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

[yaco]

Moschetti could also surprise on this type of finish.

 

[Robert5091]

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Edit - see the Breakaway King De Gendt is already more then 13 minutes down, so he's saving himself for something.

The Breakaway King has been transformed into a working horse for Caleb Ewan.

With the way the GC is, the big chance of Ewan sprinting for the stage plus it not being very lumpy, I would not expect De Gendt to give it a go.

 

[Robert5091]

Forecast for Frascati today

Showers early, then cloudy in the afternoon. High 17C. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.

Which means a tailwind for the stage apart from the last 20 km or so when they turn west towards the finish at Frascati when it's a crosswind from the right.

 

[Cinemaniak]

So weird not one of you have mentioned Arnaud Demare, it's his ideal kind of finish. He has won a very similar race at Paris-Nice last year in Meudon, maybe even a bit harder.

It was a hilly and bad weather..

 

[SafeBet]

Matteo Moschetti will win this bike race.

 

[Lequack]

 

[hammerthaim]

De Plus for the win.

 

[MartinGT]

Do people think Roglic wants to keep the jersey for the full 3 weeks?

 

[Lequack]

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Do people think Roglic wants to keep the jersey for the full 3 weeks?

I don't think Jumbo would mind lending it but with the sprinter teams a breakaway is just not happening anytime soon.

 

[Cinemaniak]

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Do people think Roglic wants to keep the jersey for the full 3 weeks?

For now it looks good for publicity and sending a clear message to the rest of the pack that they are a team that can controle a race. But keeping it is never the goal, they want it in Verona.

 

[Robert5091]

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Do people think Roglic wants to keep the jersey for the full 3 weeks?

For now it looks good for publicity and sending a clear message to the rest of the pack that they are a team that can controle a race. But keeping it is never the goal, they want it in Verona.

Exactly, there are 4 teams who want a sprint finish so Jumbo can just go along for the ride.

 

[Red Rick]

This finish in the Vuelta last year had Sagan vs Valverde and nobody close.

I think we'll see GC guys in the top 10 behind guys like Ulissi and Battaglin

 

[King Boonen]

Tomorrow almost a guaranteed sprint finish and Thursday and Friday look like rest days for the sprinters (in terms of stage wins) so I can see a few teams wanting to try and make sure the bunch gets to the end together. I think as a one day race this would be too hard for the sprinters, but in a GT I reckon they'll be there at the end. Whether they have the legs to challenge on the finish will be interesting.

 

[Robert5091]

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So weird not one of you have mentioned Arnaud Demare, it's his ideal kind of finish. He has won a very similar race at Paris-Nice last year in Meudon, maybe even a bit harder.

It was a hilly and bad weather..

Today's Giro stage is 100 km longer and if he repeats this move -

the jury might be busy again.

 

[WKA311]

Ulissi vs Ewan

 

[ice&fire]

I've driven and walked up those last 2km a few times. I can't see the sprinters doing much there.

 

[Laplaz]

Break:
Marco Frapporti (Androni-Sidermec), Mirco Maestri (Bardiani-CSF), Damiano Cima (Nippo-Fantini-Faizanè)

They have 10 minutes on the bunch

 

[ice&fire]

It will be interesting to see who chases... and what they get at the end.

 

[HelloDolly]

FDJ think Demare can do it

 

[King Boonen]

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FDJ think Demare can do it

Looks like Lotto think Ewan can too.

 

[MartinGT]

Ewan was great on Hatta Dam.

Nizzolo got a chance today?

 

[Robert5091]

Sh*t there's still 120 km to go - these sprint trains could be well p**ped before the finish

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Why is Moschetti mentioned by some as a potential winner today? Isn't he too bad of a climber to be in contention?

 

[King Boonen]

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Why is Moschetti mentioned by some as a potential winner today? Isn't he too bad of a climber to be in contention?

2s behind Ewan on Hatta Dam. If Ewan is a contender then Moschetti probably deserves a mention too.

 

[spalco]

Looks like a nice day for cycling anyway. Was there supposed to be bad weather at the start or towards the finish?