Ok I thought you meant something out of his control.Yeas, I think that is my point.
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Ok I thought you meant something out of his control.Yeas, I think that is my point.
At this point in his career, it seems that Oss has forgotten how to do anything that isn't riding for Sagan.Btw, I can't be the only one who finds it pretty stupid that Oss decided not to take the lead in that late attack. The peleton was led by one single Lotto Soudal dom in front of Ewan and generally there were hardly any helpers left at the front. If the two had worked together that move very well might have worked but Oss decided to rather control the attack, riding for Sagan who so far hasn't even come close to winning a bunch sprint this giro.
"I don't even remember what my mother looks like. When I try to imagine her, she has the face of Peter Sagan"At this point in his career, it seems that Oss has forgotten how to do anything that isn't riding for Sagan.
Very impressive that Sagan stayed upright.
Nizzolo has them right where he wants them. It's all coming together.Pro win no. 50 for Ewan.
The fight for the maglia ciclamino is not easy to call at this stage. Nizzolo, Sagan and Viviani all missed out in the end.
Nizzolo has them right where he wants them. It's all coming together.
Does that apply to a mechanical, or just to a crash?Hugh Carthy with a mechanical. But it's inside 3km, so no time loss.
Does that apply to a mechanical, or just to a crash?
It would obviously make sense to not force a GC rider to try and keep up with a speeding sprint-finish peloton on a flat tire, but that doesn't mean the UCI agree...
Ewan is dominant in those slight uphill finals in the last km - Another stage victory is a possibility.
Are you sure? I genuinely thought the rule only applied to a crash, certainly back when it was only in the final 1km where it applied. I'm nearly sure I've seen riders desperately riding to catch back up/minimise losses after late mechanical difficulty, whereas when it's a crash in the finale you usually see riders who aren't injured just roll to the line with no rush.It has been the rule since the dawn of time trialing (or for some time at least). Carthy was also given the same time as the peloton, even though he finished with three teammates who lost 2:21.
I seem to recall multiple broadcasts where the announcer(s) cite the 3-km rule to include mechanicals as well as crashes . . . but that doesn't necessarily mean they're correct. Also, I imagine the race committee could rule whether a specific incident qualifies as a mechanical for purposes of the rule. For instance, a rider at the front of the peloton has his chain come off, but gets it back on and keeps pace with the back of the peloton. If something then happens that creates a gap between the front of the group and the group in which the rider finishes, does he get the same time as the front group (where he was riding when the chain came off)? I think the answer is "yes," but sometimes it's hard to know what the race committee is thinking.Are you sure? I genuinely thought the rule only applied to a crash, certainly back when it was only in the final 1km where it applied. I'm nearly sure I've seen riders desperately riding to catch back up/minimise losses after late mechanical difficulty, whereas when it's a crash in the finale you usually see riders who aren't injured just roll to the line with no rush.
Are you sure? I genuinely thought the rule only applied to a crash, certainly back when it was only in the final 1km where it applied. I'm nearly sure I've seen riders desperately riding to catch back up/minimise losses after late mechanical difficulty, whereas when it's a crash in the finale you usually see riders who aren't injured just roll to the line with no rush.
Seriously what the *** is that mentality?the team said, the quicker he gets his 2nd win, the earlier he may leave the race. Otherwise they would likely have waited till stage 13, but now maybe not
Seriously what the *** is that mentality?
I would assume the latter. Nothing in the rule states "and any teammates from the group who wait with him."So if they determine that a rider didn't actually want to be in the group he was in, when the incident occured, he would be credited with the time he actually finsihed in, which I guess is what happened with Carthy's teammates. Or since they didn't get a mechanical themselves, they would probably not get the same time as Carthy regardless.
Not only that, of the other days that he can't win, there's at least 6-7 grupetto days, plus a TT. Not only can he not win any of those, riding them probably actively hurts his chances of winning stages in the other GTs. He has 2 stage wins, so he's got what he came for.He's aiming for the 3 GTs tbf so I'd say 13 is the latest he gets to. Wouldn't surprise me if he dropped out after the rest day though. Theres probably only Mondays stage and then stage 13 as possible victories left