Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 4: Piacenza - Sestola 186 km

[Mayomaniac]

Now the group behind is going hard on the climb.

 

[titan31]

Ooh, QS moving up. Hopefully they'll increase the pace here a bit.

 

[spalco]

is Remco about to attack?

He's attentive and ready anyway, looking good.

 

[yaco]

GC riders are not going to take chances on wet, slippery roads - Wet conditions are fine for one day races.

 

[yaco]

The littering rule - It's hard enough to eat and drink in inclement conditions, let alone worrying about breaching littering rules.

 

[Bonimenier]

Supporters on the side throwing water on the riders to cool them off. How thoughtful!

 

[SHAD0W93]

GC riders are not going to take chances on wet, slippery roads - Wet conditions are fine for one day races.

Depends on what Gigs is doing right now.

 

[Escarabajo]

I think the weather is having an anti effect for the action of GC contenders.

 

[Escarabajo]

GC riders are not going to take chances on wet, slippery roads - Wet conditions are fine for one day races.

This. It has a different effect in stage races!!!

 

[Bonimenier]

I think the weather is having an anti effect for the action of GC contenders.

They were never going to do anything from this far out regardless the weather conditions.

 

[spalco]

I think the weather is having an anti effect for the action of GC contenders.

No serious contender was ever going to attack on stage 4 from 40 km out though I think.

 

[Eclipse]

That climb must have felt really obnoxious. Really didn't look like anyway to ride it without suffering at least a bit

 

[ice&fire]

GC riders are not going to take chances on wet, slippery roads - Wet conditions are fine for one day races.

...unless someone is caught at the back trying to wear his rainjacket, which is not the case today.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Deceuninck have chosen an... interesting moment to start pulling.

 

[Escarabajo]

They were never going to do anything from this far out regardless the weather conditions.

I said that because of the size of the group.

 

[titan31]

Hopefully this means Remco is looking good. Could just be then to be able to pick their own lines and take it easy though too

 

[spalco]

I said that because of the size of the group.

Alright, yes, clearly Ganna/Ineos weren't going all out there and everyone else was uninterested, that's true.

 

[sir fly]

Wonder if D-QS takeover is more than just keeping Evenepoel safe.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Had a brief hiatus from cycling after Porte, Wiggo and Froome trained their way up LPDBF in 2012. It's good to see Taaramae seems to have continued his good form, I look forward to seeing what Jurgen Van den Broeck and Janez Brajkovic can do in the coming days.

 

[BlueRoads]

Wonder if D-QS takeover is more than just keeping Evenepoel safe.

Could be they attack, but at this point safety would be my first guess.

 

[Gigs_98]

Depends on what Gigs is doing right now.

Having a lecture

 

[RedheadDane]

Hey! That's the wrong Wanty guy in the front group! Right, Quinten, just... stay with your group, and you can still get to the front, and make me some nice CQ points!

 

[sir fly]

Having a lecture

"Making a cycling stage great"?

 

[Eshnar]

Mohoric pulling
Landismo intensifies

 

[Escarabajo]

I just saw the fatigue numbers for Egan and Remco. Based on power numbers and their physiology. I am going to say that if I am a coach I will tell the organizers (or whoever) to not do that. That was cool but can be misperceiving.