Saturday 31 May 2014

Who can crawl better? Top 100 fastest ascents of the Monte Zoncolan


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1.  2007: 39:03 Gilberto Simoni 15.06 km/h
2.  2007: 39:03 Leonardo Piepoli 15.06 km/h
3.  2007: 39:10 Andy Schleck 15.01 km/h
4.  2007: 39:34 Danilo Di Luca 14.86 km/h
5.  2007: 39:40 Damiano Cunego 14.82 km/h
6.  2007: 40:22 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio 14.57 km/h
7.  2010: 40:42 Ivan Basso 14.45 km/h
8.  2007: 40:43 Franco Pellizotti 14.44 km/h
9.  2011: 40:52 Igor Anton 14.39 km/h
10. 2007: 41:00 Marzio Bruseghin 14.34 km/h
11. 2007: 41:05 Ivan Parra 14.31 km/h
12. 2007: 41:11 Vincenzo Nibali 14.28 km/h
13. 2007: 41:14 Riccardo Ricco 14.26 km/h
14. 2011: 41:25 Alberto Contador 14.20 km/h
15. 2007: 41:29 Eddy Mazzoleni 14.17 km/h
16. 2014: 41:30 Rigoberto Uran 14.17 km/h
17. 2011: 41:32 Vincenzo Nibali 14.16 km/h
18. 2014: 41:35 Nairo Quintana 14.14 km/h
19. 2014: 41:44 Wouter Poels 14.09 km/h
20. 2014: 41:44 Rafal Majka 14.09 km/h
21. 2014: 41:46 Fabio Aru 14.08 km/h
22. 2014: 41:50 Pierre Rolland 14.06 km/h
23. 2014: 41:55 Domenico Pozzovivo 14.03 km/h
24. 2010: 42:01 Cadel Evans 13.99 km/h
25. 2011: 42:03 Michele Scarponi 13.98 km/h
26. 2010: 42:12 Michele Scarponi 13.93 km/h
27. 2011: 42:13 Denis Menchov 13.93 km/h
28. 2007: 42:30 Evgeni Petrov 13.84 km/h
29. 2011: 42:30 John Gadret 13.84 km/h
30. 2007: 42:38 Stefano Garzelli 13.79 km/h
31. 2010: 42:40 Damiano Cunego 13.78 km/h
32. 2007: 42:44 Branislau Samoilau 13.76 km/h
33. 2011: 42:44 Mikel Nieve 13.76 km/h
34. 2011: 42:47 Hubert Dupont 13.74 km/h
35. 2007: 42:53 Paolo Savoldelli 13.71 km/h
36. 2007: 42:53 Andrey Mizourov 13.71 km/h
37. 2011: 42:57 Kanstantsin Sivtsov 13.69 km/h
38. 2007: 43:00 Michael Rasmussen 13.67 km/h
39. 2011: 43:03 José Rujano 13.66 km/h
40. 2010: 43:08 Alexandre Vinokourov 13.63 km/h
41. 2014: 43:10 Wilco Kelderman 13.62 km/h
42. 2011: 43:16 Joaquím Rodríguez 13.59 km/h
43. 2014: 43:20 Robert Kiserlovski 13.57 km/h
44. 2010: 43:26 Carlos Sastre 13.54 km/h
45. 2007: 43:29 David Arroyo 13.52 km/h
46. 2007: 43:31 Francisco Vila 13.51 km/h
47. 2007: 43:31 Emanuele Sella 13.51 km/h
48. 2011: 43:32 Steven Kruijswijk 13.51 km/h
49. 2007: 43:37 Domenico Pozzovivo 13.48 km/h
50. 2014: 43:37 Fabio Duarte 13.48 km/h
51. 2014: 43:46 Jarlinson Pantano 13.43 km/h
52. 2010: 43:49 Vincenzo Nibali 13.42 km/h
53. 2011: 43:49 Przemyslaw Niemiec 13.42 km/h
54. 2014: 43:51 Hubert Dupont 13.41 km/h
55. 2014: 43:51 Alexis Vuillermoz 13.41 km/h
56. 2014: 43:55 Michael Rogers 13.39 km/h
57. 2007: 44:01 Massimo Codol 13.36 km/h
58. 2007: 44:01 Hubert Dupont 13.36 km/h
59. 2010: 44:02 Marco Pinotti 13.35 km/h
60. 2007: 44:03 Paolo Tiralongo 13.35 km/h
61. 2014: 44:03 Alexandre Geniez 13.35 km/h
62. 2014: 44:05 Cadel Evans 13.34 km/h
63. 2014: 44:11 Igor Anton 13.31 km/h
64. 2010: 44:13 Daniel Martin 13.30 km/h
65. 2011: 44:21 Paolo Tiralongo 13.26 km/h
66. 2011: 44:21 Peter Stetina 13.26 km/h
67. 2011: 44:24 Roman Kreuziger 13.24 km/h 
68. 2010: 44:28 John Gadret 13.22 km/h
69. 2011: 44:31 David Arroyo 13.21 km/h
70. 2010: 44:32 David Arroyo 13.20 km/h
71. 2014: 44:33 Franco Pellizotti 13.20 km/h
72. 2014: 44:44 Francesco Manuel Bongiorno 13.14 km/h
73. 2014: 44:44 Sebastian Henao 13.14 km/h
74. 2010: 44:46 Hubert Dupont 13.13 km/h
75. 2010: 44:46 Bauke Mollema 13.13 km/h
76. 2011: 44:47 Matteo Carrara 13.13 km/h
77. 2014: 44:49 Jonathan Castroviejo 13.12 km/h
78. 2007: 44:50 Rinaldo Nocentini 13.12 km/h
79. 2014: 44:51 Gianluca Brambilla 13.11 km/h
80. 2011: 44:52 Christophe Le Mevel 13.11 km/h
81. 2014: 44:54 Ryder Hesjedal 13.10 km/h
82. 2014: 44:54 André Cardoso 13.10 km/h
83. 2011: 44:55 Dario Cataldo 13.09 km/h
84. 2011: 44:55 Tiago Machado 13.09 km/h
85. 2014: 44:58 Pawel Poljanski 13.08 km/h
86. 2014: 45:01 Ivan Basso 13.06 km/h
87. 2014: 45:04 Damiano Cunego 13.05 km/h
88. 2010: 45:06 Dario Cataldo 13.04 km/h
89. 2010: 45:08 Charles Wegelius 13.03 km/h
90. 2014: 45:11 José Herrada 13.01 km/h
91. 2011: 45:22 Vasili Kiryienka 12.96 km/h
92. 2014: 45:23 Samuel Sanchez 12.96 km/h
93. 2014: 45:30 Nicolas Roche 12.92 km/h
94. 2014: 45:32 Brent Bookwalter 12.91 km/h
95. 2007: 45:41 Mario Aerts 12.87 km/h 
96. 2014: 45:41 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud 12.87 km/h
97. 2007: 45:44 Fortunato Baliani 12.86 km/h
98. 2007: 45:44 Marco Marzano 12.86 km/h 
99. 2007: 45:46 Paolo Bettini 12.85 km/h
100.2014: 45:47 Georg Preidler 12.84 km/h


