Chavez is SO lucky Viviani got caught behind too...... Quickstep is pretty much saving Chavez's Giro right now
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Waterloo Sunrise said:DNP-Old said:I can sense an agenda in this post.Waterloo Sunrise said:Peloton needs to push on now and make the sprinter teams give up on the stage. A stitch in time saves 9.
Every single person posting either wants Chaves to get back, or not get back. If you didn't care, you'd have no reason to watch. What a daft post.
ontheroad said:You'd have to wonder how the other teams have allowed the Chaves group back in having had 3 minutes on him at one stage. Daft.
ontheroad said:Ticker errors again, they had the gap at 0.20 now it's back up to 1:20.
Broccolidwarf said:Chavez is SO lucky Viviani got caught behind too...... Quickstep is pretty much saving Chavez's Giro right now
Stella0596 said:Would be a shame if he returns though, it would totally change the Giro if he didn't.
Blanco said:Stella0596 said:Would be a shame if he returns though, it would totally change the Giro if he didn't.
It would be a shame if he doesn't return, especially if he crashed indeed.
ontheroad said:You'd have to wonder how the other teams have allowed the Chaves group back in having had 3 minutes on him at one stage. Daft.
It shouldn't be hard should it? The tunnels are probably messing up the GPS, should just remove the time gaps until they can verify its accuracy again.Waterloo Sunrise said:GPS is roughly as useful as a random number generator - can the host broadcaster not just do a proper time check on a notable point, they have cameras with both groups
ruamruam said:Does anyone know if there are any sprinters left in the front group?
Waterloo Sunrise said:GPS is roughly as useful as a random number generator - can the host broadcaster not just do a proper time check on a notable point, they have cameras with both groups
I don't think it works like that. It takes the time gap from how long it takes the chasing group to reach the same point as the lead group. Problem is that the gap is taken from motos who are zooming up the road, then braking heavily at various points. And then occasional losses of signal from tunnels, or problem relaying data, just makes it a mess.seldon71 said:Waterloo Sunrise said:GPS is roughly as useful as a random number generator - can the host broadcaster not just do a proper time check on a notable point, they have cameras with both groups
ABSOLUTAMENTE!
Doesn't GPS basically measure how long it will take from group behind to reach the point where group ahead is at a moment - IF going on steady speed.
Thus everytime peloton hits an uphill, the gps is frantically deducting seconds and contra-effect on peloton getting to downhill...
seldon71 said:Waterloo Sunrise said:GPS is roughly as useful as a random number generator - can the host broadcaster not just do a proper time check on a notable point, they have cameras with both groups
ABSOLUTAMENTE!
Doesn't GPS basically measure how long it will take from group behind to reach the point where group ahead is at a moment - IF going on steady speed.
Thus everytime peloton hits an uphill, the gps is frantically deducting seconds and contra-effect on peloton getting to downhill...
Zoophonic said:Broccolidwarf said:Chavez is SO lucky Viviani got caught behind too...... Quickstep is pretty much saving Chavez's Giro right now
Well I’m glad he is getting back in. It wouldn’t have been for the race to lose a GC contender in such circumstances. And I say that rooting for Yates
Netserk said:It hasn't been confirmed, but given that Bora helps out, maybe Bennett is there.
ontheroad said:[quote="ruamruam":2anil6k4]Does anyone know if there are any sprinters left in the front group?