NOTIZIE
DALLE SQUADRE
05/09/2012
- "Giro
d´Italia": astonishing performance for
Katusha Team in Verona´s TTT
Brilliant
performance for Katusha Team in "Giro d´Italia"
fourth stage, a 33,2 kilometers long TTT around Verona:
Joaquim Rodriguez and his teammates stopped
the clock at 37´09´´ and closed
2nd, defeated for only 5´´ by Garmin-Barracuda.
In
the day of the presentation of the new Canyon bikes
for races against the clock, the Russian team was
protagonist of a surprising stage, where the ITT specialist
Mikhail Ignatyev and Gatis Smukulis, both National
Champions of this category respectevely in Russia
and Latvia, pulled the others in order to obtain a
great result. Thanks to this performance, ´Purito´
gained seconds over each favourite: 17´´
over Astana, third today, and its leader
Roman Kreuziger; 21´´ over Ivan
Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale); 29´´
over Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD). In general
classification, Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda)
is the new leader, while ´Purito´ entered
the top-10 in 10th position, 30´´ far
from the first place.
"I´m
very happy about this result - said Valerio
Piva, Head of Sport Directors -
the goal was to lose as less time as possible, the
dream was to enter the top-5: instead, we lost only
5´´ from Garmin-Barracuda, which was the
favourite team today. It was totally unexpected: we
have to thank our guys, they were extraordinary. Team
time trial, since we´re all in a good shape,
is most of all a matter of mentality, focusing, motivations:
we managed to transmit to our guys all these things.
If we continue this way, I think we can also improve
in this kind of races: also because we´re almost
at the top, as proved today".
"The
team did a spectacular team time trial
- said Rodriguez -
we couldn´t have gone a second faster. I´m
very happy because we gained seconds over all the
other favourites, and this gives me strong motivations
and a great morale".
As
said before, today there was the presentation of the
new chrono bikes from Canyon that Katusha Team
will use for any race against the clock:
"It´s
a very new bike - said Andreas Walzer,
manager of the relationship between Canyon and Katusha
Team - it´s very
special because of the new way of thinking aerodynamics
and geometry. I think today its debut was very successful".
Giro
d’Italia, 4^tappa
mercoledì,
9 maggio 2012 - Validissima
prestazione per la Lampre-ISD, in relazione alle potenzialità,
nella cronosquadre della 4^tappa del Giro d’Italia.
La formazione blu-fucsia ha impiegato 37’38?
per completare il percorso di 33,2 km con partenza
e arrivo a Verona, classificandosi al 13° posto
nella classifica di tappa, a 34? dal miglior tempo
fatto segnare dalla Garmin-Barracuda. La nuova
maglia rosa è sulle spalle di Navardauskas
(Malori il migliore dei blu-fucsia, 36° a 49?)
.
E’
Roberto Damiani, con classifiche alla mano,
a delineare il bilancio di giornata:
“La nostra prestazione è molto buona,
basti considerare che con 12? di meno saremmo giunti
sul podio. Ottima la prova della Katusha, mentre
le altre squadre dei corridori di alta classifica
hanno fatto segnare tempi simili ai nostri. Nella
prima parte del percorso abbiamo chiesto a Pietropolli,
Bono, Spezialetti e Righi di dare il massimo,
anche a rischio di staccarsi poi dal treno. In salita
Scarponi ha scandito il ritmo, poi un immenso Malori
ha condotto la squadra ad altissima velocità
fino al traguardo. Quasi nessuna sbavatura, ottima
armonia, ne consegue un risultato che ci soddisfa
e ci proietta belle prospettive nella seconda fase
del nostro Giro”.
Queste
le parole di Cunego dopo la corsa: “E’
stata una cronosquadre impegnativa, un grande sforzo.
Fa piacere aver realizzato una bella prestazione,
abbiamo tenuto alto il ritmo per tutto il percorso”.
Soddisfazione
anche nelle parole di Scarponi: “Bene,
abbiamo passato la cronosquadre limitando davvero
la minimo il divario dalle altre squadre e dagli altri
contendenti per la classifica generale. Ottima tutta
la squadra, con Malori che ha rifinito alla
grande il lavoro degli altri compagni”.