The Colombians, the fastest on the Zoncolan




Monte Zoncolan
2014:9,8 km@12,2%---41:30---average speed 14.17 km/h(Rigoberto Uran)
                              ---41:35---average speed 14.14 km/h(Nairo Quintana)
                              ---43:55---average speed 13.39 km/h(Michael Rogers)
2011:9,8 km@12,2%---40:52---average speed 14.39 km/h(Igor Anton)
2010:9,8 km@12,2%---40:42---average speed 14.45 km/h(Ivan Basso)
2007:9,8 km@12,2%---39:03---average speed 15.06 km/h(Simoni-Piepoli)

Friday 30 May 2014

May 30th, 2007: Saunier Duval's super climbers raid the Zoncolan


        Being the second stage after the last rest day and already the last mountain top finish, only 142 kms in length and without any big difficulty on the route, there were perfect conditions for a very fast ascent of the terrifying, Monte Zoncolan. It was the very first time it was used from the Ovaro side. One of the most difficult climbs of the cycling world makes its appearance. "La porta per l'inferno" is opened to the riders.
       Liquigas, the team of the maglia rosa, Danilo Di Luca rode the first few kilometers at the front, shredding the peloton to pieces. But the race really exploded when Gibo put one of his crazy brutal attacks. With six kms to go, the inevitable has happened. The great fighter, Il Killer di Spoltore, has been dropped. In the front of the ridiculous steep ramps, only three survived: Simoni, his teammate Piepoli and Andy Schleck. 200 meters to the finish line, "Il trullo volante" Piepoli started the turbo with Gibo on his wheel. The youngster Luxembourgish couldn't follow. The rest is history. 1-2 for Saunier Duval and a very solid record ascent.

