Giro d'Italia 2021 Giro d'Italia, Stage 7: Notaresco – Termoli 181 km

[Amazinmets87]

Ah it's not a slight uphill finish it's just a random bump lol. Really makes you wish that prime shape Alaphilippe was here.

150m isn't long enough for Alaphilippe 1.5k from the finish.

 

[Velolover2]

I don't know why people are hyping Sagan on this one. This is not a punchy stage at all.

Ewan is one of the worst on longer climbs. But that little bump should do him a favor. Remember Hatta Dam?

 

[Velolover2]

It's not even a hill. I think it needs to be above 400-500 metres to be categorized as such. It's just a little ramp with a max of 12%. The average gradient could be 8% of 200 m.

 

[movingtarget]

The usual suspects. Ewan from Sagan maybe.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's not even a hill. I think it needs to be above 400-500 metres to be categorized as such.

According to Chris Anker Sørensen, or Rolf Sørensen?

 

[SafeBet]

I don't know why people are hyping Sagan on this one. This is not a punchy stage at all.

Ewan is one of the worst on longer climbs. But that little bump should do him a favor. Remember Hatta Dam?

Because it's a technical finale and Sagan is excellent at positioning. Of course this version of Sagan is probably not fast enough to win, but his chances increase a bit, I think.

 

[Amazinmets87]

It's not even a hill. I think it needs to be above 400-500 metres to be categorized as such. It's just a little ramp with a max of 12%. The average gradient could be 8% of 200 m.

Yea, that's the problem, we don't know average gradient. 200 metres at 12% could shatter the sprint trains, while 8% would leave them intact.

 

[Velolover2]

According to Chris Anker Sørensen, or Rolf Sørensen?

According to Jørgen Leth.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't know why people are hyping Sagan on this one. This is not a punchy stage at all.

Ewan is one of the worst on longer climbs. But that little bump should do him a favor. Remember Hatta Dam?

I'm not sure the current Ewan is on Hatta Dam or Poggio puncheur level, though it might no be needed to win this stage.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm not sure the current Ewan is on Hatta Dam or Poggio puncheur level, though it might no be needed to win this stage.

They're very different. Hatta Dam is so short so Ewan will win that with his eyes closed cause he simply has the highest W/kg for ~30s. Poggio is a ~6 minute climb with a very significnat aero component where Ewan probably specifically trained to be good there.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

They're very different. Hatta Dam is so short so Ewan will win that with his eyes closed cause he simply has the highest W/kg for ~30s. Poggio is a ~6 minute climb with a very significnat aero component where Ewan probably specifically trained to be good there.

Sure, but when he won that UAE stage he seemed to be a little bit better at steep uphill sprints than what we've seen from him the last couple of years. But I still don't think this ramp will create problems for him at all.

 

[SafeBet]

I don't think this ramp can create problems to any sprinter at WT level, ie nobody can be dropped there. But it can stretch the peloton to a degree and a few splits might form, which will almost automatically eliminate who gets caught behind. I think the last 2-3 km along the coast before the turn will be hectic because every team (including GC teams) will desperately want to be in front.

 

[search]

I think the last 2-3 km along the coast before the turn will be hectic because every team (including GC teams) will desperately want to be in front.

I'd think so as well. And if it's Ineos in front heading into the uphill stretch, Moscon may even have a shot to win this, attacking solo out of the next corner

 

[Ranagazoo]

From the profile looks like an uphill drag for the last 500m, Ewan is always good at those

 

[Rollthedice]

Sadly Pozzo is out, he will not start today.

 

[Lequack]

Sadly Pozzo is out, he will not start today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1393118333541748736

View: https://twitter.com/QhubekaAssos/status/1393118333541748736?s=20

 

[hayneplane]

Ramps like this are hard enough if in an ITT to make things tough for riders but in a big peloton sized group they are short enough for the speed carried into the section to propel them along with little difficulty. Look at the finish bit up past Bettys Tearooms in Harrogate that was hard as the final bit of the ITT course in 2019 Worlds but even Kittel was able to smash up it and win the sprint in the 2014 Tour de France stage finish.

 

[Lequack]

Don't get your hopes up, it's going to be a bunch finish.

 

[search]

Don't get your hopes up, it's going to be a bunch finish.

nah, Bora will drill it on the climbs till the intermediate sprint, dropping all sprinters, then Ineos and Quickstep will take over in the crosswinds, before we get to see GC attacks from a heavily reduced bunch on the final bump

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Pozzovivo DNS. Did he crash again? I hope not.

 

[Bonimenier]

Pozzovivo DNS. Did he crash again? I hope not.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1393118333541748736

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This is the kind of finish where Aru in his heyday would manage to lose 20 seconds to froome/contador.


Very sad about Pozzovivo, he did a great ITT and I'm sure wanted to give an excellent showing in his home race. He doesn't have many left, although he slows down with age at a slower rate than many others. And he still looks 21. Surely one of the most likeable and unlucky riders. I hope he can go to TDF or Vuelta and win some stages.

 

[Laplaz]

Almost a guaranteed crash before the turn on that 12% drag unfortunately. Every rider who was interviewed today said they want to be first there.

 

[Faserr]

Yeah, we will have two bunch sprints today. The first one is with all GC contenders .

 

[CyclistAbi]

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