Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 6: Grotte di Frasassi – Ascoli Piceno (S.Giacomo) 160 km

[Rollthedice]

Break established.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

They don't want Mollema.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Damn, sometimes it's cruel that we can watch stages in full. If we had just been able to read about carnage, ending with a fairly dull break, it wouldn't have felt as disappointing as it does now that we saw what could have been.

At least Mollema and Bouchard not managing to close a gap that was 50 meters at one point provides some fun.

 

[tobydawq]

They don't want no Mollema up there. Clever stuff.

 

[Mayomaniac]

They don't want Mollema.

Yeah, I was going to post the same.
I can't blame them, on paper he's a much better climber.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If Mollema wants this, he'll have to go solo on the uncategorised climb that's coming up shortly. And then hope and pray he can recover half a minute.

 

[titan31]

Trek and AG2R should go to the front of the peleton and push the pace if they won't allow them in

 

[tobydawq]

If Mollema wants this, he'll have to go solo on the uncategorised climb that's coming up shortly. And then hope and pray he can recover half a minute.

Bouchard is no slouch on a climb, either.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I counted 23 seconds

 

[Bonimenier]

Mollema getting bullied, and probably rightfully so. I wouldn't want him in the break with me either.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bouchard is no slouch on a climb, either.

Mollema looks stronger, though. Bouchard almost got dropped at one point.

 

[hayneplane]

Ganna and Sagan in break makes it very strong first part of stage

ISN need to get a move on

Strong deja vu flashbacks of the break that formed when Sagan took his epic win last year

 

[BlueRoads]

Three minutes? I'd give up.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

If Mollema was in good form they'd be on by now. The Androni guy made it over on his own

 

[F_Cance]

chances of the 6 making it to the finish are not that good imo. So either way not a great decision

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If Mollema was in good form they'd be on by now. The Androni guy made it over on his own

Bahrain only started pulling again after Ravanelli closed the gap though, it's not as if Mollema wasn't close at one point.

 

[tobydawq]

It would be fun if Trek start pulling in the peloton soon. Also, Ciccone would not be without chances in the event that the break is caught.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

chances of the 6 making it to the finish are not that good imo. So either way not a great decision

Why not? ISN doesn't want to give Mäder the jersey, but the team is very weak in the mountains so they would need help from other teams in the middle part of the stage, and I don't really see who's gonna go all out to go for the stage win. Though of course, Movistar might just pull them back for no reason.

 

[Bonimenier]

Ag2r and Trek should do a TTT in the peloton until the breakaway decides to let Bouchard and Mollema join.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Bahrain only started pulling again after Ravanelli closed the gap though, it's not as if Mollema wasn't close at one point.

Looked like they were pulling throughout to me. The break was not really established at that point since the stage hunting group was only 20 seconds back

 

[Mayomaniac]

Bauke is between a rock and a hard place atm.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Looked like they were pulling throughout to me. The break was not really established at that point since the stage hunting group was only 20 seconds back

There also was a brief descent when the gap was almost closed and Mohoric is up front, that's definitely played a role.

 

[Carols]

Bauke is between a rock and a hard place atm.

He's not going to get up there; they don't want him around!

 

[Bonimenier]

Mohoric probably had some wet dreams about that 40 km decent.

 

[F_Cance]

Hope that the break does not win this