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Remco will meet hell on Zoncolan, he's no Basso...
Simon Yates will win this bike race.
Most likely on the Remco but I can live in hope can't I. Also hoping for Nibali to attack on the descent of the penultimate climb and bridge over to some Trek guys in the break and for him to gain time on the main guys.
Seems as unlikely as Remco riding everyone off his wheel but sure.
Buchmann will wear the pink jersey after this stage
So you think he will be allowed to get in a break? Because there is no other way Buchmann will be wearing pink after this stage.Buchmann will wear the pink jersey after this stage
I don't think it's tangibly harder than Ovara, and I don't really think it matters. I would like to think that Priola until the junction to Sutrio could offer the chance for some more creative stage designIs there any legitimate reason they've never done the Priola side. Profile wise anyway it's an absolute monster (harder than Ovaro side) so is there any reason like the state of the roads or it being too narrow at the start or something that they haven't done there.
I don't think it's tangibly harder than Ovara, and I don't really think it matters. I would like to think that Priola until the junction to Sutrio could offer the chance for some more creative stage design
First 2km doesn't really matter cause nobody attacks on teh first 200 vertical meters of a 1200m vertical climb. Last few kilometers being easier is fine as well.I mean both are ridiculous hard but Ovaros last few kms do ease off on the steepness and starts pretty easily for a few km too. Priola is tough everywhere bar the first few hundred metres. You can't wait or recover anywhere there. It's 8k of pain imo.
Course they can also give us back the Crostis stage that never was, or make them climb Passo della Forcella (I'm thinking you could do Zoncolan from Priola, descend to Ovaro and then climb that).
Zoncolan and Eurovision Song Contest on the same day.
Hurricane?The Eurovision stage is pretty flat, so Nizzolo will probably finish second.
Let's hope the wind machines blow the race apart.
and the best F1 qualifying session of the season. And Lewandowski breaking Muller's record. And Atletico choking on a final day and gifting RM the title. And Simon Yates beginning his redemption and winning the stage and coming very close but not yet taking the maglia rosa.Zoncolan and Eurovision Song Contest on the same day.
I think everyone is afraid of attacking before that anyway. Either they're allowed to go but Bernal will just be on your ass in the final 3km.I don't see riders such as Moscon surviving 9 kms at 8.3%, so I don't think that it will only come down to the final 3kms. And in the end time gaps will be huge.