I don't know who will win, but Sagan and Nizzolo will be battling for the 2nd spot.
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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
That's my jobExtremely disappointing parcours for a pre-rest day stage.
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
Five riders in the breakaway. Right now I would say the chance is very low that the stage winner comes out of this group.
Five riders in the breakaway. Right now I would say the chance is very low that the stage winner comes out of this group.
Not even being given 2 mins. I'd just sit up if I was them, pointless
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.
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/
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.
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.
Oh I get it, I just think it sucks. Like Ineos and Jumbo trains up mountains, it's crap for the viewer.
It's the breakaway that is doing the gifting. They don't have to, but cycling teams are quite often not very smartThis is professional bike racing. Don't know why the break riders should be given some gift / cushion in order to make racing more appealling.
There are two railway crossing marked on the map. You may have your wish maybe?
That's the rule unfortunately. They only have to stop if they catch the break.Peleton being let go and not stopped is a bit harsh.