2014 Giro d'Italia, stage 9: Lugo-Sestola (172 Km's)

[Yingge]

If Quintana, Uran and others have designs on the Pink jersey, they need to start picking away at Evans lead today, not wait for the MTT or MTF's.

Attacking with 100m to go and gaining 2 seconds isn't enough, but is anyone brave enough to attack 5km out? Not yet it seems.

Waiting for the MTT or Zoncolan is being rather optimistic, especially if they awake that morning to learn that snow has closed the road and caused the stage to be cancelled or shortened - which we all hope doesn't happen, but, sadly, it has in the past.

 

[infeXio]

Trek Factory Racing ‏@TrekFactory 3 min.
#giro Crash in the bunch. Kiserlovski in 2nd group for the moment. From our team nobody injured.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

if the break doesnt form soon enough, then we can forget ulissi win.

hmm, I don't see it that way.

 

[murali]

a crash creates a break.

we cant rely on crashes to get some action

 

[Popchu]

Berard-Bandiera-Rodriguez-Barbin-Tanner-Gatto-Duque-Bono-V.D.Sande-Monsalve-Weening-Malacarne-Vorganov- Puccio

Not an impressive break to be honest.

 

[movingtarget]

hmm, I don't see it that way.

No I don't either. He will be sprinting against other climbers and at the moment he is doing that very well. Depending on the pace on the climb Ulissi should be there at the finish. Maybe AG2R will try again today. BMC don't have to anything while Movistar were just plain mediocre yesterday.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Weening with a nice shot at victory if they get a decent lead

 

[ILovecycling]

If there was a poll I'd vote break to win, and if picking two from numerous contenders I'd go with:

Weening - because it's a surprise attempt when most will think OGE will all rest up for now until the sprint stages, having had their fun in pink and fulfilled objectives.

Rubiano - because someone from that team will go as it's all about stage wins now, and Rubiano has done it before in the Giro.

Good call mate

 

[ILovecycling]

Malacarne best placed rider with 9:27 down on maglia rosa,they have a decent chance imo

 

[jens_attacks]

go weening. big ring all way to the top!

 

[luckyboy]

Malacarne, Monsalve, Duque, Rodriguez, Weening are the best climbers there right?
Hoping for a Duque win

 

[The Barb]

Duque is definitely not a strong climber.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Sky are extremely bad at getting the right man in the right break.

 

[doperhopper]

CN TICKER
1405 gap 1:16
1409 gap. 4:23

wtf, peloton peeing break?

 

[Butterhead]

Only one: Weening FTW!

 

[luckyboy]

Duque is definitely not a strong climber.

Not in the grand scheme of things but look who he is up against here.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

The break won't make it I think.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The break won't make it I think.

Really? Hmm. 7'50 with 65km to go looking good to me

 

[Hakkapelit]

Really? Hmm. 7'50 with 65km to go looking good to me

Depends on if Pieter is in Weening-form

Lets see what happens to the gap when they hit the climbs.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Really? Hmm. 7'50 with 65km to go looking good to me

how does it look good? Not that it wont happen, but if the peloton starts pushing it, and we follow the 1 min pr 10km rule until the mountain they wont have a very big lead

 

[Butterhead]

Another bore fest.

 

[TommyPlus]

how does it look good? Not that it wont happen, but if the peloton starts pushing it, and we follow the 1 min pr 10km rule until the mountain they wont have a very big lead

Hardly showing any inclination of pushing it from the exact time you posted

 

[Butterhead]

the break won't make it i think.

Let´s betttt!!!!!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Hardly showing any inclination of pushing it from the exact time you posted

point being? DT pointed the the time differnce when he said that it looked good for the break. if he had said that this is a day where the peloton will take it easy because im a clairvoyant and I can see it being so, then I would agree with him.