2018 Giro d'Italia stage 11: Assisi – Osimo 156 km

[TourOfSardinia]

Wow Visconti ordering a one man break
with Yates giving his approval

 

[Netserk]

A Wilier Triestina rider tries to bridge, a bit too late. The peloton orders an easy day.

 

[RedheadDane]

After all this fighting to get into the break everyone is suddenly happy with a two men break? Seriously?

It's the Giro. All the oxygen goes to the legs, brain oxygen levels get dangerously low

Well, for some teams it's smarter to have a few easily controlled riders out the front, than a lot of difficultly riders out the front...

 

[Netserk]

Don't expect much to happen the next two hours. See y'all later today.

 

[Red Rick]

After all this fighting to get into the break everyone is suddenly happy with a two men break? Seriously?

It's the Giro. All the oxygen goes to the legs, brain oxygen levels get dangerously low

Well, for some teams it's smarter to have a few easily controlled riders out the front, than a lot of difficultly riders out the front...

Yeah.

I think a few of the favorites for this stage could've tried in the breakaway anyway, but decided not to.

 

[Gigs_98]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

stop watching :razz:

 

[RedheadDane]

After all this fighting to get into the break everyone is suddenly happy with a two men break? Seriously?

It's the Giro. All the oxygen goes to the legs, brain oxygen levels get dangerously low

Well, for some teams it's smarter to have a few easily controlled riders out the front, than a lot of difficultly riders out the front...

Yeah.

I think a few of the favorites for this stage could've tried in the breakaway anyway, but decided not to.

Noticed that Astana rider in the front?
Others probably tried, but were caught.

 

[Laplaz]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

Well, we can'expect carnage every day...

 

[Gigs_98]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

Well, we can'expect carnage every day...

No but for the exact reason that there was carnage yesterday and that the gc teams don't want to chase I expected a huge breakaway today. It just puzzles me that so many teams are therefore satisfied with this break. Pretty much every team which is stagehunting should have tried to put a man in the break. And additionally riders which aren't that far down in the gc could have used that situation trying to snatch the pink jersey. These L'Aqulia like stages don't happen often however yesterday's stage was a perfect set up for one, but the set up simply wasn't used

 

[RedheadDane]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

Well, we can'expect carnage every day...

No but for the exact reason that there was carnage yesterday and that the gc teams don't want to chase I expected a huge breakaway today. It just puzzles me that so many teams are therefore satisfied with this break. Pretty much every team which is stagehunting should have tried to put a man in the break. And additionally riders which aren't that far down in the gc could have used that situation trying to snatch the pink jersey. These L'Aqulia like stages don't happen often however yesterday's stage was a perfect set up for one, but the set up simply wasn't used

The fact that there was carnage yesterday might be a reason the riders decided to take it a bit easy today; they're humans, you know. They're tired.

 

[Gigs_98]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

Well, we can'expect carnage every day...

No but for the exact reason that there was carnage yesterday and that the gc teams don't want to chase I expected a huge breakaway today. It just puzzles me that so many teams are therefore satisfied with this break. Pretty much every team which is stagehunting should have tried to put a man in the break. And additionally riders which aren't that far down in the gc could have used that situation trying to snatch the pink jersey. These L'Aqulia like stages don't happen often however yesterday's stage was a perfect set up for one, but the set up simply wasn't used

The fact that there was carnage yesterday might be a reason the riders decided to take it a bit easy today; they're humans, you know. They're tired.

I know and if the stage would have started with this break getting away at km 0 I would have understood it. But the furious pace on the first 30 kilometers showed that riders wanted to join the break but at some point they for some reason just gave up

 

[RedheadDane]

And then, at some point, they got tired(er). At one point they agreed that "This is enough!"

 

[Durden93]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

It has been good. The pace is high and the riders are pushing on.

 

[Robert5091]

This will get faster and faster ...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

when it's a sprint it's advantageous also for Yates ... more boni

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re:

Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?

Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?

 

[Red Rick]

I wonder where on the final hill Yates will want to go. With the last 300m or so being flat you don't want the likes of Battaglin on your wheel, and the steepest part is obvious where to go if you want to put in a decent time gap.

 

[SafeBet]

Re: Re:

Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?

Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?

Pantano?

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Re:

Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?

Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?

Pantano?

But can Pantano realistically beat guys like Yates, Wellens or Bartaglin? I doubt it. I think Brambilla is more likely although I'm also not sure if it's worth working for him

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Re: Re:

Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?

Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?

Pantano?

But can Pantano realistically beat guys like Yates, Wellens or Bartaglin? I doubt it. I think Brambilla is more likely although I'm also not sure if it's worth working for him

For either of them it would need to be an early move - say with 5 km to go - to have any chance

 

[Angliru]

Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today

Well, we can'expect carnage every day...

No but for the exact reason that there was carnage yesterday and that the gc teams don't want to chase I expected a huge breakaway today. It just puzzles me that so many teams are therefore satisfied with this break. Pretty much every team which is stagehunting should have tried to put a man in the break. And additionally riders which aren't that far down in the gc could have used that situation trying to snatch the pink jersey. These L'Aqulia like stages don't happen often however yesterday's stage was a perfect set up for one, but the set up simply wasn't used

The fact that there was carnage yesterday might be a reason the riders decided to take it a bit easy today; they're humans, you know. They're tired.

From what I've read from some of the rider quotes about yesterday's stage it was fast and hard from the start. Everyone is likely cooked and needing of a respite.

 

[SafeBet]

Ciao Michele

 

[Breh]

Re: Re:

Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?

Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?

Brambilla appearently