If I remember rightly that was 500m@10% and GVA held off Sagan for the winRed Rick said:Is it me or is this finish similar to the Rodez one which is this bizarre little sprint where some GC dudes lose up to 20s in 500m to some uphill sprinter
Yep, that was a really foolish finish by Sagan who stopped his effort when he got to the wheel of GVA because he thought it was too early to go full. Then of course he couldn't accelerate again. That was 2015.hayneplane said:If I remember rightly that was 500m@10% and GVA held off Sagan for the winRed Rick said:Is it me or is this finish similar to the Rodez one which is this bizarre little sprint where some GC dudes lose up to 20s in 500m to some uphill sprinter
Yes, we will see if he is in his peak form. Or we will see some late attack and we can only guess :lol:tobydawq said:Maybe for second.Blanco said:It's Valverde vs Alaphilippe stage...
This is going to be Sagan's win. He may not relish the very steep Mutigny but he has plenty of time to get back, should he be dropped (which is unlikely).
Agree 100%. Bardet lost so much time today, there's still the ITT, he must take time back sooner rather than later. And AG2R needs a boost of morale. Big time.Sestriere said:Teams like AG2R, Movistar or Trek are already on the back foot. Sometimes I wish teams in similar situations would not wait for the most obvious places to try and get back time. They could benefit from a surprise attack on intermediate terrain far more than finding themselves tempo'ed to death behind Skyneos train once more later in the race. I say, AG2R should go for it already tomorrow! If it doesn't work Bardet won't lose any time, but he could very well catch someone off guard.
I'm surprised Ewan hasn't been mentioned by anyone else, he was by far the quickest when Carapaz won on a similar finish at the Giro but just left his sprint too late.Flamin said:Nice stage, pretty unpredictable. This would have been one for peak Sagan but now I'm going with Alaphilippe.
I wonder how far Ewan can go in a stage like this.
I think he is a definite chance. His climbing has improved.Pirazziattacks said:I'm surprised Ewan hasn't been mentioned by anyone else, he was by far the quickest when Carapaz won on a similar finish at the Giro but just left his sprint too late.Flamin said:Nice stage, pretty unpredictable. This would have been one for peak Sagan but now I'm going with Alaphilippe.
I wonder how far Ewan can go in a stage like this.
That Frascati finish didn't have 4 cat 3 or 4 climbs in the final 40km. If Ewen gets to Epernay with the leaders, he'll be in contention. But he won't get to Epernay with the leaders.Pirazziattacks said:I'm surprised Ewan hasn't been mentioned by anyone else, he was by far the quickest when Carapaz won on a similar finish at the Giro but just left his sprint too late.Flamin said:Nice stage, pretty unpredictable. This would have been one for peak Sagan but now I'm going with Alaphilippe.
I wonder how far Ewan can go in a stage like this.
It's not like they finish on the Mur de Huy or something like that. This finish is slightly easier than the one in Rodez.Logic-is-your-friend said:Some people make WVA out to be some kind of lightweight puncheur or something. I guess it's actually possible that he takes yellow (though Teunissen seems to be on fire and the yellow jersey is the best kind of placebo). But i have a harder time seeing him outpunch Alaphilippe, Teuns, Valverde... I could also see an actual GC guy take the stage and yellow.
The finish is easier. The climbs before add up to 5.7km at 8%. If there was a climb with those numbers summiting 30km from the finish, nobody would give Ewan a shout.rghysens said:It's not like they finish on the Mur de Huy or something like that. This finish is slightly easier than the one in Rodez.Logic-is-your-friend said:Some people make WVA out to be some kind of lightweight puncheur or something. I guess it's actually possible that he takes yellow (though Teunissen seems to be on fire and the yellow jersey is the best kind of placebo). But i have a harder time seeing him outpunch Alaphilippe, Teuns, Valverde... I could also see an actual GC guy take the stage and yellow.
Hoping that Astana wreaks havoc in the final.
Would be an interesting move, considering Fuglsang's crash. Hope you're right, though.rghysens said:It's not like they finish on the Mur de Huy or something like that. This finish is slightly easier than the one in Rodez.Logic-is-your-friend said:Some people make WVA out to be some kind of lightweight puncheur or something. I guess it's actually possible that he takes yellow (though Teunissen seems to be on fire and the yellow jersey is the best kind of placebo). But i have a harder time seeing him outpunch Alaphilippe, Teuns, Valverde... I could also see an actual GC guy take the stage and yellow.
Hoping that Astana wreaks havoc in the final.