CLASSIFICA
DI TAPPA
1^ Garmin-Barracuda 37’04"
2^ Katusha 5"
3^ Astana 22"
4^ Saxo Bank s.t.
13^ Lampre-ISD 34"
GREAT
PERFORMANCE FROM PRO TEAM ASTANA
( 09 May, 2012 )
Pro
Team Astana took third place overall in today’s
fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia, a 33.2 km
team time trial starting and ending in Verona. The
team finished the course in 37’26”, trailing
the winners by 22”. The result confirms Astana’s
aptitude for racing against the clock, following the
excellent TTT performances in the Tirreno–Adriatico
and the recent Giro del Trentino.
Team
Manager Giuseppe Martinelli gave us his view: “We
rode well and all the team gave 100%. Looking at the
stage classification, all the teams with riders aspiring
to final victory got similar times. Third place today
gained us a few seconds – nothing of fundamental
importance for the general classification – but
it will give the riders a morale boost anyway. We
prepared well and, day by day, we are seeing the results.
Kreuziger is also happy with third place and has praised
his team mates for the huge effort they put in.”
Gran
crono para Movistar Team en Verona
Mayo 9, 2012 | Madrid
Excelente
prestación de los azules, que llegaron con
ocho hombres a la meta, a medio minuto de los vencedores
y a sólo diez segundos del podio del día
Movistar
Team ha completado una excelente etapa en la contrarreloj
por equipos que ha reanudado la 95ª edición
del Giro de Italia tras la jornada de descanso de
ayer. El conjunto azul ha concluido en undécima
plaza los 33 kilómetros de trazado por los
alrededores de Verona, pero sólo separado en
32 segundos del vencedor del día, el conjunto
Garmin. La escuadra telefónica, que llegaba
a la línea de meta con ocho ciclistas –sólo
Ventoso se descolgaba en la parte final- se quedaba
a sólo diez segundos de la tercera plaza de
la etapa, lo que demuestra la gran prestación
del equipo español.
Así
las cosas, Movistar Team sale reforzado del primer
bloque de la carrera con el tríptico por Dinamarca
y la crono por escuadras y mantiene las opciones para
hacer una buena general con todas sus bazas a apenas
un minuto de la maglia rosa, ahora sobre las espaldas
del lituano Navardauskas (GRM). A la espera de la
llegada de la montaña, que comenzará
a aparecer el viernes y tendrá su primer final
en alto el sábado, el Giro afronta mañana
una jornada con previsible sprint masivo tras los
209 kilómetros entre Módena y Fano.
DECLARACIONES
/ José Luis Jaimerena: “El balance tiene
que ser positivo, un poco en la línea que esperábamos
si teníamos una buena actuación, que
era estar entre el 6º y el 11º. La segunda
mitad nos hemos desconcentrado un poco durante tres
o cuatro kilómetros. Siempre te luce más
hacer quinto, pero el resultado en cuanto a segundos
es muy bueno. Ahí quizás el resto de
equipos tenía también tenía mejor
bloque. Hemos llegado con todos excepto Fran al final
y en ningún momento hemos tenido que esperar
a ninguno. Lo importante es salir de las dos cronos
y sobre todo de las dos etapas de Dinamarca, que eran
muy peligrosas y en las que salvo el incidente de
Lastras hemos salvado las caídas. El fin de
semana llega la montaña; no son etapas excesivamente
duras al lado de lo que viene después, pero
se empezarán a ver cosas e intentaremos estar
ahí".
09/05/2012
GIRO,
4th stage: positive performance by Liquigas-Cannondale
in team time trial
Seventh place for the team in a really short stage
classification: ten teams in twelve seconds
The
predictions of the Giro d’Italia fourth stage’s
eve were right. In the team time trial of Verona (32,2
kilometres) the final result presented a well balanced
stage classification, with ten teams (from 3rd to
12th) in only twelve seconds. Liquigas-Cannondale
took the seventh place (time 37’30”): 26”
after winner team Garmin, 21” after Katusha (second),
4” after Astana (third), and 2” before RadioShack
(eighth) and 8” before Lampre (twelveth).
