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| Stage 11 winner Navardauskas |
It took a long time for an
escape group to form on the 11th stage to Vajont, but once they did they stayed away. The peloton
allowed the break plenty of room since no threats to the overall classification
were up front. Patrick Gretsch rode a long solo break in the front before being
reeled in by a couple of his erstwhile break-mates. He was one of the escapees
on stage 4 also. In the end it was Ramunas Navardauskas, Team Garmin-Sharp’s
Lithuanian TT champ, who stayed away to claim the win on top of the 800-meter
high Diga del Vajont.
The GC favorites finished
together a few minutes later, so the overall situation is basically the same.
No jerseys changed hands.
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| STAGE 12 Profile |
Thursday’s
stage 12 from Longarone
to Treviso will be short and fast. I can’t imagine the sprinters’ teams
will
allow those few bumps in the profile to keep them from a bunch sprint
finish.
This will be one of their last chances to get one, so they will want it
here. Rain is definitely expected again tomorrow. On their home turf are
Guardini, Viviani and Modolo, who will likely want to
steal the show. Will we get a Cavendish-Ferrari showdown?
STAGE 12 PICKS:
LIKELY PICK: Mark Cavendish (OPQ)
DARK-HORSE PICK: Nathan Haas (GRS)
MY
PICK: Cavendish
of course, but I’d like to see Danilo Wyss get a high placing.
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