2017 Giro d'Italia, Stage 3 - Tortoli - Cagliari 148km

[Kazistuta]

Whats up with the sputniks? Thought they should peak for the giro. Maybe we're in for a crazy Etna show followed by some serious clinic talk tuesday evening?

 

[SafeBet]

Nizzolo didn't complain about Richeze's move. Said he didn't have legs so there was not much he could do.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Nizzolo didn't complain about Richeze's move. Said he didn't have legs so there was not much he could do.

It was pretty obvious so just about anyone who watched, but some people just love to complain about that stuff.

 

[aarononymous]

Watching the replay looked like when Quickstep made the move they had about 7 guys at the front, maybe 2 at the back let a gap form then sprinted up t the rest of them. Griepel looked to be in a decent position. Lost a wheel or mechanical?

 

[BullsFan22]

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Whats up with the sputniks? Thought they should peak for the giro. Maybe we're in for a crazy Etna show followed by some serious clinic talk tuesday evening?

Grow up.

 

[Orbit501]

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Whats up with the sputniks? Thought they should peak for the giro. Maybe we're in for a crazy Etna show followed by some serious clinic talk tuesday evening?

Stage hunting and KoM I suppose. Same with Rolland.
I'm interested to see if Hirt does the same or still thinks a top 20 GC is possible. Lost time again today.

 

[Vasilis]

So close for G, I'd have loved it if he made it in there. Regardless, some impressive stuff from QuickStep

 

[Flamin]

Very impressed by De Plus. It was actually him and Devenyns who forced the initial split. Then came Jungels and he was of course the monster engine that kept the group going. Keisse bridged a few moments later with Gaviria.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Nizzolo didn't complain about Richeze's move. Said he didn't have legs so there was not much he could do.

From the overhead it was clear Gaviria was much faster, Nizzolo didn't lose that much speed, although it looked really bad from the front. Anyway, the jury could have relegated Richeze, but it wouldn't have mattered for Nizzolo.

 

[Anderis]

I'm a bitdisappointed that the echelons didn't prove to be more relevant GC-wise today.

 

[jaylew]

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I'll be interested in hearing what Nizzolo has to say about that sprint. I doubt if he's going to be very happy about Richeze swerving to stop him from taking Gaviria's wheel

Watching that replay, it didn't look like anything was done purposely and didn't affect the result. Nizzolo wasn't slowed much and had nothing anyway.

Edit: Looks like Flo beat me to it.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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I'll be interested in hearing what Nizzolo has to say about that sprint. I doubt if he's going to be very happy about Richeze swerving to stop him from taking Gaviria's wheel

Watching that replay, it didn't look like anything was done purposely and didn't affect the result. Nizzolo wasn't slowed much and had nothing anyway.

I don't think it effected the result, but it was absolutely deliberate. Richeze, who had no way of being sure that Nizzolo was dead, moved to make sure he couldn't try to get Gaviria's wheel. To use football terminology, it was a professional foul.

 

[Vasilis]

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I'll be interested in hearing what Nizzolo has to say about that sprint. I doubt if he's going to be very happy about Richeze swerving to stop him from taking Gaviria's wheel

Watching that replay, it didn't look like anything was done purposely and didn't affect the result. Nizzolo wasn't slowed much and had nothing anyway.

I don't think it effected the result, but it was absolutely deliberate. Richeze, who had no way of being sure that Nizzolo was dead, moved to make sure he couldn't try to get Gaviria's wheel. To use football terminology, it was a professional foul.

I agree, that looked like it was on purpose, but Gaviria would have won anyway.

 

[Screecher]

Nice team victory for Quick-Step. Your overhyped hero barely had to sprint and still would win. Doesn´t say much about his form, but it seems like he does well in crosswinds.

 

[tobydawq]

Extremely impressive by Zhupa to be 20th after having spent the whole day in the front!

On a slightly related note, the points competition is probably too much in favor of the attackers. You can get 40 points on a flat stage in intermediate sprints and that is more than second in the stage gives. Pretty odd.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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I'm a bitdisappointed that the echelons didn't prove to be more relevant GC-wise today.

Yeah well, Kruisjwijk has lost a little time, same for Zaka, Jungels gained a bit. A few top-10 picks are out of it. Overall, I think its a good position, especially as nobody have really crashed!

EDIT: Need a Etna-thread, now the race really starts.

 

[Vroome.exe]

Gaviria was the last one to bridge to the front group and immediately started pulling. It doesn't look like he's on a bad form, maybe just unlucky in the first two stages.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Gaviria was the last one to bridge to the front group and immediately started pulling. It doesn't look like he's on a bad form, maybe just unlucky in the first two stages.

I believe that was Richeze, no?

 

[yaco]

Reckon Haas made a tactical error with 1.3km to go. He was the only rider on Jungel's wheel when the lead group split - Haas needed to put the hammer down and it's possible the others may not have come back - Haas is a tactically naive rider.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Gaviria was the last one to bridge to the front group and immediately started pulling. It doesn't look like he's on a bad form, maybe just unlucky in the first two stages.

Brian Holm said that Gaviria has had a stomach issue the days leading up to the Giro.

 

[Vroome.exe]

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Gaviria was the last one to bridge to the front group and immediately started pulling. It doesn't look like he's on a bad form, maybe just unlucky in the first two stages.

I believe that was Richeze, no?

I think they were both, probably Richeze pulling for Gav. It didn't look particularly hard for them to bridge, i don't know how others didn't manage it.

 

[MikeTichondrius]

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Extremely impressive by Zhupa to be 20th after having spent the whole day in the front!

On a slightly related note, the points competition is probably too much in favor of the attackers. You can get 40 points on a flat stage in intermediate sprints and that is more than second in the stage gives. Pretty odd.

I see Zhupa's name coming up very frequently these days in breakaways. Maybe he stands out because he's of an uncommon nationality, but props to the likes of him and Teklehaimanot for constantly going on breaks.

 

[Flamin]

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Gaviria was the last one to bridge to the front group and immediately started pulling. It doesn't look like he's on a bad form, maybe just unlucky in the first two stages.

I believe that was Richeze, no?

I think they were both, probably Richeze pulling for Gav. It didn't look particularly hard for them to bridge, i don't know how others didn't manage it.

Because you have max 5 seconds to react once the peloton breaks, then it's too late.

 

[Kazistuta]

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Whats up with the sputniks? Thought they should peak for the giro. Maybe we're in for a crazy Etna show followed by some serious clinic talk tuesday evening?

Grow up.

 

[Laplaz]

We need the Etna thread