2013 Giro d'Italia, Stage 6: Mola Di Bari - Margherita Di Savoia

[HiCadence]

A real fan is somebody who loves every aspect of the sport not you impatient whiners.

 

[theyoungest]

A real fan is somebody who loves every aspect of the sport not you impatient whiners.

The British love flat sprinters stages. Now why could that be...

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

I don't understand the hate for sprinter stages. Sprinter stages are so much more exciting than mountain stages. They require better team coordination, better tactics, better bike handling, more rider skill, more daring and so much more exciting. I would love to see a tour with 17 sprint stages, 1 prologue, 1 TTT, 1 classic stage and 1 mountain stage. It would be so much more exciting than the made for the ADHD masses TV events we see now.

Wise words.

And I'm not British and I can't stand Cav, just for the record.

 

[Ferminal]

For the sake of balance I'd have two TTTs.

 

[taiwan]

i just want a proper sprint between cav and gavazzi
that's all

+1 well I want a chance to see how all the sprinters are matched.

 

[theyoungest]

Wise words.

And I'm not British and I can't stand Cav, just for the record.

Really? You think sprinters stages are more exciting than mountain stages?

Okay, the final 3 k are interesting. The rest, with all due respect, is boring as hell. That's also the case with mountain stages in modern bike racing, but at least there you have the possibility of earlier attacks.

 

[Bumeington]

By that, I assume you mean between Cav, Gavazzi and Ferrari?

Gavazzi and Ferrari aren't delivering for my velogames team (so far), 1-2 would be nice

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Really? You think sprinters stages are more exciting than mountain stages?

Okay, the final 3 k are interesting. The rest, with all due respect, is boring as hell. That's also the case with mountain stages in modern bike racing, but at least there you have the possibility of earlier attacks.

And how often is this possibility fulfilled? Speaking of attacks by race contenders, not futile Pirazzi-like events. The modern mountain stage - especially with MTF - is as predictable as any sprint stage finish. But while sprint finishes are always exciting - even if it's only for a minute - mountain stages all too often result in long, dull processions of nothingness.

 

[taiwan]

Technical run-in with tight bends, narrowing of roads, lots of road paint and hump-backed bridges a la Giro?

Any maps of thar?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

yup, like last years stelvio stage, long dull and nothing

 

[Eshnar]

mountain stages all too often result in long, dull processions of nothingness.

That at the end feature a sprint, just like normal sprint stages. So how can they be worse than flat stages?

 

[The Principal Sheep]

No tt, definitely no ttt, and various flat/hilly stages to give a bit of respite to the climbers (at least 8 mountainous stages). Do me fine

 

[cineteq]

I don't understand the hate for sprinter stages. Sprinter stages are so much more exciting than mountain stages. They require better team coordination, better tactics, better bike handling, more rider skill, more daring and so much more exciting. I would love to see a tour with 17 sprint stages, 1 prologue, 1 TTT, 1 classic stage and 1 mountain stage. It would be so much more exciting than the made for the ADHD masses TV events we see now.

This is exactly why we watch GTs. NOT with all respect.

There's a few slight inclines of 2-6%; Cav to get dropped.

This is the only way I'd watch this stage. Please PM me if this happens.

A real fan is somebody who loves every aspect of the sport not you impatient whiners.

And that fits you?

 

[Panda Claws]

A real fan is somebody who loves every aspect of the sport not you impatient whiners.

Says the irrational Sagan hater

 

[HiCadence]

This is exactly why we watch GTs. NOT with all respect.

This is the only way I'd watch this stage. Please PM me if this happens.

And that fits you?

I love all aspects of the sport so it fits me? Maybe you can't read English properly.

 

[HiCadence]

Says the irrational Sagan hater

I haven't once said i hated Sagan Critical yes.

 

[SafeBet]

I thought Italy was such a deeply Catholic country?

It's celebrated on an other day, next Sunday.

I actually got to know about this holiday from you guys.
Guess I'm not such a deeply catholic italian or maybe I never noticed since it's always celebrated on Sunday

 

[vcampbell]

yup, like last years stelvio stage, long dull and nothing

I can not describe how I hate that Val di Fassa stage also.

 

[cineteq]

I love all aspects of the sport so it fits me? Maybe you can't read English properly.

Read between the lines => When it's convenient for you.

 

[HiCadence]

Read between the lines => When it's convenient for you.

You armchair fans crack me up.

 

[Eshnar]

A real fan is somebody who loves every aspect of the sport not you impatient whiners.

It is plain impossible to love every aspect of something. Especially something that changes overtime.

 

[l.Harm]

I actually got to know about this holiday from you guys.
Guess I'm not such a deeply catholic italian or maybe I never noticed since it's always celebrated on Sunday

Wikipedia is my friend

 

[The Principal Sheep]

You armchair fans crack me up.

You watching from inside the peloton right?

 

[l.Harm]

Aussies Bobridge and Wurf in the breakaway. 2'15 now.

 

[bedders50]

Flying the TV Helicopter whilst tweeting live I imagine.