Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 10: L’Aquila – Foligno 139 km

[Velolover2]

I don't know who will win, but Sagan and Nizzolo will be battling for the 2nd spot.

 

[will-10]

Eshnar mentions we could see a sizable breakaway for this stage. Perhaps—since L’Aquila is involved—we can get a break of 56 riders getting a gap of 17 minutes?

That was one of my favorite following-CN-forum-updates stages of all time. Each and Every time someone new logged in (expecting to see a few pages of comments about a hum-drum stage) someone had to explain what the hell was going on. So fun

It's true, no stage in this area should be discussed without a cursory glance here: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/giro-ditalia-stage-11-lucera-laquila-262km.7431/

 

[Red Rick]

Extremely disappointing parcours for a pre-rest day stage.

That's my job

 

[tobydawq]

And how did you login?

March 4, 2011 means that there is some Back To The Future stuff going on here, or you had an older sock puppet brother

It's not impossible to read the forum without an account...

 

[Salvarani]

I wonder how much thought went into this stage. Must have been difficult.

 

[Laplaz]

Van der Hoorn breakaway alert!!

 

[titan31]

Same guys always in the breakaway too.

 

[Earns1985]

Five riders in the breakaway. Right now I would say the chance is very low that the stage winner comes out of this group.

 

[tobydawq]

Five riders in the breakaway. Right now I would say the chance is very low that the stage winner comes out of this group.

Obviously, not a chance.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Five riders in the breakaway. Right now I would say the chance is very low that the stage winner comes out of this group.

 

[titan31]

Not even being given 2 mins. I'd just sit up if I was them, pointless

 

[Lequack]

Not even being given 2 mins. I'd just sit up if I was them, pointless

That's why I said that if they want to play this hare chase charade, there should be a rule to give them at least 10 minutes on the flat stages. Make it so that the break has an actual chance of making it. The current situation is just the peloton saying "we're having a rest day and that's final".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not even being given 2 mins. I'd just sit up if I was them, pointless

It's not totally pointless, at least not for Marengo and Pellaud, who are fighting against each other for the minor classifications. And if that were the mentality, there would rarely be any breaks at all. These guys know they probably won't win, but if they weren't in the break, they would definitely not win, and they wouldn't be earning their teams exposure and prize money either.

 

[titan31]

It's not totally pointless, at least not for Marengo and Pellaud, who are fighting against each other for the minor classifications. And if that were the mentality, there would rarely be any breaks at all. These guys know they probably won't win, but if they weren't in the break, they would definitely not win, and they wouldn't be earning their teams exposure and prize money either.

I sort of feel like you should have give them at least some shot. As it is, theres no chance they win. At maybe 5 mins, you give them a slight belief they can hold on tbf.

 

[will-10]

It's true, no stage in this area should be discussed without a cursory glance here: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/giro-ditalia-stage-11-lucera-laquila-262km.7431/

In fact, given the break that's gone, I would suggest reading this over watching the first 100km today at least

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I sort of feel like you should have give them at least some shot. As it is, theres no chance they win. At maybe 5 mins, you give them a slight belief they can hold on tbf.

There aren't that many opportunites for the sprinters in this Giro, and they have already missed one of them, so I understand why they aren't giving them too much time on a relatively short stage like this.

 

[Roku]

This is professional bike racing. Don't know why the break riders should be given some gift / cushion in order to make racing more appealling.

 

[titan31]

There aren't that many opportunites for the sprinters in this Giro, and they have already missed one of them, so I understand why they aren't giving them too much time on a relatively short stage like this.

Oh I get it, I just think it sucks. Like Ineos and Jumbo trains up mountains, it's crap for the viewer.

 

[BlueRoads]

It's not totally pointless, at least not for Marengo and Pellaud, who are fighting against each other for the minor classifications. And if that were the mentality, there would rarely be any breaks at all. These guys know they probably won't win, but if they weren't in the break, they would definitely not win, and they wouldn't be earning their teams exposure and prize money either.

They could at least install a game for the tv viewers, by putting different sponsors on the jersey each day. "Identify each of the 28 names and win a signed taco-holder or a wine-glass used by a true Italian by calling NOW".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Oh I get it, I just think it sucks. Like Ineos and Jumbo trains up mountains, it's crap for the viewer.

I was hoping that BORA would drill it for a good hour and try to get Sagan to win the intermediate sprint and follow through if some of the other sprinters got caught out, but I knew that was not to be expected. But at least now it seems they are going to keep riding at a fast/not too slow pace and not just take a long breather before reeling the break back in.

 

[sir fly]

Alright... You're getting a movie about altitude and an old-school training camp this evening.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

This is professional bike racing. Don't know why the break riders should be given some gift / cushion in order to make racing more appealling.

It's the breakaway that is doing the gifting. They don't have to, but cycling teams are quite often not very smart

 

[tobydawq]

There are two railway crossing marked on the map. You may have your wish maybe?

Well, that backfired.

But quite impressive that this was mentioned in a stage where somebody actually did have to stop for a train.

 

[titan31]

Peleton being let go and not stopped is a bit harsh.

 

[Laplaz]

Peleton being let go and not stopped is a bit harsh.

That's the rule unfortunately. They only have to stop if they catch the break.