2019 Giro d'Italia Stage 11: Carpi - Novi Ligure 206 km

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[IndianCyclist]

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Ackerman gave a great leadout for Ewen

Peloton safe and sound, though!

Ackermann is the best leadout man so far

 

[Poursuivant]

Vegni won’t have a daft first two weeks again, this has been waaaay too much.

 

[movingtarget]

Good win for Ewan. Pretty easy.Surprised to see Ackermann up there. He must be sore.

 

[tobydawq]

Good job by Nippo-Vini Fantini! Getting 11th, 12th and 14th.

 

[luckyboy]

Ackermann going 250m into a headwind. Just like stage 3...

Viviani just isn't good against top tier competition, I think.
Last year he was againt Bennett and then the best sprinters were Modolo, Mareczko, Van Poppel, Belletti.
Ewan, Demare, Ackermann and Gaviria when he was here is a world above in terms of quality competition.

 

[shalgo]

Is Sean Bennett getting involved with the sprints just to mess with our heads when we see a S. Bennett in the results? I never really thought of him as a sprinter before now.

 

[Anderis]

Nice to see Sean Bennett in the top10. As someone above said, he is not a typical sprinter so to see him involved in the sprints in his first ever GT means he seems to cope well with GT levels of fatigue, which bodes well for his future development.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

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Nice to see Sean Bennett in the top10. As someone above said, he is not a typical sprinter so to see him involved in the sprints in his first ever GT means he seems to cope well with GT levels of fatigue, which bodes well for his future development.

I would wager that the Giro thus far does not reflect normal GT levels of fatigue...

 

[search]

yeah, and 10th in GT sprint is always a good result of course, but it's not like he had to beat many sprinters (that didn't crash yesterday) to achieve that, to be honest.

 

[del1962]

How many DNS tomorrow?

 

[tobydawq]

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How many DNS tomorrow?

Probably 2.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I watched the final 8km. CCC actually tried to form a short sprint train, but hit the front too early.
Ewan is probably the most explosive sprinter, so technical finals or a headwind on the finishing straight are great news for him.

 

[IndianCyclist]

Viviani has lost his mojo after relegation

 

[Rollthedice]

Now the excitement of watching if Demare will make the time cuts.

 

[johnymax]

Nice sprint Ewan.

Stage 12 is here guys, stage 12 is here

 

[Anderis]

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Nice to see Sean Bennett in the top10. As someone above said, he is not a typical sprinter so to see him involved in the sprints in his first ever GT means he seems to cope well with GT levels of fatigue, which bodes well for his future development.

I would wager that the Giro thus far does not reflect normal GT levels of fatigue...

yeah, and 10th in GT sprint is always a good result of course, but it's not like he had to beat many sprinters (that didn't crash yesterday) to achieve that, to be honest.

Calm down, we're talking about a neo-pro who hasn't been expected to show anything special this year. It's not that easy to hold wheels and finish top10 in a sprint stage in a middle of a GT if you're a neo-pro and not a pure sprinter or one-in-generation talent.

This result doesn't necessarily forecast big things for him in the future but at least is an indication he has the potential to be a competent pro which is positive enough for a guy who wasn't regularly fighting for wins at u-23 level. I've seen more experienced guys with more sprint-oriented skillset failing to finish inside top10 in stages/races they were supposed to perform. The recent form of his team-mate Sacha Modolo is a good example.

 

[search]

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How many DNS tomorrow?

Probably 2.

de Buyst was confirmed to abandon the race as well, but maybe he'll stay around until the rest day. What about Mareczko?

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

How many DNS tomorrow?

Probably 2.

de Buyst was confirmed to abandon the race as well, but maybe he'll stay around until the rest day. What about Mareczko?

Oh, I didn't know about De Buyst.

Mareczko is not really a big enough name to just leave the race because he doesn't want to ride in the mountains, I would say.

I think he will abandon on Friday but I guess he at least is going to try to ride. I may be wrong, though.

 

[luckyboy]

Viviani and Ewan have abandoned.

 

[Red Rick]

Petition to scrap results of those who abandon Giro for later goals

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Re: Re:

Nice to see Sean Bennett in the top10. As someone above said, he is not a typical sprinter so to see him involved in the sprints in his first ever GT means he seems to cope well with GT levels of fatigue, which bodes well for his future development.

I would wager that the Giro thus far does not reflect normal GT levels of fatigue...

yeah, and 10th in GT sprint is always a good result of course, but it's not like he had to beat many sprinters (that didn't crash yesterday) to achieve that, to be honest.

Calm down, we're talking about a neo-pro who hasn't been expected to show anything special this year. It's not that easy to hold wheels and finish top10 in a sprint stage in a middle of a GT if you're a neo-pro and not a pure sprinter or one-in-generation talent.

This result doesn't necessarily forecast big things for him in the future but at least is an indication he has the potential to be a competent pro which is positive enough for a guy who wasn't regularly fighting for wins at u-23 level. I've seen more experienced guys with more sprint-oriented skillset failing to finish inside top10 in stages/races they were supposed to perform. The recent form of his team-mate Sacha Modolo is a good example.

Fair enough. I know that the bike race is made up of more than the all-stars. As your working your way up the ladder, your victories are the top-10 and top-5 results. I hope he is proud of his performance, and he should be.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Mareczko is also really hard to deal with, the guy refused to finish the Giro when Scinto wanted him to ride the whole gt as a learning experience.

 

[Mayomaniac]

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Petition to scrap results of those who abandon Giro for later goals

Lol, my dad always used to say the same abou Cipos stage wins at the Tour.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Is the boring stuff over, so I can join you watching the Giro again?