Red Rick said:It's the Giro. All the oxygen goes to the legs, brain oxygen levels get dangerously lowGigs_98 said:After all this fighting to get into the break everyone is suddenly happy with a two men break? Seriously?
Yeah.RedheadDane said:Red Rick said:It's the Giro. All the oxygen goes to the legs, brain oxygen levels get dangerously lowGigs_98 said:After all this fighting to get into the break everyone is suddenly happy with a two men break? Seriously?
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...
Red Rick said:Yeah.RedheadDane said:Red Rick said:It's the Giro. All the oxygen goes to the legs, brain oxygen levels get dangerously lowGigs_98 said:After all this fighting to get into the break everyone is suddenly happy with a two men break? Seriously?
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...
I think a few of the favorites for this stage could've tried in the breakaway anyway, but decided not to.
Well, we can'expect carnage every day...Gigs_98 said:Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today![]()
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 usedLaplaz said:Well, we can'expect carnage every day...Gigs_98 said:Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today![]()
Gigs_98 said: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 usedLaplaz said:Well, we can'expect carnage every day...Gigs_98 said:Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today![]()
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 upRedheadDane said:Gigs_98 said: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 usedLaplaz said:Well, we can'expect carnage every day...Gigs_98 said:Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today![]()
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 said:Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today![]()
Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?Eyeballs Out said:Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?
Pantano?Dekker_Tifosi said:Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?Eyeballs Out said:Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?
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 himSafeBet said:Pantano?Dekker_Tifosi said:Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?Eyeballs Out said:Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?
For either of them it would need to be an early move - say with 5 km to go - to have any chanceGigs_98 said: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 himSafeBet said:Pantano?Dekker_Tifosi said:Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?Eyeballs Out said:Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?
RedheadDane said:Gigs_98 said: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 usedLaplaz said:Well, we can'expect carnage every day...Gigs_98 said:Ugh, really hoped for a good stage today![]()
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.
Brambilla appearentlyDekker_Tifosi said:Well they have a realistic chance with.. wait..who?Eyeballs Out said:Do Trek think they can win this stage somehow ?