So, are Astana gonna ride the Giro with a leader or just ride every man for themselves, like this race. Would love to know what they expected from this race at the start.
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The others will probably have noticed that Pinot is still very much a clown when the road goes downhill. That's their chance.Laplaz said:
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Sorry, i tought small group sprint like today of course, and that's very likely also tomorrow.RedheadDane said:
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You would think, but I'm not so sure when the gaps are so small...like they were was last year with similar finishes as today, small group, Pinot in the mix...wouldn't it be nice?repre said:
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As for me i would like to see Pinot win this race, cause he is one of my favourite racers. So will see tomorrowTonton said:You would think, but I'm not so sure when the gaps are so small...like they were was last year with similar finishes as today, small group, Pinot in the mix...wouldn't it be nice?repre said:
I saw one rider from the Androni squad arrived ahead of Sosa, Fausto Masnada. Why didn't he wait for Sosa?
Isn't the Tour of the Alps important for them?
Isn't the Tour of the Alps important for them?
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Good win. Looks like he may not be a bad TT rider either ! Considering George Bennett got wiped out by a car while he was training before the start of this race he has also done well.
yaco said:
Good win. Looks like he may not be a bad TT rider either ! Considering George Bennett got wiped out by a car while he was training before the start of this race he has also done well.
Stage 4 Chiusa - Lienz 134.3 km
Last climb to Bannberg then ..
all down hill for 10 km to finish.
Astana to try to make up for yesterday's mistakes - breakaway could well take it.
Last climb to Bannberg then ..
all down hill for 10 km to finish.
Astana to try to make up for yesterday's mistakes - breakaway could well take it.
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Met him briefly a couple of times when I was living in Perth around 2015. He was scary good for someone who had only been riding around 8 months. I thought he was still a year or two away from a ride like that.
I'm good with it!Anderis said:
Met him briefly a couple of times when I was living in Perth around 2015. He was scary good for someone who had only been riding around 8 months. I thought he was still a year or two away from a ride like that.
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Even if Masnada was able to reduce the gap by 1 minute, Sosa still wouldn't be anywhere near a decent GC. It happens too often that helpers stay with their leaders beyond any rational thinking.
Escarabajo said:
Even if Masnada was able to reduce the gap by 1 minute, Sosa still wouldn't be anywhere near a decent GC. It happens too often that helpers stay with their leaders beyond any rational thinking.
After seeing Pinot's "Wiggo like" descending skills, it would n't surprise me to see Froome give it a go over the top of the last climb.
Also, don't expect to see Superman in Astana's sprint train! :lol:
Also, don't expect to see Superman in Astana's sprint train! :lol:
Does anyone know what was this weird tactical choice from Astana? MAL lost a few seconds at the end of the stage. Did they bet on Lulu for the stage win?
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It's worth noting the descent is very steep (10-14%). I've counted sort of 6-7 actuall turns with some maybe too small to be noticed. The roads seems to be quite wide though so i guess it's mostly a (very) power descent. Speed can be quite high on this one. I also guess the group should be quite big at the top of Bannberg so there may be some risk of crashes on the descent.Robert5091 said:Stage 4 Chiusa - Lienz 134.3 km
Last climb to Bannberg then ..
all down hill for 10 km to finish.
Astana to try to make up for yesterday's mistakes - breakaway could well take it.
Apparently Mendola does attract messiness. I thought Palade's false-flat would kill off any longer attempts but that was a fine try by Pinot.
80km to go
9 riders are leading the race.
Breakaway composition:
DUPONT (ALM)
HERMANS (ICA)
BIZKARRA (EUS)
MEINTJES (DDD)
DE LA CRUZ (SKY)
DURASEK (UAD)
PADUN (TBM)
GROSSSCHART (BOH)
VILLELLA (AST)
+1’52” Peloton
9 riders are leading the race.
Breakaway composition:
DUPONT (ALM)
HERMANS (ICA)
BIZKARRA (EUS)
MEINTJES (DDD)
DE LA CRUZ (SKY)
DURASEK (UAD)
PADUN (TBM)
GROSSSCHART (BOH)
VILLELLA (AST)
+1’52” Peloton
railxmig said:
yeah, I re-watched parts of the Giro stage from 2007 earlier on and Garzelli reached speeds of over 100 kph on that descent - so I guess we can expect more of the same today
he attacked on the (uncategorized) Anras climb with 2k at 10% average back then by the way, which is also used today (and as a stage finish in 2016, won by Landa)
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Meintjes on the attack, Valverde losing on Mur de Huy, what's up next? Pozzovivo to win on Champs-de-Elysees?Rollthedice said:
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