2017 Giro d'Italia, Stage 2: Olbia > Tortolì 221 km

[deValtos]

Is that Geraint in the top 10?

 

[Nirvana]

Thomas sprinted also at Tirreno in Montalto di Castro (11th).

 

[Orbit501]

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Ah, he got bumped by Gaviria and put his foot out to recover. Not a mechanical, a racing incident.

Yep, see that now on replay. Just one of those things. At first it looked like a chain drop.
Gavaria gives up pretty quickly the minute he knows he's beat I notice.

 

[deValtos]

Shame zakarin isn't a sprinter, that would have been a monstrous leadout by Katusha. :lol:

 

[Akuryo]

Gaviria awful once again. Why do people keep hyping him up so much?

Cause he beat basically every sprinter out there already in his first two seasons. He is a bit lacking this Giro so far but he has show on multiple occasions what he is capable of.

 

[RedheadDane]

Lol about Pöstlberger trying to attack again with one km to go :lol:

Well... if it works once... :lol:

 

[Climbing]

Ewan pulled a miracle to stay upright there.

Edit: Also Nibali must feel very confident, that's usually a sign of exceptional form.
Or maybe not who knows, still smart with possible lateral wind and eventual splits.

 

[Vroome.exe]

Re: Re:

Ah, he got bumped by Gaviria and put his foot out to recover. Not a mechanical, a racing incident.

Yep, see that now on replay. Just one of those things. At first it looked like a chain drop.
Gavaria gives up pretty quickly the minute he knows he's beat I notice.

He didnt give up, just not strong enough. Maybe bad shape, but I guess he lost a lot of energy trying to get to the front because his team is ***.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Orbit501]

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Thomas took eighth in the sprint!

I'm not really a Sky fan, but that is clever riding really. Froome does the same thing to keep safe doesn't he.

Nice top ten for young Ryan Gibbons again.

 

[chiocciolis_calves]

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Annoying when mechanicals take out the fastest man.

Let the excuses commence!

 

[Scarponi]

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Thomas took eighth in the sprint!

I'm not really a Sky fan, but that is clever riding really. Froome does the same thing to keep safe doesn't he.

Nice top ten for young Ryan Gibbons again.

Cadel dud it before sky

 

[SafeBet]

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He didnt give up, just not strong enough. Maybe bad shape, but I guess he lost a lot of energy trying to get to the front because his team is ****.

He keeps losing his teammates wheels though. To me he looks far from top shape, but hopefully with an easier stage tomorrow he can prove me wrong.

 

[yaco]

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In the ORICA backstage pass, Matt White categorically stated that the sprinters have no chance today and that it was for the mountain guys.

I don't know who he's trying to fool...

This is very much an Orica strategy- They like to take the pressure off their riders.

 

[BYOP88]

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Thomas took eighth in the sprint!

Due to his track racing background, natch!!! :razz:

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Ewan pulled a miracle to stay upright there.

Yes, good bike handling needed there or there would have been a huge crash. All the more impressive because he's so light and presumably got bounced more dramatically than a big lump would have been.

 

[Robert5091]

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Hope all get round those 90 degree corners in the last 5 km - lord knows who'll win long straight finish ... Greipel ... ?!

Nailed it!

 

[Orbit501]

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Annoying when mechanicals take out the fastest man.

Let the excuses commence!

If you don't think Ewan is the fastest man here then you must be watching a different race to me. Tell me Ewan doesn't win today from that position if not for the incident.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Annoying when mechanicals take out the fastest man.

Let the excuses commence!

Are you serious? Whatever you think about Ewan, it was fairly obviously not his fault that he didn't get to sprint there. And he deserves some credit for managing to stay upright in that situation rather than taking out half the peloton with a crash right at the front of a sprint.

 

[AlexNYC]

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He didnt give up, just not strong enough. Maybe bad shape, but I guess he lost a lot of energy trying to get to the front because his team is ****.

He keeps losing his teammates wheels though. To me he looks far from top shape, but hopefully with an easier stage tomorrow he can prove me wrong.

I think his only race in the last few months was Frankfurt. I don't see how he could be in shape right now.

 

[movingtarget]

Nightmare two days for Ewan.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I really don't understand why Ewan seems to attract intense hostility when as far as I can see he's just a talented kid who hasn't done anything notably obnoxious. I didn't care much about him either way, but people sneering at him for no obvious reason is starting to make me like him.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Zakarin lost 20 seconds on the line.

 

[sir fly]

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Zakarin lost 20 seconds on the line.

Surely it'll be revised.
Probably timed at the 3k point.

 

[AlexNYC]

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Zakarin lost 20 seconds on the line.

How did that happen? Katusha did such a great job of bringing him back to the peloton in the last 6 km.