2019 Giro d'Italia, stage 4: Orbetello - Frascati 235km

[HelloDolly]

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Yates crashed, got up and only managed to lose 16 seconds ...he is strong

Conflicting reports? Matt White said none of their riders crashed.

Yates on camera to ES UK said he crashed and is bandaged

 

[jaylew]

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Yates crashed, got up and only managed to lose 16 seconds ...he is strong

Conflicting reports? Matt White said none of their riders crashed.

Yates on camera to ES UK said he crashed and is bandaged

I wonder which crash? Apparently there were several out there, not all of which were shown.

 

[yaco]

The important thing from a Mitchelton Scott perspective is Chaves finished with Yates which suggests he's in form.

 

[HelloDolly]

Landa was with Nibali,Yates , etc but fell at a roundabout according to Sciandri

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Team solidarity is all well and good, but what help did anyone think that Sam Oomen was going to offer to Dumoulin in limping to the line that was worth him blowing his top ten/white jersey ambitions for?

 

[markene2]

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Yates crashed, got up and only managed to lose 16 seconds ...he is strong

Conflicting reports? Matt White said none of their riders crashed.

Yates on camera to ES UK said he crashed and is bandaged

I wonder which crash? Apparently there were several out there, not all of which were shown.

Not the last one(the one ineos caused) thats for sure, just watched the replay.

 

[armchairclimber]

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Team solidarity is all well and good, but what help did anyone think that Sam Oomen was going to offer to Dumoulin in limping to the line that was worth him blowing his top ten/white jersey ambitions for?

My thoughts exactly. Unless he was just thinking "Ah well, there's the Tour de France".

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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Team solidarity is all well and good, but what help did anyone think that Sam Oomen was going to offer to Dumoulin in limping to the line that was worth him blowing his top ten/white jersey ambitions for?

I doubt he's in top shape. Re-routed to this race and couldn't crack the top 100 in the TT

 

[jaylew]

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Yates crashed, got up and only managed to lose 16 seconds ...he is strong

Conflicting reports? Matt White said none of their riders crashed.

Yates on camera to ES UK said he crashed and is bandaged

I wonder which crash? Apparently there were several out there, not all of which were shown.

Not the last one(the one ineos caused) thats for sure, just watched the replay.

I wonder if he was in an early crash

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

Frustrating. But no one ever said pro cycling was fair.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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I have no idea how Vincenzo avoided to crash... must have teleported.

Nibali teleportation hack confirmed, plz ban him from the server

 

[Anderis]

I think UAE made a mistake setting pace for Ulissi instead of trying to use their numbers to attack. There were barely any domestiques left when they hit the front with 3 riders. There was a big chance for hesitation in the group and a successful attack at that point.

 

[Gigs_98]

Not saying Nibali is gonna win this giro...but if he does I can already see the memes

 

[Laplaz]

Someone knows if Nibali crashed? Or simply held up?

 

[tobydawq]

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Someone knows if Nibali crashed? Or simply held up?

He was right behind Puccio who was the first one to fall. Him not falling must have been a Sagan jumping over Cancellara kind of moment. Unfortunately the heli shot don't show his non-fall. But he was definitely held up there.

 

[Red Rick]

So DQS was riding for Viviani to contest the sprint?

But instead dropped and lost over a minute?

 

[Squire]

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Okay, then let's just say that three flat stages have worn Roglic completely down. The Roglic that won uphill sprints with his fingers in his nose last week and who destroyed the entire field in the opening time trial.

Veeeeery plausible.

You're acting as if a) the sprinting field at Romandie was world class and b) like those finishes and stages were as easy as today. He was beaten today by five more explosive riders, including two out and out sprinters, on a false flat. It is very plausible that he just didn't have it in him to beat them. A week ago Geraint Thomas was coming third and a washed up rui costa second - surely you can see the difference?

If Carapaz had not won, I very much would have been able to see the difference.

Carapaz has proven on several occasions that he's not a bad sprinter for a climber. His results indicate that he's comparatively better in flat sprints than uphill ones, for some reason.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

That was one hell of a finale after a dreadfully long day.

Congrats to Carapaz who attack at the right moment.

 

[Jagartrott]

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So DQS was riding for Viviani to contest the sprint?

But instead dropped and lost over a minute?

Probably more Jungels than Viviani. Viviani in case the hill wasn't raced.

 

[tobydawq]

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Okay, then let's just say that three flat stages have worn Roglic completely down. The Roglic that won uphill sprints with his fingers in his nose last week and who destroyed the entire field in the opening time trial.

Veeeeery plausible.

You're acting as if a) the sprinting field at Romandie was world class and b) like those finishes and stages were as easy as today. He was beaten today by five more explosive riders, including two out and out sprinters, on a false flat. It is very plausible that he just didn't have it in him to beat them. A week ago Geraint Thomas was coming third and a washed up rui costa second - surely you can see the difference?

If Carapaz had not won, I very much would have been able to see the difference.

Carapaz has proven on several occasions that he's not a bad sprinter for a climber. His results indicate that he's comparatively better in flat sprints than uphill ones, for some reason.

When? I've just been going through his results the last few seasons and have literally not been able to find one piece of evidence that supports that notion.

But obviously he is quite punchy - otherwise he would not have won today.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Rollthedice]

Any details about the second crash?

 

[Lequack]

More drama yet, from Landa.
Translation:
Tremendous anger of Mikel Landa! "Yates is a ***, he threw me in a roundabout, he goes like crazy" The Movistar broker spoke with @JAEzquerro

https://as.com/ciclismo/2019/05/14/giro_italia/1557854642_011321.html

 

[Climbing]

Yates crashed indeed, he said that himself in an interview, hit his hip and elbow I think (he was bandaged in the interview).
Btw it's just me or the forum keeps crashing and being unavailable for lengths of time, kinda every day?!
Is there any fix or is it common?

 

[Red Rick]

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Yates crashed indeed, he said that himself in an interview, hit his hip and elbow I think.
Btw it's just me or the forum keeps crashing and being unavailable for lengths of time, kinda every day?!
Is there any fix or is it common?

Sadly it's a common thing we've been telling managment about for a while now and nothing keeps happening