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Richeze willAfrank said:Argos sprinters also missed out. If EBH can't take the sprint...
roundabout said:Yes, an ambitious effort to protect 5th place
Afrank said:So Pozzovivo missed out, what about Pinot, Konig, and Sanchez?
roundabout said:Yes, an ambitious effort to protect 5th place
Zinoviev Letter said:It would of course be much more ambitious if they were to sit in the peloton and wait for a spring like everyone else.
It's a move to get their GC man into the top 5. The same GC man who attacked on the last two stages. If only every team with a rider in the top 10 of a GT behaved like this.
Afrank said:Saxo will need over a minute on the Pozzovivo group for Roche to move up.
Looks like Samu made the front group as well.
Cance > TheRest said:Roche is like 5sec behind Pozzo in GC, not a minute
Afrank said:Saxo will need over a minute on the Pozzovivo group for Roche to move up.
Bushman said:Why don't Lampre ride with Saxo? There aren't a lot of sprinters in the first group.
Gloin22 said:It's not like it's going come back now.
Better to wait and be ready for sprint.
Netserk said:This. Absolutely great to see some teams take things in their own hands instead of waiting for things to happen.
Cance > TheRest said:If Pozzos group catches the 2nd group, they might form a group Big enough to catch the front group