2019 Giro d'Italia, stage 7: Vasto - L'Aquila 185 km

[shalgo]

Typical ill-timed, pointless EF attack.

 

[King Boonen]

Gallopin just made his shorts match his sleeves...

Edit: I know they already do, artistic licence...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Come on Rojas. Lol

 

[King Boonen]

Rojas attacks, surely to be swallowed up on the climb?

 

[King Boonen]

That corner... Fingers crossed for the peloton.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I hate stages like this - we're completely going to miss any GC battle

 

[Oliver]

Formolo the only one who rides it seems?

 

[King Boonen]

Re:

Formolo the only one who rides it seems?

Who wants to drag him to the line?

 

[Rollthedice]

Bilbao smarter.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Rojas loses 30" in the last kilometer

 

[King Boonen]

Very good win from Bilbao, picked his moment and held them off.

 

[King Boonen]

Re:

I hate stages like this - we're completely going to miss any GC battle

Looks like there was none.

 

[Climbing]

Well done, no movement in the pack as expected.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Well, that was great riding from Trek :lol:

 

[Red Rick]

This backloading was absoluty genius

 

[RedheadDane]

Have I been caught in a time-loop? According to PCS the stage finished 52 minutes ago.

 

[Climbing]

Depending on what happens tomorrow, riders could pay heavily in the TT.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Re:

This backloading was absoluty genius

On paper it is a good formula. Give pink to a top contender in the first day or two when he doesn't want it, then let a week of non-GC-but-fight-for-pink riders to tear at each other.

That being said, that formula can still be executed with stages routed through more interesting terrain in the first week.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re:

This backloading was absoluty genius

Indeed. I have the feeling this Giro is going on for months now. The unknown pleasures of watching the grass grow.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Astana. Quick-Step. Bora.

Repeat.

 

[JosephK]

Formolo gonna sneak in an easy grab of a minute or two on GC.

Okay, so he did get back a minute, but it wasn't easy. Chapeau to Bilbao.

 

[Carols]

Come on guys that was proper bike racing from when it came on air to the finish line! Chapeau Bilbao.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re:

Astana. Quick-Step. Bora.

Repeat.

Lefevere just knows the secret winning formula, Astana clearly improved after taking up rap and Bora must've stepped up to some harder training hence Sagan looking tired all the time. And they all want it more than the others.

 

[Koronin]

Nice stage win for Bilbao.

Even better he's on my Giro fantasy team so the stage points stay no matter what.

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Astana. Quick-Step. Bora.

Repeat.

Lefevere just knows the secret winning formula, Astana clearly improved after taking up rap and Bora must've stepped up to some harder training hence Sagan looking tired all the time. And they all want it more than the others.

I maintain my theory of "Holy ***! We better gotta be known for something other than rapping!"