on the Gavia? How about Simoni... he has relatively little to lose...
The Gavia is really tough. I do not remember correctly, but I believe that there is a bit of gravel road on the Gavia climb, but I could be mistaken.earth_dweller said:I think Simoni will go for it. Nothing to lose. But is he going to attack on the Gavia or wait for the Mortirolo?
Powerful Pete said:The Gavia is really tough. I do not remember correctly, but I believe that there is a bit of gravel road on the Gavia climb, but I could be mistaken.
Depends on the other attacks, I suspect.
Well, any gravel section if it is still there has to be very short as there is nothing indicated in the altitude profile.Powerful Pete said:The Gavia is really tough. I do not remember correctly, but I believe that there is a bit of gravel road on the Gavia climb, but I could be mistaken.
Depends on the other attacks, I suspect.
The Aprica is a very tame climb in comparison though. Average gradient is only 3.1% with a maximum gradient of 9%.Watoni said:No more gravel on the Gavia ...
I suspect the plan will be to isolate Contador on the Gavia and attack him on the Mortirolo.
I rode the GF Pantani last year (over the Gavia/Mortirolo to Aprica) and those are massive climbs, but the long descent into Bormio will allow people dropped on he climb to regroup a bit. The descent off the Mortirolo is narrow and windy, and the climb in Aprica starts right at the base of the descent so a break of 2-3 could keep their advantage over the chasers if they work together and then fight it out over the last few steeper kms of the climb to Aprica ...
Should be awesome!
TheDarkLord said:The Aprica is a very tame climb in comparison though. Average gradient is only 3.1% with a maximum gradient of 9%.
Yes, Kloeden seems to be AC's right-hand man although Colom was also helping yesterday. The Aprica isnt that steep so drafting could be quite useful on it. Being left alone after the Mortirolo could therefore result in losing quite a bit of time. I'll go for Iglinsky being sent up the road although Leipheimer is another possibility.phillop said:i think astana will have to put a few riders on the back of the break as, contador WILL be attacked early, and at best hell only have kloden, so any help hell need sum help up the road.
Anticyclone said:Yes, Kloeden seems to be AC's right-hand man although Colom was also helping yesterday. The Aprica isnt that steep so drafting could be quite useful on it. Being left alone after the Mortirolo could therefore result in losing quite a bit of time. I'll go for Iglinsky being sent up the road although Leipheimer is another possibility.
Like many of the above, i think that Simoni and Sella will both put in big attacks today. Both may try to get team mates in the early break to give them an advantage later on. I dont think that Astana will be able to chase any breaks down by themselves so it will be interesting to see who lends them a hand.
I think that AC will be dropped today by the main contenders and come in several minutes down.
Looking back at the results of the 2006 tour i see that Simoni and Ricco were both on Saunier Duval. Do you know if they got on well and still do? Might influence the chance of them working together.whiteboytrash said:Simoni & his team will now help Ricco. A deal would have been done last night. Sella is a nutter & can't be trusted. He's not a worker so Astana have no use for him. LPR have the men to make a difference. The alliances will make an interesting side to the main plot line.
Anticyclone said:Looking back at the results of the 2006 tour i see that Simoni and Ricco were both on Saunier Duval. Do you know if they got on well and still do? Might influence the chance of them working together.