2016 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Pinerolo - Risoul (162 km MTF)

[Eclipse]

Surprised to see Scarponi pushing on.

Maybe they are resigned to thinking Nibali just has no hope at all at this point

 

[doperhopper]

so Nibs gave up and Scarpo goes for some epic win?

 

[TomLPC]

Re:

Who do people fancy for the win if the break stays clear? Are the Astana and Movistar guys in the break to help out later on, or for themselves?

Nieve and scarponi

 

[Scarponi]

Re: 2016 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Pinerolo - Risoul (162 km

He won't win but I'm pumped he's on tv

 

[Lexman]

Scarponi passes them

 

[HelloDolly]

Scarponi wants the Chima Coppi ...

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Is someone gonna have the balls to attack SK on the Agnello?

 

[Climbing]

Re: 2016 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Pinerolo - Risoul (162 km

He won't win but I'm pumped he's on tv

Eheh, he can win, impressive form so far.
Considering I expect a bunch of GC pussies behind, it's not that far fetched.
False flat after Agnello descent could be very tricky though.

 

[portugal11]

Boring stage so far... peloton has more than 100 riders...

 

[Eclipse]

If nobody attacks from the group of favourites on this climb Scarponi can definitely win this

 

[Gigs_98]

Re:

Is someone gonna have the balls to attack SK on the Agnello?

I thought Nibali would but Scarponi wouldn't attack if he should work for Nibali on the flat, so if I would have to bet now, I'd say absolutely nothing will happen.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Re:

Surprised to see Scarponi pushing on.

Maybe they are resigned to thinking Nibali just has no hope at all at this point

Scarponi doesnt't have that big of an advantadge. There's 100.000 ks of rather flattish terrain in between the two cimbs. If Scarponi is supposed to help him later on, or win the stage he has to so something now. Which is also why it would be massively stupid to do anything more than push a high pace over Agnello. It's surely about the Podium for Nibali, and he can realistically achieve more by not attacking right now.

 

[sir fly]

How comes that comment is English and commercials are Dutch?
Is it to honour the jersey?

 

[Jelantik]

Re:

I don't expect to see anyone attack on this climb? Unless they are willing to risk their podium chances. No one is above head and shoulder on everyone. Kruisjwick probably, He is so far the strongest but he wasn't very dominant either. The descent might be.

 

[Bumeington]

Re:

If nobody attacks from the group of favourites on this climb Scarponi can definitely win this

Would guess the sky train will catch him on the descent

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Re:

Is someone gonna have the balls to attack SK on the Agnello?

You can't just do this without a lot of help on the descend/flat. To attack would be outright stupid. Its the parcours, not the riders.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

The tour of Belgium has some pretty good racing going on right now, just saying.

 

[hrotha]

Presumably, Scarponi isn't planning on making it to the finish line on his own. He just wants to be the first one over the cima Coppi.

 

[infeXio]

No one doing anything... woooo

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Re: Re:

Is someone gonna have the balls to attack SK on the Agnello?

You can't just do this without a lot of help on the descend/flat. To attack would be outright stupid. Its the parcours, not the riders.

Movistar's got three riders in the break, waiting to help Valverde IF he attacks.

 

[TomLPC]

Here we go

 

[Scarponi]

Here we go OGE pave

 

[infeXio]

And as that was written...

 

[Red Rick]

Attenzione!!!

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2016 Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Pinerolo - Risoul (162 km

Yeah Chavito. Thats the way