Red Rick said:
Gigs_98 said:
Red Rick said:
Gigs_98 said:
I don't know, maybe I'm too pessimistic but I think everyone expecting fireworks will be disappointed. Domestiques are fresh, there is only one proper climb the whole day and frankly there is too little to gain to make taking those risks worth it. Like how big do you think gaps could be? If the stage works out absolutely brilliantly for a gc contender I still don't see him gaining more than 30 seconds on most other gc riders but for that you have to ride 20 kilometers on the flat using huge amounts of energy with three days in a row looming which all look more important than this one.
That's why you cram every single one of yer teammates in teh breakaway
Is that worth it though? I'd really save them for the following stages instead of letting them waste their energy on a stage where most likely nothing big is gonna happen anyway.
You can also increase gaps on the flat.
Friday is a pretty straightforward MTF in that regard, and Saturday could well be everything together on the San Carlo.
Man, I don't know. Of course if there is complete mayhem someone who is in front might be hard to catch for small groups behind or there could be tactical games behind, but I mean full mayhem? How often do we see full mayhem on the first mountain stage, how often do we see mayhem if there isn't a mtf, how often do we see full mayhem if additionally there are twenty flat kilometers at the end and how often do we see mayhem on a stage with three harder days following. I just don't see it.
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