Monte Zoncolan
2007:9,8 km@12,2%---39:03---average speed 15.06 km/h(Simoni-Piepoli)-RECORD

Monte Grappa, witness of the new ultra-mythical climbers showdown




Monte Grappa
2014:19,3 km@8,0%---55:03---average speed 21.04 km/h(Nairo Quintana)                   
                              ---55:04---average speed 21.03 km/h(Fabio Aru)
                              ---56:45---average speed 20.41 km/h(Rigoberto Uran)
                              ---56:49---average speed 20.38 km/h(Pierre Rolland)
                              ---57:34---average speed 20.12 km/h(Domenico Pozzovivo)
2010:18,8 km@8,0%---56:43---average speed 19.89 km/h(Basso-Scarponi-Nibali)
                              ---56:48---average speed 19.86 km/h(Cadel Evans)
                              ---57:51---average speed 19.50 km/h(Vinokourov-Sastre)
                              ---1:01:18---average speed 18.40 km/h(Froome-Porte group)

Not much of a fight on Rifugio Panarotta




Rifugio Panarotta
2014:15,8 km@8,0%---45:59---average speed 20.62 km/h(Fabio Aru)
                              ---48:23---average speed 19.59 km/h(Julian Arredondo)

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Quintana destroys the competition on the slopes of Val Martello




Passo dello Stelvio
2014:21,3 km@7,3%---1:10:51---average speed 18.04 km/h(Robinson Chalapud)
                              ---1:12:28---average speed 17.64 km/h(Rolland-30 riders peloton)
                              ---1:12:57---average speed 17.52 km/h(Dario Cataldo)
2012:21,3 km@7,3%---1:07:35---average speed 18.91 km/h(Joaquim Rodriguez)
                              ---1:07:47---average speed 18.85 km/h(Michele Scarponi)
                              ---1:07:49---average speed 18.84 km/h(Ryder Hesjedal)
                              ---1:08:05---average speed 18.77 km/h(Thomas De Gendt)
                              ---1:08:42---average speed 18.60 km/h(John Gadret)



Val Martello
2014:22,3 km@6,4%---59:52---average speed 22.35 km/h(Nairo Quintana)
                               ---1:00:00---average speed 22.30 km/h(Ryder Hesjedal)
                               ---1:01:05---average speed 21.90 km/h(Pierre Rolland)
                               ---1:01:48---average speed 21.65 km/h(Wilco Kelderman)

Sunday 25 May 2014

Fabio Aru, super fast but still far away of Pantani





Plan di Montecampione
2014:18,7 km@7,7%---53:18---average speed 21.05 km/h(Fabio Aru)
1998:18,7 km@7,7%---49:44---average speed 22.56 km/h(Marco Pantani)
                              ---50:41---average speed 22.14 km/h(Pavel Tonkov)
                              ---53:00---average speed 21.17 km/h(Giuseppe Guerini)
                              ---53:48---average speed 20.86 km/h(Secchiari-Clavero)

Saturday 24 May 2014

Speeding up the Oropa: Top 30 fastest ever ascents


© Bettini

1. 1999: 17:04 Marco Pantani 23.55 km/h
2. 1999: 17:50 Laurent Jalabert 22.54 km/h
3. 1999: 18:04 Gilberto Simoni 22.25 km/h
4. 1999: 18:07 Ivan Gotti 22.19 km/h
5. 1999: 18:07 Daniel Clavero 22.19 km/h
6. 1993: 18:12 Piotr Ugrumov 22.09 km/h
7. 2007: 18:12 Leonardo Piepoli 22.09 km/h
8. 1999: 18:13 Nicola Miceli 22.07 km/h
9. 1993: 18:16 Stephen Roche 22.01 km/h
10.1999: 18:18 Paolo Savoldelli 21.97 km/h
11.1993: 18:21 Moreno Argentin 21.91 km/h
12.1999: 18:23 Andrei Zintchenko 21.87 km/h
13.1999: 18:25 Daniele De Paoli 21.83 km/h
14.1999: 18:26 Davide Rebellin 21.81 km/h
15.1999: 18:26 Oscar Camenzind 21.81 km/h
16.1999: 18:26 Massimo Codol 21.81 km/h
17.2014: 18:30 Nairo Quintana 21.73 km/h
18.2007: 18:33 Marzio Bruseghin 21.67 km/h
19.2014: 18:34 Fabio Aru 21.65 km/h
20.2014: 18:34 Domenico Pozzovivo 21.65 km/h 
21.1999: 18:37 José Manuel Uria 21.59 km/h
22.1999: 18:37 Roberto Heras 21.59 km/h
23.2014: 18:38 Wilco Kelderman 21.57 km/h
24.2014: 18:38 Rafal Majka 21.57 km/h
25.1993: 18:42 Claudio Chiappucci 21.50 km/h
26.1993: 18:45 Pavel Tonkov 21.44 km/h
27.1993: 18:48 Miguel Indurain 21.38 km/h
28.2007: 18:50 Danilo Di Luca 21.35 km/h
29.2014: 18:50 Wouter Poels 21.35 km/h
30.2014: 18:50 Cadel Evans 21.35 km/h