«We
can say to have ran a good team time trial –
affirms Ivan Basso – both for the performance
both for the results in respect of teams of other
pretenders to the pink jersey. It wasn’t an easy
route, and we knew this. It’s a new step: the
“special” classification among the riders
that fight for GC didn’t change. Only Rodriguez
earned a lot seconds, but we’re speaking about
short distances. This is not the moment to look to
the GC, we have only to think and concentrate of next
stages to built our race, stone by stone».
For
team director Zanatta «the results didn’t
reserve big surprises. We knew that many teams are
the same level in this kind of race and happened so.
Our performance was good, as we thought. We had to
pass this exams without problems: let’s continue
so».
9
maggio 2012
The
BMC Racing Team fought to defend the pink jersey for
the first stage in Italy of this year’s edition
of Giro d’Italia in a team team trial of 33.2
kilometers in Verona.
Thankful
To His Teammates
The BMC Racing Team was the last of the 22 teams to
start the time trial Wednesday. Before the departure,
Taylor Phinney - the pink jersey’s holder at
that moment- knew it would be hard to keep the race
lead considering the misfortune he had in stage 3,
with a crash in the last 200meters that cost him 3
stiches at the right ankle. Eventually, BMC Racing
Team finished in 10th position, 31 seconds behind
stage winner Garmin Barracuda Team which includes
new race leader Ramunas Navardauskas. Right after
he crossed the finish line, Phinney thanked all his
team mates for their help “I gave the maximum
I had, but I had nothing to give, I am so thankful
to my team mates because without their great help
and strong support I’m not even sure I could
have done it to the finish and I look forward to pay
them back during he rest of the Giro”, Phinney
said.
Strong
Performance Anyway
BMC Racing Team’s Assistant Sport Director Fabio
Baldato said the team did a great job despite a trajectory
mistake at a point during the second part of the trial
“One of our guys went too fast in a curve while
he was taking the relay and he cut straight in the
grass, which has slow down the pace and then they
had a good reaction to wait each other and then, they
made the fastest time in the third part of the trial”
Baldato said. Marco Pinotti, said he was impressed
by the outcome of the day “In the end, we only
lost 31 seconds, that’s great considering the
bad condition of Taylor with his injury, I think with
a good Phinney, we could have won today. The team
is in strong condition so I’m confident for the
rest of the race” said Pinotti.
CRONOMETRO
A SQUADRE POSITIVA PER I GIALLO FLUO
(News del 09/05/2012)
Luca
Scinto commenta la 4^ tappa del Giro d'Italia. Unica
sbavatura, la caduta di Guardini che per fortuna si
è conclusa senza nessuna conseguenza.
"Abbiamo
fatto un'ottima cronometro, per il nostro livello
in questa specialità e pensavo sinceramente
che certe squadre ci avrebbero rifilato molto più
distacco - a parlare è Luca Scinto dopo la
4^ Tappa del Giro d'Italia, Cronometro a Squadre di
32,2 km nel cuore di Verona - faccio i miei complimenti
a tutti i ragazzi e mi spiace per Guardini, una caduta
stupida, per una svista. Fortuna che ha la "pelle
dura" il Guardia e sta già bene, vediamo
domani". Già, la cronometro a squadre
condotta dai giallo - fluo è di tutto rispetto
per il gruppo di attaccanti messi in campo da Scinto,
con un 14° posto a 59" dai vincitori (Garmin
- Barracuda). L'unica preoccupazione della giornata
è stata la caduta di Andrea Guardini, a meno
8 km dal traguardo, quando leggermente in ritardo
rispetto ai compagni ha sfiorato una transenna volando
a terra. Ripartito con il cambio di bici, ha concluso
la cronometro ed è andato, per scrupolo, in
ospedale già che nell'incidente aveva colpito
forte bacino e anca. Nonostante il forte colpo, le
radiografie hanno confermato che Andrea "flash"
sta bene, come ha confermato l'atleta twittando: "Tutto
ok! Le lastre danno esito negativo, come sperato solo
una bella botta da far passare il prima possibile!!!
Barcollo ma non mollo!!!". Domani 5^ Tappa, da
Modena a Fano, di 199 km. C'è tutto lo spazio
per lottare.
