2016 Giro d'Italia - Stage 11 Modena - Asolo 227 km

[CheckMyPecs]

Brave Moser trying again!

 

[Laplaz]

Pozzato

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Lampre chased it down

 

[Arredondo]

Vai Pippo!

 

[May0maniac]

Break caught after 43km, Lampre chased pretty hard. I don't get it, just keep the gap under control, why would you go after the breakaway right away?

 

[Laplaz]

51km/h the first hour

 

[The Barb]

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Break caught after 43km, Lampre chased pretty hard. I don't get it, just keep the gap under control, why would you go after the breakaway right away?

Agree. I don't get it either. Keep it in check without chasing hard and deliver Ulissi to the bottom of the climb. At which point he'd be maybe the favourite. But this way they are using a lot of energy unnecessarily.

 

[Anderis]

That break was very strong for flat terrain, 9 men and some of them were really good TT-ists. It would be really hard to control and if Lampre didn't expect other teams to help them later, then no wonder they decided to catch it early.

 

[Taxus4a]

I forecast some surprises in Gc at the end today. demanding day for all the teams to be on the break and to protect his leaders.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Anyone know at what time the live broadcast starts?

 

[May0maniac]

Brutal pace durning the first hour, 51.5 km/h!

 

[May0maniac]

That break was very strong for flat terrain, 9 men and some of them were really good TT-ists. It would be really hard to control and if Lampre didn't expect other teams to help them later, then no wonder they decided to catch it early.

Yeah, it was a strong breakaway, but Bardiani and Movistar (?) could have helped them, they had noboy in the breakaway, it's a great stage for Colbrelli and Valverde could have tired to gain some bonus seconds.

 

[togo95]

I doubt Movistar would do anything at all, looking at how they have ridden the Giro so far.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Valverde's changed his riding style over the last 18 months, foregoing bonus seconds to save energy for the high mountains.

 

[May0maniac]

New breakaway formed after 72km, Laengen (Iam), Vorobyev (Katusha) and Bertazzo (Wilier), after 10km the have already gained 5'42". Even if it's just a small breakaway, those guys have big engines, so someone has to control the gap.
Edit: now over 8min for the breakaway.

 

[Taxus4a]

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New breakaway formed after 72km, Laengen (Iam), Vorobyev (Katusha) and Bertazzo (Wilier), after 10km the have already gained 5'42". Even if it's just a small breakaway, those guys have big engines, so someone has to control the gap.
Edit: now over 8min for the breakaway.

The quetion is which team is now going to work...it looks like nobody rely to won the stage without a breakaway...

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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The quetion is which team is now going to work...it looks like nobody rely to won the stage without a breakaway...

Those guys at the front are going to feel quite lonely. A three-man breakaway isn't that great.

 

[Nirvana]

On Raisport they said that Dumoulin retired.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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On Raisport they said that Dumoulin retired.

It was the right thing to do.

 

[May0maniac]

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The quetion is which team is now going to work...it looks like nobody rely to won the stage without a breakaway...

Those guys at the front are going to feel quite lonely. A three-man breakaway isn't that great.

Yeah, but the gap is almost 11min right now and Laengen and Vorobyev are strong TT specialists, it's not that easy.

 

[jsem94]

Yup. I wonder if he'll stick to the same program now though. Dumoulin is a breath of fresh air to GC speculation wherever he goes.

 

[Taxus4a]

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On Raisport they said that Dumoulin retired.

It was the right thing to do.

I think the same...I dont understand why Uran keep last year instead prepare properly TdF

The break is getting too much time as expected and now they are the favourites for the stage...Sprinter teams dont rely to pass that wall...

 

[Breh]

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Yup. I wonder if he'll stick to the same program now though. Dumoulin is a breath of fresh air to GC speculation wherever he goes.

Poland -> olympics

 

[Samamba]

11' seriously...

 

[CheckMyPecs]

The peloton takes another rest day.