2020 Gran Piemonte - 187k - August 12

[Bonimenier]

Pretty close at the end, but a deserved win for Bennett.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Bennett
Ulissi
van der Poel

 

[Carols]

WTG Bennett!!! Nice 2 pro win and 1st time actually getting over the line first . Wow Jumbo Vismo are winning All Over!

 

[ppanther92]

Got close in the end. Really good long range sprint from Ulissi.

 

[sir fly]

I heard there's a bee in New Zeeland that gives you high-like dizziness when bite.

Well done.
Hornets they really are.

 

[tobydawq]

That was weird from van der Poel. Why not continue on the descent and catch Bennett?

 

[jaylew]

Mathieu's form is getting better. Maybe he'll time things perfectly for the classics.

 

[SafeBet]

Got close in the end. Really good long range sprint from Ulissi.

Second time in a few days Ulissi gets close by starting his sprint a bit too late.

 

[BlueRoads]

Speaking of...
Can you tell what's "wrong" in this picture?

No

 

[sir fly]

No

Take your time...

 

[ppanther92]

Second time in a few days Ulissi gets close by starting his sprint a bit too late.

But he distanced the rest by a lot. So maybe there was not that much more in his tank.

 

[jaylew]

Great job from Bennett. He's going to be a huge asset for JV in the Tour.

 

[BlueRoads]

Take your time...

Gentoturos in the Piemont?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

That was weird from van der Poel. Why not continue on the descent and catch Bennett?

He was closing in fast, had dropped Moscon, was only 10 meters or so behind Bennett... my guess was he came back too fast and needed to catch a breath.

 

[SafeBet]

He was closing in fast, had dropped Moscon, was only 10 meters or so behind Bennett... my guess was he came back too fast and needed to catch a breath.

Agree with that. He was gassed.

 

[BlueRoads]

Take your time...

Okay, they are picking grapes from grain fields... hm. They don't do that here in Germany, but other countries, other fashions, they say here...

 

[tobydawq]

He was closing in fast, had dropped Moscon, was only 10 meters or so behind Bennett... my guess was he came back too fast and needed to catch a breath.

I think so too, but why not just go with Bennett in the first place? Considering how he fared near the top, it seems like he could have done so.

 

[Breezy1985]

This is just getting silly now

 

[sir fly]

Okay, they are picking grapes from grain fields... hm. They don't do that here in Germany, but other countries, other fashions, they say here...

That's it.
Does it happen anywhere on the globe?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I think so too, but why not just go with Bennett in the first place? Considering how he fared near the top, it seems like he could have done so.

to be honest i think he lost a little bit of confidence and 'racing sense' over not being in competition for so long.

That may sound weird, but he races all year all the time. I don't think he ever did this long without a race. Just seems to need more races to get his sharpness back.

 

[jaylew]

I think so too, but why not just go with Bennett in the first place? Considering how he fared near the top, it seems like he could have done so.

He was sitting maybe a few wheels too far back when Bennett went hard but I'm not sure he could have. Maybe if he had been right on his wheel.

 

[Red Rick]

He was closing in fast, had dropped Moscon, was only 10 meters or so behind Bennett... my guess was he came back too fast and needed to catch a breath.

VdP has no tactical sense so it could well be tactical

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bennett was the strongest on the climb, but he also got a lot of help by the motobikes afterwards...

 

[Mayomaniac]

to be honest i think he lost a little bit of confidence and 'racing sense' over not being in competition for so long.

That may sound weird, but he races all year all the time. I don't think he ever did this long without a race. Just seems to need more races to get his sharpness back.

When the cobbled classixcs come along he'll be sharp again and all the other contenders will be a bit fatigued/have the Tour in their legs, I expect him to end the season on a high note...

 

[Red Rick]

Lol I had seen Bennett and thought Sam Bennett had won