Oropa, ridden at a high level by the Giro contenders




Alpe Noveis
2014:7,3 km@9,3%---28:04---average speed 15.61 km/h(Peloton led by Tinkoff)



Bielmonte 
2014:17,7 km@5,5%---45:52---average speed 23.15 km/h(Thurau-Rolland-Zoidl-Hesjedal-G.Izagirre)
                               ---46:30---average speed 22.84 km/h(Pirazzi-Zardini-Haas-Rabottini)
                               ---47:12---average speed 22.50 km/h(Peloton)



Santuario di Oropa
2014:6,7 km@8%---18:30---average speed 21.73 km/h(Nairo Quintana)
2007:6,7 km@8%---18:12---average speed 22.09 km/h(Leonardo Piepoli)
1999:6,7 km@8%---17:04---average speed 23.55 km/h(Marco Pantani)-RECORD
1993:6,7 km@8%---18:12---average speed 22.09 km/h(Piotr Ugrumov)
                          ---19:44---average speed 20.37 km/h(Massimo Ghirotto)
           

Thursday 22 May 2014

May 30th, 1999: Pantani puts on the show of the century on Oropa


© Cyclingnews/AFP


        When cycling fans think about the greatest and the most spectacular performances of Il Pirata, Oropa '99 usually comes to mind in the top 3, if not the first. The first event which brought that day straight into cycling's history books happened before hitting the difficult part of the climb, with 10 km remaining. The maglia rosa, Pantani, alone, working at his bike at the side of the road is showed from the helicopter. "Salto di catena!". This is the reason according to the quite nervous Italian commentators. Indeed, apparently the chain blocked when Marco tried to change gears.
      30 seconds are lost, not quite the scenario Mercatone Uno envisaged for this day. Soon after, Pantani's guard stopped and waited for him. Garzelli, Podenzana, Borgheresi, Zaina and Velo, in this exact order, managed to deliver their leader to the back of the front group after an extremely furious chase. None of the Giro rivals waited for Pantani though, at the front of the race it was full-gas, no looking back. Micelli, Gotti, Heras and Jalabert upped the pace to a very high speed. But Pantani went even faster, much faster. With 3 kilometers remaining to the top, he flies past all of them. Something unseen.
      Passing over the finish line, Marco doesn't celebrate, not wanting to made a fool of himself. He was afraid that someone remained up front and took the win. There was no one. He caught and dropped all of them, one by one. 49 riders, according to some sources. The performance remains known as "la rimonta del secolo"(the comeback of the century). Just like in most of the cases with Il Pirata attacking, he set the all-time record of the ascent of Santuario di Oropa. Just a little more than 17 minutes, 17 minutes of emozioni and spettacolo. Grazie Pirata!


Santuario di Oropa
1999:6,7 km@8%---17:04---average speed 23.55 km/h(Marco Pantani)-RECORD


Tuesday 20 May 2014

Pozzovivo, the first Giro strike at Sestola




Sestola
2014:7,5 km@6,7%---18:57---average speed 23.75 km/h(Domenico Pozzovivo)
                            ---21:46---average speed 20.67 km/h(Weening-Malacarne)

Saturday 17 May 2014

Peaceful day in Giro's first mountains




Cippo di Carpegna
2014:6,0 km@10,2%---21:45---average speed 16.55 km/h(Vuillermoz-Pozzovivo-20 riders group)
2008:6,0 km@10,2%---23:05---average speed 15.60 km/h(Spezialetti-Di Luca-Kloden-Ricco-Contador-20 riders group)



Villaggio del Lago
2014:9,3 km@6,2%---23:37---average speed 23.63 km/h(Dupont-Pozzovivo-Vuillermoz-20 riders peloton)



Montecopiolo-Madonna del Faggio
2014:6,5 km@6,3%---16:08---average speed 24.17 km/h(Ulissi-Kiserlovski)

Wednesday 14 May 2014

Rohan Dennis, the best up the Mount Diablo




Mt. Diablo
2014:18,2 km@5,4%---41:30---average speed 26.31 km/h(Rohan Dennis)
2013:18,2 km@5,4%---41:15---average speed 26.47 km/h(Leopold Konig)

Saturday 3 May 2014

Froome and Spilak, again the strongest in Romandie




La Barboleuse
2014:9,0 km@7,7%---24:50---average speed 21.74 km/h(Spilak-Froome)
                            ---25:27---average speed 21.22 km/h(Benat Intxausti)
                            ---25:36---average speed 21.09 km/h(Nibali-Frank)