2019 Giro d'Italia, stage 6: Cassino - San Giovanni R. 238km

[Cinemaniak]

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Can Valerio Conti win this Giro?

No, but he can win today's stage and take the maglia rosa. Hopefully he does.

He could hold the jersey until the big mountains start, last year he finished 12th in the Dauphine after ridong a decent Giro and while working as a domestique for Dan Martin. In 2017 he also finished 12th in a rather hard TdS after riding a good Giro.

I think Roglic is going to reclaim it after that first time trial. I can see Conti losing 2,5 minutes to Primoz

 

[TourOfSardinia]

splits in the group!

 

[Pharazon]

Zzzzz ZZzzz Zzzzzz

 

[tobydawq]

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Zzzzz ZZzzz Zzzzzz

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Have you watched the sport before?

 

[Pharazon]

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Zzzzz ZZzzz Zzzzzz

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Have you watched the sport before?

indeed...

this just seems like an exceptionally mundane start to a giro

 

[Salvarani]

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Zzzzz ZZzzz Zzzzzz

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Have you watched the sport before?

indeed...

this just seems like an exceptionally mundane start to a giro

Huh?

TT-stage with considerable gaps between favorites.
Bad weather.
Crashes, that has shaken up the race.

Things have happened every day.

 

[Rollthedice]

Kelly has a new leader of the race: Roshlik

 

[Squire]

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Kelly has a new leader of the race: Roshlik

He just can't wrap his head around the fact that there are other names than 'Roger' beginning with 'Rog'

 

[fuiers]

I have really not yet watched this years Giro. How is the break? Looks like peloton does not want to close the gap. What kind of climb is it?

 

[King Boonen]

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I have really not yet watched this years Giro. How is the break? Looks like peloton does not want to close the gap. What kind of climb is it?

In the balance but I think the break will go unless 2+ sprinter teams think their man can survive the climb. De Gendt said it's an easy climb and the sprinters might survive, he was up chatting with Jumbo but it looks like they didn't want to chase and LS have decided not to take it up alone.

 

[spalco]

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I have really not yet watched this years Giro. How is the break? Looks like peloton does not want to close the gap. What kind of climb is it?

The stage is not that hard, but very long and yesterday was a very difficult day because of bad weather.

I suppose the peloton could still catch up if they really wanted to, but doesn't look like it.

 

[The Chicken]

Stage 1 aside, this race has been a borin' borefest thus far. I thought the Giro of Italy was meant to be exciting and unpredictable and stuff.

 

[King Boonen]

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Stage 1 aside, this race has been a borin' borefest thus far. I thought the Giro of Italy was meant to be exciting and unpredictable and stuff.

They've stacked the back end of the race and put some very long stages up front with the hope of stopping mountain trains dominating the fun bits. It's a slow burn but hopefully it'll work out.

 

[luckyboy]

Seems like Oomen being there means that Conti isn't going to take pink with several minutes.

 

[The Chicken]

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Stage 1 aside, this race has been a borin' borefest thus far. I thought the Giro of Italy was meant to be exciting and unpredictable and stuff.

They've stacked the back end of the race and put some very long stages up front with the hope of stopping mountain trains dominating the fun bits. It's a slow burn but hopefully it'll work out.

Well I think they overdid the back end stacking. They should've given us *something* by now to keep us entertained & interested & awake.

 

[yetiyeti]

Does anyone have a stream that works? Tiz isn't working for me.

 

[The Chicken]

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Does anyone have a stream that works? Tiz isn't working for me.

Tiz working for me. You know you have to keep refreshing Tiz, right? It comes back eventually every time; that stream never dies!

 

[King Boonen]

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Stage 1 aside, this race has been a borin' borefest thus far. I thought the Giro of Italy was meant to be exciting and unpredictable and stuff.

They've stacked the back end of the race and put some very long stages up front with the hope of stopping mountain trains dominating the fun bits. It's a slow burn but hopefully it'll work out.

Well I think they overdid the back end stacking. They should've given us *something* by now to keep us entertained & interested & awake.

Action movie fan?


Yeah, some stages that at least produced some racing from the stage hunters would be good, but it's still early days.

 

[King Boonen]

Gap going out on the climb while the peloton were still on the flat, break have this.

 

[Amazinmets87]

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Stage 1 aside, this race has been a borin' borefest thus far. I thought the Giro of Italy was meant to be exciting and unpredictable and stuff.

They've stacked the back end of the race and put some very long stages up front with the hope of stopping mountain trains dominating the fun bits. It's a slow burn but hopefully it'll work out.

Well I think they overdid the back end stacking. They should've given us *something* by now to keep us entertained & interested & awake.

I for one would love to see a mini strade bianche stage in the first week. 25KM of dirt roads. I really enjoyed the cobbled tour stages. Maybe strade doesn't have the prestige of yet

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

De Plus is sick as a dog apparently. Ever since the prologue he's been trying to survive each stage.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Does anyone have a stream that works? Tiz isn't working for me.

https://ok.ru/live/1835017969361

 

[dusty red roads]

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Does anyone have a stream that works? Tiz isn't working for me.

cycling.today - usually uses TIZ, which has Kirby, but when it goes down it picks up other streams. Currently watching Rob Hatch on their backup stream - picture not quite as good, but prefer that to waiting for TIZ to come back with Kirby!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Conti & Masnada attack and have a gap.

EDIT: already 36s now

 

[spalco]

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I for one would love to see a mini strade bianche stage in the first week. 25KM of dirt roads. I really enjoyed the cobbled tour stages. Maybe strade doesn't have the prestige of yet

They have done this, was a great stage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Giro_d%27Italia,_Stage_1_to_Stage_11#Stage_7