Monte Zoncolan Open Thread

After (by my estimate) 120 posts on the Giro d'Italia, I think I might be all talked out. It pretty much comes down to whether or not anyone can overcome DiLuca on tomorrow's climb, at least to the extent that Saturday's time trial comes back into relevance. At times like this, there seems little left to do but set the alarm for 5am... and wait.
The graphic above tells you just about all you need to know about the decisive stage, except for the previous 130km not shown, which won't exactly be relaxing. But one thing I've noted is that the peloton is capable of piano stages, and that the time gaps in the big stages have been pretty down-to-Earth... which optimists like me will interpret as meaning there are no "extra terrestrials" blowing open the race. And which means, nobody in their right mind will be trying anything before the final climb.
Predictions? Impressions?
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First impression
by Drew on
May 29, 2007 3:46 PM EDT
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14.9% for 5.9 km!
Current time gaps mean nothing, it's still anyone's race.
by KevinK on
May 29, 2007 3:49 PM EDT
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Ranks as #15
by Clydesdale on
May 29, 2007 3:50 PM EDT
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#1 on that list
by Drew on
May 29, 2007 4:11 PM EDT
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17.6% avg!
by Chris... on
May 29, 2007 4:49 PM EDT
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#3 Looks like the best
by Clydesdale on
May 29, 2007 4:29 PM EDT
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That's a really nice one
Broken up into manageable chunks, and cars are banned from the last upper stretch. What more could one want.
I prefer stair step climbs (like that one) that give me a chance to recover.
by Drew on
May 29, 2007 4:48 PM EDT
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Here's hoping
by R Mc on
May 29, 2007 6:49 PM EDT
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Attacks all the way.
by Markk on
May 29, 2007 7:42 PM EDT
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I'm thinking of a reprise
by Koppenberg on
May 29, 2007 7:47 PM EDT
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The unpredictable variables
by Hons on
May 29, 2007 8:46 PM EDT
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Off-topic but
by NE Observer on
May 29, 2007 8:53 PM EDT
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That second one is priceless.
And the very slow pace makes a lot more sense when you realize that the entire peleton stopped in a tunnel to warm up.
by Hons on
May 29, 2007 9:17 PM EDT
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