2018 Giro d'Italia, stage 2: Haifa - Tel Aviv 167 km

[Sestriere]

Re:

I like how riders actually care about the jersey.

Campenaerts again but BMC doesn't let him. What are they doing? Trying to get a sprint? Is Dennis pretty fast or what?

Dennis has won reduced bunch sprints in the past, but tbh I don't know how it could work out in this situation..

 

[Samamba]

Re: Re:

I like how riders actually care about the jersey.

Campenaerts again but BMC doesn't let him. What are they doing? Trying to get a sprint? Is Dennis pretty fast or what?

Dennis has won reduced bunch sprints in the past, but tbh I don't know how it could work out in this situation..

Then it makes a bit more sense, but still.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Hivert was penalised 20 seconds in Yorkshire yesterday for vehicle drafting: I doubt it was as blatant as we have just seen Dumoulin do.

 

[El Pistolero]

Re:

Hivert was penalised 20 seconds in Yorkshire yesterday for vehicle drafting: I doubt it was as blatant as we have just seen Dumoulin do.

Cheating is allowed as long as Froome is riding. Don't complain.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Let's see what will happen when peloton goes back to the coast. Final 70 km may be interesting.

 

[rune1107]

BMC trying to catch the break before the intermediate.

 

[Laplaz]

Yeah, Dennis definetly wants the jersey.

 

[Red Rick]

Would BMC try to drop Campenaerts on the hill and then win the intermediate with Dennis?

 

[Poursuivant]

Froome losing time is the best thing that can happen for the race, he knows he will lose more in the long TT as well, so he has to attack, controlling isn’t enough.

 

[Popchu]

Re:

Would BMC try to drop Campenaerts on the hill and then win the intermediate with Dennis?

There's no need to drop Campenaerts though, if Dennis is the better sprinter.

 

[yetiyeti]

Is anyone watching Fubo cycling who might know who the announcers are?

 

[Red Rick]

Re:

Froome losing time is the best thing that can happen for the race, he knows he will lose more in the long TT as well, so he has to attack, controlling isn’t enough.

Froome in bad shape typically doesn't attack in any significant way either.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ugh... for a sec I feared Van Rensburg had hurt something in his back.

 

[wirral]

If the sprinters smell the big points at the second sprint (20 points and so on) then the first three positions are lost and Dumoulin keeps the jersey.

 

[Red Rick]

Never seen spectators leading out an uphill sprint

 

[Gigs_98]

I always love those sprints for the first mountain points in a gt. It's almost like the fight for a stage win between breakaway riders.

 

[Rollthedice]

I always love those sprints for the first mountain points in a gt. It's almost like the fight for a stage win between breakaway riders.

Yes, awesome BMC working for Bardiani, those Israeli cycling fans adding the local flavor to what they saw happening on Ventoux or Alpe.

 

[wirral]

Dog moving up.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Dennis in pink

 

[silvergrenade]

Nicely done by BMC

 

[rune1107]

Executed to perfection.

 

[Salvarani]

Campenaerts

 

[Durden93]

Great work by BMC. I’m not too familiar with crosswinds but I’m guessing when Dennis was on the right hand side of the picture he was protected from the wind?

 

[Kwibus]

Sunweb got rid of pink and BMC also happy. Win/win.

Allthough campenaerts doesnt agree..

 

[pastronef]

Re:

Nicely done by BMC

super job! they need tv time and lead jersey in their search for a 2019 sponsor!
bravo everybody