2018 Giro d'Italia - STAGE 3: Be'er Sheva – Eilat 229 km

[DNP-Old]

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Betancur was in the peloton after all. Campenaerts doesnt seem to be

He's rumoured to have lost 1:15.

I thought he came in with the peloton?

That's what I thought, and the provisional standings have him tenth, but a Spanish journo insisted he lost 1:15 today. We'll see.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

 

[the delgados]

Sasha Modolo (sp?) serves as a perfect reminder of how hard it is to win a sprint.
Yesterday he missed a pedal stroke or two and his rivals were gone. He got boxed in a little, but it was his fault.
Today he missed at least one pedal stroke, and it was race over.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Anyway, now a rest day and then 2 cool hilly stages

 

[silvergrenade]

Re: Re:

Betancur was in the peloton after all. Campenaerts doesnt seem to be

He's rumoured to have lost 1:15.

I thought he came in with the peloton?

That's what I thought, and the provisional standings have him tenth, but a Spanish journo insisted he lost 1:15 today. We'll see.

https://twitter.com/Alpe__dHuez/status/993143753396375555

 

[Alexandre B.]

See you the day after tomorrow for La Grande Partenza.

 

[Akuryo]

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Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

He moved from the left barrier to the other side of the road to block Viviani and only an elbow stopped him.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Re: Re:

Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

He moved from the left barrier to the other side of the road to block Viviani and only an elbow stopped him.

Well, its a sprint involving hardmen. Viviani knows what to do. Nothing happened.
Strong winner.

 

[Brullnux]

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Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

It just wasn't though, was it. The rule is that you can't change your line. Bennett quite clearly did.

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

It just wasn't though, was it. The rule is that you can't change your line. Bennett quite clearly did.

Twas a pretty straight line across the road for the majority of his sprint

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Thank god this part of the giro is over. Not just because I'm against the giro in Israel but mostly because those horrible flat stages are finally over. Now give me some hilly Italian roads

The thing is, if you ignore the politics (and I appreciate that is a difficult ask for many), there is the potential to put together an AWESOME race in Israel. The terrain is there, and the options are there.

But just like with Italy in 2014 and even the Netherlands two years ago, it seems like the Giro has taken to trying to produce the absolute least selective openings possible. I'm really dead set against this "three stages to open the race with the only one of any relevance being on Friday, and the weekend stages being sprints" format they're seemingly set on introducing, since they actively sought out the least interesting courses in Ireland / Northern Ireland too, avoiding some genuine options to make the race interesting and instead serving up utter dreck. Even with Gelderland, there's more that could have been done to not make the stages two complete wastes of days.

 

[Brullnux]

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Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

It just wasn't though, was it. The rule is that you can't change your line. Bennett quite clearly did.

Twas a pretty straight line across the road for the majority of his sprint

You're right. Maybe the moment when he broke the rules is when he ended up going towards the finish line rather than towards the barrier, in so doing changing his line.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I wasn't watching at the time of the first intermediate sprint, but I note the CN text commentary:

12:55:05 CEST

Viviani squeezed Modolo against the barriers, closing the door on the EF rider to make sure he hit the line first.

Maybe he shouldn't complain too loudly about Bennett, lest the commissaires check all the sprint tapes.

 

[DNP-Old]

Re: Re:

Betancur was in the peloton after all. Campenaerts doesnt seem to be

He's rumoured to have lost 1:15.

I thought he came in with the peloton?

That's what I thought, and the provisional standings have him tenth, but a Spanish journo insisted he lost 1:15 today. We'll see.

https://twitter.com/Alpe__dHuez/status/993143753396375555

Yeah, 't was Pedrero.

 

[Velolover2]

GC battle up next? 900 m at 8,5%? Could even be a Dumoulin vs. Froome battle. Simon Yates is my favorite.

 

[Carols]

Thank god this part of the giro is over. Not just because I'm against the giro in Israel but mostly because those horrible flat stages are finally over. Now give me some hilly Italian roads

Thank goodness indeed!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1km at 8/9% is too punchy for both Froome and Dumoulin.

Expect a guy like Wellens or something. Possible time gains for guys like Pozzovivo and Yates here

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Turns out Betancur didn't lose any time after all. Ciccone on the other hand lost 5 minutes.

 

[Brullnux]

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GC battle up next? 900 m at 8,5%? Could even be a Dumoulin vs. Froome battle. Simon Yates is my favorite.

I doubt it will be gc per se. Froome and Dumoulin will be involved but not actively searching to win, just to avoid losing time. People like Ulissi or Wellens are favourites, Yates too.

Edit: I hope ciccone is just going for mountains or stages, and he isn't injured.

 

[Velolover2]

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1km at 8/9% is too punchy for both Froome and Dumoulin.

Expect a guy like Wellens or something. Possible time gains for guys like Pozzovivo and Yates here

I was looking for puncheurs for this stage but it's hard to find qualified candidates.

Mads Pedersen might surprise. He isn't bad in an uphill sprint.

 

[Netserk]

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Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

It just wasn't though, was it. The rule is that you can't change your line. Bennett quite clearly did.

No, it's not. It's only against the rules if you endanger others by changing your line.

And it really is pathetic to hear how he should be disqualified from the race. Relegation would be fair though.

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

It just wasn't though, was it. The rule is that you can't change your line. Bennett quite clearly did.

No, it's not. It's only against the rules if you endanger others by changing your line.

And it really is pathetic to hear how he should be disqualified from the race. Relegation would be fair though.

Which he did do. I'm not saying he should be kicked out, but he definitely should be relegated.

 

[movingtarget]

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1km at 8/9% is too punchy for both Froome and Dumoulin.

Expect a guy like Wellens or something. Possible time gains for guys like Pozzovivo and Yates here

I was looking for puncheurs for this stage but it's hard to find qualified candidates.

Mads Pedersen might surprise. He isn't bad in an uphill sprint.

Not only aren't there many quality sprinters but not too many hill specialists either. Odd. Betancur ? Probably too short for Pozzo.

 

[movingtarget]

Re: Re:

Bennets sprint looked looked within the rules for me. Minor incident. Moving on.

It just wasn't though, was it. The rule is that you can't change your line. Bennett quite clearly did.

No, it's not. It's only against the rules if you endanger others by changing your line.

And it really is pathetic to hear how he should be disqualified from the race. Relegation would be fair though.

Which he did do. I'm not saying he should be kicked out, but he definitely should be relegated.

A fine would be enough. If he won the stage he would have been relegated.

 

[Velolover2]

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1km at 8/9% is too punchy for both Froome and Dumoulin.

Expect a guy like Wellens or something. Possible time gains for guys like Pozzovivo and Yates here

I was looking for puncheurs for this stage but it's hard to find qualified candidates.

Mads Pedersen might surprise. He isn't bad in an uphill sprint.

Not only aren't there many quality sprinters but not too many hill specialists either. Odd. Betancur ? Probably too short for Pozzo.

True. Wellens is a hill specialist but not really a uphill sprinter. Too hard for Stybar?

Rohan Dennis himself might be a candidate.