2018 Giro d'Italia stage 12: Osimo - Imola 214 km

[TourOfSardinia]

GC invariant

 

[fauniera]

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Great stuff, this is the difference between the Giro and the Tour.

This.

 

[craigmalone]

Looking at Bennett's girlfriend and I should have become a sprinter. Lucky guy

 

[More Strides than Rides]

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Great stuff, this is the difference between the Giro and the Tour.

This.

But don't you think fully loaded sprint teams -the kind we expect in the tour- would have kept it controlled?

This stage was awesome, but I don't want the formula for awesome racing to be "all the best sprinters and leadouts are racing somewhere else"

 

[carton]

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No way a sprinter wins this lol

Oops

Betancur doing a great job helping in those last 700m

Yeah, if he'd have taken just one pull in the last 3km then the two probably would have stayed away.

He was on the limit, he actually got gapped with about 3km to go. If he had a little more left he would've at least tried to get on Bennett's wheel.

Well done by Bennett, way to earn a win.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Looking at Bennett's girlfriend and I should have become a sprinter. Lucky guy

Yeah she is incredibly hot. Still wouldn't wanna be a sprinter for various reasons tho.

 

[Simurgh]

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Looking at Bennett's girlfriend and I should have become a sprinter. Lucky guy

Second that!!

I just got to see the last 20 kilometers, but some great racing we got! I love the rain for the potential for carnage it brings!

 

[movingtarget]

Bennett looking better in the second week.

 

[Breh]

Another nice stage!

I hope we finally get another decent sprint tomorrow though.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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Bennett looking better in the second week.

Whereas Viviani might be sick to get dropped twice before they even reached the climb. What a turn around

 

[staubsauger]

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Looking at Bennett's girlfriend and I should have become a sprinter. Lucky guy

Second that!!

Cav agrees!

 

[WheelofGear]

I think most girls find the sprinter body more attractive than the climber body, tbh.

Bad news for us who likes to ride uphill.

 

[DFA123]

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No way a sprinter wins this lol

Oops

Betancur doing a great job helping in those last 700m

Yeah, if he'd have taken just one pull in the last 3km then the two probably would have stayed away.

He was on the limit, he actually got gapped with about 3km to go. If he had a little more left he would've at least tried to get on Bennett's wheel.

Well done by Bennett, way to earn a win.

Yep, it's not really his fault if his legs are empty, but I can understand why Mohoric would be pissed off with him.

 

[EroicaStradeBianche]

Ulissi not delivering in this Giro in line with the UAE season

 

[craigmalone]

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I think most girls find the sprinter body more attractive than the climber body, tbh.

Bad news for us who likes to ride uphill.

Ya, or those who have us who have bodies that help downhills go faster

Turns out I've mutual friends with Sam Bennett's on Facebook. Think I just found Sagan's actual Facebook account too cos of it

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Bennett looking better in the second week.

I think the form was there - both the speed and on the hills - but he was too eager to get his first GT stages and kept going too early in the first sprints. Once he relaxed it’s a different story.

 

[capuldemetal]

today's speed 45 kph...saturday it will hurt..

 

[fauniera]

Points competition is getting closer.

Viviani 184 pts
Bennett 162 pts

Noone else over 100 points.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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Ulissi not delivering in this Giro in line with the UAE season

UAE a huge disappointment in this race. Aru not being good, Ulissi invisible...

 

[Laplaz]

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Ulissi not delivering in this Giro in line with the UAE season

UAE a huge disappointment in this race. Aru not being good, Ulissi invisible...

Indeed. Only Conti showed something the ITT and in Caltagirone.

 

[EroicaStradeBianche]

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Ulissi not delivering in this Giro in line with the UAE season

UAE a huge disappointment in this race. Aru not being good, Ulissi invisible...

All the season I would say. Kristoff, D. Martin, Rui Costa, Atapuma and Polanc have done pretty nothing. Mohoric left them and it's flying, Guardini made his only season with 0 victories with them last year, Cunego and Pozzato faded at Lampre (it's the same management) but now they don't have anymore the excuse of being a low budget team

 

[May0maniac]

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Ulissi not delivering in this Giro in line with the UAE season

UAE a huge disappointment in this race. Aru not being good, Ulissi invisible...

All the season I would say. Kristoff, D. Martin, Rui Costa, Atapuma and Polanc have done pretty nothing. Mohoric left them and it's flying, Guardini made his only season with 0 victories with them last year, Cunego and Pozzato faded at Lampre (it's the same management) but now they don't have anymore the excuse of being a low budget team

Apparently Saronni wants to sign Luca Guercilena as the new manager to replace them.

 

[search]

Points competition is getting closer.

Viviani 184 pts
Bennett 162 pts

Noone else over 100 points.

there are another 40 on the table for Ballerini tomorrow though

 

[EroicaStradeBianche]

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Ulissi not delivering in this Giro in line with the UAE season

UAE a huge disappointment in this race. Aru not being good, Ulissi invisible...

All the season I would say. Kristoff, D. Martin, Rui Costa, Atapuma and Polanc have done pretty nothing. Mohoric left them and it's flying, Guardini made his only season with 0 victories with them last year, Cunego and Pozzato faded at Lampre (it's the same management) but now they don't have anymore the excuse of being a low budget team

Apparently Saronni wants to sign Luca Guercilena as the new manager to replace them.

What has Guercilena done except from being Cancellara's coach? Built a team for the Giro where the only relevant rider is Bambilla? Androni looks like a WT compared to Trek at this Giro. Bar Stuyven Trek has done nothing this season.
I remember also Contador going to the Vuelta with a team of ruleurs... these are not tactical problems of the Ds, these are poor-management related problems. Saronni and Guercilena should ask themselves a few question...

 

[Gigs_98]

Just watched the final 30 kilometers and that was great. Had a little heart attack when the Eurosport Germany commentator said it was Konrad who won and was pretty disappointed when I saw it was Bennett

Anyway, the last three days really gave me the giro 2015 vibes with something happening every day. Grand tour racing just like it should be