Little group of GC guys to come in together behind the break - the Yates come back to continue like Roglic's wheelsucking.
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SafeBet said:Will Bahrein be the only team willing to control the stage. Because if that's the case I can see the break taking it. De Gendt?
yeah, they'll probably send someone for team classification anyway - but still do the work behind.Pantani_lives said:Movistar should send Amador in the break, forcing Lotto-Jumbo to work anyway. There's no rule against attacking if you have the pink jersey in tour team.
Peloton would be smaller than during Il Lombardia so I don't understand the problem with going over it.Valv.Piti said:Shortcut and shortcut..... But yeah, you can go higher up on the normal road or go left on a trinity little goat track to the tunes of 2 km at 15%. Yes, I have done that with gears that demanded me to dance on the pedals live Contador did in his later higher (few RPM). Simply just a brutal climb and understandable why it isn't in to some extent this year.Red Rick said:By the way I never realised that the Muro was a shortcut, not an extension
The peloton would, but the whole caravan wouldn't. Considering there is a significant problem there even for Lombardia (remember the traffic jam on top last year?), it's no wonder they'd rather not.Red Rick said:Peloton would be smaller than during Il Lombardia so I don't understand the problem with going over it.
How much of a problem would it be to only have moto's go over the muro while all the cars and stuff take the detour over the Colma di Sormano?Eshnar said:The peloton would, but the whole caravan wouldn't. Considering there is a significant problem there even for Lombardia (remember the traffic jam on top last year?), it's no wonder they'd rather not.Red Rick said:Peloton would be smaller than during Il Lombardia so I don't understand the problem with going over it.
Red Rick said:I just dont understand
Poursuivant said:Two man break is a big surprise, I thought there’d be war and a massive group.
SafeBet said:Will Bahrein be the only team willing to control the stage. Because if that's the case I can see the break taking it. De Gendt?