2016 Giro d'Italia stage 16: Bressanone - Andalo (132 km)

[PremierAndrew]

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Nibali/Valverde should attack on the flat right now if they want to win the Giro. Kruijswijk isolated, this is exactly the same situation as Contador's fuente de attack (with the exception that AC had teammates up the road, but I don't think Nibs/Valv are gonna crack SK uphill)

Chaves is also ahead of them in the GC, remember. Can't waste this chance to distance Chaves in the hopes that they'll succeed in distancing Kruijswijk.

Chaves is 45 seconds down already and doesn't look invincible, while Kruijswijk hasn't put a foot wrong in 16 days

There aren't going to be many better opportunities to put pressure on SK

Of course there will be. He's going to be just as isolated in every remaining mountain stage.

But he's unlikely to be isolated with over 70k to go again

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Go go Chaves!

 

[Escarabajo]

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Who is the Sky rider in the group?

David Lopez

Thanks.

 

[DFA123]

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Nibali/Valverde should attack on the flat right now if they want to win the Giro. Kruijswijk isolated, this is exactly the same situation as Contador's fuente de attack (with the exception that AC had teammates up the road, but I don't think Nibs/Valv are gonna crack SK uphill)

Chaves is also ahead of them in the GC, remember. Can't waste this chance to distance Chaves in the hopes that they'll succeed in distancing Kruijswijk.

Chaves is 45 seconds down already and doesn't look invincible, while Kruijswijk hasn't put a foot wrong in 16 days

There aren't going to be many better opportunities to put pressure on SK

Of course there will be. He's going to be just as isolated in every remaining mountain stage.

But he's unlikely to be isolated with over 70k to go again

Really? Have you seen the profiles for the two mountain stages in France?

 

[SafeBet]

Ulissi getting Astana money?

 

[Pricey_sky]

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These constant breaks on Eurosport are getting old fast

Again though, this is a long-standing Eurosport policy: they have to show x number of adverts, and so they try to squeeze them all in earlier in the stage coverage so that they don't have to break away from the important parts of the stage. Because the riders are doing this stage so quickly, they're having to really cram them in to get them in in that time.

It's just a really, really bad policy. Greed, that's all.

They have to make money to buy the rights for all the sport they show, that means they need to maximise revenue. As was said before on stages where the average speed is so quick they have to cram these ads in. It's not like a normal programme or film where you know the running time. You could run the same stage 10 times and get a wide variety of finish times.

 

[Escarabajo]

Vamos Chaves!

 

[Scarponi]

Steve attacks

 

[Lexman]

Chaves getting back at 13 seconds?

 

[damian13ster]

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Majka maybe the smartest of them all actually.

Nah. Just not strong enough. He was chasing the leaders group alone for a long time but got dropped. If he was smartest he would just stay with Chavez (or if he was stronger he would be in leas group now)

 

[Pricey_sky]

Keep fighting Chavez!!!!

 

[ILovecycling]

Vamooos chavito

 

[Praying Mantis]

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These constant breaks on Eurosport are getting old fast

Again though, this is a long-standing Eurosport policy: they have to show x number of adverts, and so they try to squeeze them all in earlier in the stage coverage so that they don't have to break away from the important parts of the stage. Because the riders are doing this stage so quickly, they're having to really cram them in to get them in in that time.

It's just a really, really bad policy. Greed, that's all.

They have to make money to buy the rights for all the sport they show, that means they need to maximise revenue. As was said before on stages where the average speed is so quick they have to cram these ads in. It's not like a normal programme or film where you know the running time. You could run the same stage 10 times and get a wide variety of finish times.

I pay them a subscription fee. There is no absolute need to "maximise revenue" by any means necessary, especially ways that worsen the product. But, since there are so many people happy to watch ads "because it pays for stuff, right?", we're stuck where we are.

 

[TomLPC]

You gonna pull or should I rafa

 

[DFA123]

lol - Majka is absolutely shameless

 

[pink_jersey]

I hate Eurosport commercials...

 

[The Principal Sheep]

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I pay them a subscription fee. There is no absolute need to "maximise revenue" by any means necessary, especially ways that worsen the product. But, since there are so many people happy to watch ads "because it pays for stuff, right?", we're stuck where we are.

Use the Eurosport player, no adverts at all for most major races!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Uran just stopped pedalling.

 

[Arredondo]

I think Zaka can get the podium!

 

[webvan]

What is Jungels doing? Riding a pace he likes or pacing Kruis?

 

[Praying Mantis]

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I pay them a subscription fee. There is no absolute need to "maximise revenue" by any means necessary, especially ways that worsen the product. But, since there are so many people happy to watch ads "because it pays for stuff, right?", we're stuck where we are.

Use the Eurosport player, no adverts at all for most major races!

I do, but no raw feed today I'm afraid, at least not where I'm at.

 

[perico]

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lol - Majka is absolutely shameless

Alberto probably calls him Bottle too.

 

[DFA123]

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What is Jungels doing? Riding a pace he likes or pacing Kruis?

Maybe trying to put time into Majka and Uran - move up in the classification.

 

[DBotero]

Re: 2016 Giro d'Italia stage 16: Bressanone - Andalo (132 km

Valverde

 

[TomLPC]

Go for it Alejandro