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

[jsem94]

Wait. Dombrowski is 30? Damn, we're all getting old..

 

[red_flanders]

Welcome to GT racing Remco, think he may regret riding some warm up races.

Uh...he lost 11 seconds on a tough day. I think he's in white and still ahead of most of the GC guys? And stands only to get more form as time goes on?

Sure, he's got a lot to learn and grow. I wouldn't write his epitaph just yet...

 

[Bonimenier]

So Vlasov now the best GC rider?

 

[GuntherL1]

Bernal'2019 will crush them all.

Too early to tell. We know Bernal is good, but we don't know the impact of the weather on the performance of the losers. It seems the case for Almeida at least. It's perfectly possible that Yates and Almeida show a dominant performance during the next mountain stage when it's warm and sunny.

 

[Salvarani]

Welcome to GT racing Remco, think he may regret riding some warm up races.

He didnt...

And I think it was solid still. He was the one chasing from the other group. Only lost 10s. No big deal. His positioning wasnt that good in the group though. That is what might have cost him some seconds.

The question is longer climbs and multiple ones. How he will handle week 2 and 3 etc.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

You make it sound like this is a bad result?

Not at all, its early doors yes, and so far so good but its a long way to go, I just think he may regret doing a race or 2 prior to get in the swing of things. No hate.

 

[spalco]

I'm surprised Yates wasn't on Bernal immediately. Maybe he's timing his peak better for once

Yeah, I was thinking that too. This could actually be a good sign for Yates, as stupid as that sounds on the surface. Bernal is intimidating though.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

A sprinter like Fiorelli finishing 3rd today is really impressive.

When Merckx won his first mountain stage, headlines were "sprinter now wins in the mountains".

 

[JosefK]

I'm surprised Yates wasn't on Bernal immediately. Maybe he's timing his peak better for once

Also, some guys may have been hit harder by the cold than others. But I think Yates was not worried.

 

[Panda Claws]

Will be good to see Evenepoel in the white jersey now though.

 

[woodburn]

I'm stoked to see Dombrowski win, not too many Americans winning these days!

Yes. Great story after some injuries and inconsistency that belied what was expected to be an elite climbing career. Perhaps move to UAE will unlock it. They seem to have secret sauce.

 

[Big Doopie]

bernal looks very, very strong. if it stays this way, the high mountains will absolutely crown him.

remco did amazing when you consider where he is coming from. however, he did only okay in terms of actually competing for overall. depends on whether this is his limit in mountains or whether he will improve steadily throughout the giro. i am concerned it may be somewhere between the two (at best) and he may really show his limits in the high mountains.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Interesting that Ciccone was the strongest rider for Trek today. I thought Mollema would have been a safer bet given his solid record in GTs

Ciccone probably has the legs, but I don't know if a hothead like him has the right mindset to ride for the gc in a gt.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wait. Dombrowski is 30? Damn, we're all getting old..

He's not 30 until tomorrow.

Valter White

 

[Big Doopie]

Vlasov, Bernal, Landa looks strong.
Almeida an Jumbo Visma not so much

um...carthy was stronger than vlasov.

 

[postmanhat]

Good to see Bardet finish near the pointy end after a fairly average season so far. Gained about 25 seconds on Hindley

 

[perico]

Soler always looks on the limit but finished with Dan Martin ahead of the Remco-Yates group.

Edit: that was Oliveira. Soler with Nibali? PCS is all over the place.

 

[DaLong]

Definitely had a double take when they zoomed in on some trees with Remco's name at the bottom of the screen.

 

[kingjr]

Class

 

[brrrrrr]

wow dombrowski still looking like 20 despite being 30 .. good skin care i guess

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Will be good to see Evenepoel in the white jersey now though.

How? There are 2 guys in front of him.

 

[Ranagazoo]

Yates/Evenepoel didn't get dropped, they just didn't attack. We won't know their true level til at least stage 9

 

[Mayomaniac]

When Merckx won his first mountain stage, headlines were "sprinter now wins in the mountains".

Yeah, but Fiorelli is an actual sprinter. He only started cycling right before he turned 20.
Bettiol was up there in the Remco group, I'm impressed!

 

[GuntherL1]

bernal looks very, very strong. if it stays this way, the high mountains will absolutely crown him.

remco did amazing when you consider where he is coming from. however, he did only okay in terms of actually competing for overall. depends on whether this is his limit in mountains or whether he will improve steadily throughout the giro. i am concerned it may be somewhere between the two (at best) and he may really show his limits in the high mountains.

Wait until the next dry mountain stage before you make predictions. Do you think MVDP would have crashed in Yorkshire in dry weather? Rain changes everything. Just ask Ulrich.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Soler always looks on the limit but finished with Dan Martin ahead of the Remco-Yates group.

No, he was in the Nibali group at 2:11.