2024 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1: Venaria Reale - Torino, 140 km (Saturday, May 4)

[Peyroteo94]

Who is gonna work for Pogi after Maddalena? There are 10 km flat

 

[nightowl]

Probably not long before Plapp is dropped. Don't know if Dunbar is still there for Jayco?

Not long at all…

 

[Berniece]

Who is gonna work for Pogi after Maddalena? There are 10 km flat

Maybe no one, would be a great moment for others to attack

 

[Tim Cahill]

Jayco got unlucky with the injury of Chris Harper to be fair to them, he would've been their best hope for a good result here

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Tratnik and Uijtdebroeks left?

 

[Netserk]

UAE are so laugable, not bringing more climbers in a race like this

Problem today is that they are dictating a pace where he only has Majka for the flat before the hill. They could easily have kept a pace where they would have another helper in reserve.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Let him have the points Majka

 

[samhocking]

Nothing like blowing the cobwebs off on the first stage

I'm never a fan of it, nulls a lot of racing for later in the race.

 

[Brullnux]

Would it matter. Pogacar could win without a team probably

I think it matters with an eye to July. If Thomas and co start trying to exploit the team weakness then it won't impact Pogacar's ability to win but it might mean that he just has to expend unnecessary energy in this Giro.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Bjerg cooked Novak and Felix Grob...tner! Time to review their positions in the train

 

[Valv.Piti]

Problem today is that they are dictating a pace where he only has Majka for the flat before the hill. They could easily have kept a pace where they would have another helper in reserve.

Grosschartner just didn't have it, the plan was obviously to have two over this climb. Point is why bring 3 riders who like Molano, Oliveira and Laengen? 2 of them at most should be sufficent with Bjerg and Novak

 

[Peyroteo94]

I'm never a fan of it, nulls a lot of racing for later in the race.

Yeah, better to have flat stages where some gc riders crash and DNF the race

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I'm never a fan of it, nulls a lot of racing for later in the race.

Yep, recent Giri have been well received due to the racing late in the race.

Oh wait, no, they've been largely slated for being too unselective, backloaded and dull until the last few days.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Arensman

 

[Red Rick]

Grosschartner just didn't have it, the plan was obviously to have two over this climb. Point is why bring 3 riders who like Molano, Oliveira and Laengen? 2 of them at most should be sufficent with Bjerg and Novak

Cause they need to farm 2.1 races while the Giro is ongoing.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ganna outclimbing Bardet and Arensman...

 

[yaf]

If someone anticipates and attacks now it will be hard for pogi to win

 

[Landeirovic]

Grosschartner just didn't have it, the plan was obviously to have two over this climb. Point is why bring 3 riders who like Molano, Oliveira and Laengen? 2 of them at most should be sufficent with Bjerg and Novak

Laengen is super usefull. Molano and Oliveira not

 

[Brullnux]

Yep, recent Giri have been well received due to the racing late in the race.

Oh wait, no, they've been largely slated for being too unselective, backloaded and dull until the last few days.

I don't see how early gaps neuters racing in any case, regardless of the past few editions of the Giro

 

[postmanhat]

Didn’t the main page name Plapp as their main GC leader instead of Dunbar?

Didn't readi it. so could be true. His form dropped off a cliff at Romandie, and hasn't magically re-appeared in the last week. If they don't have any left to ride for on GC, he might as well drop out.

 

[Squire]

Ineos with no Arensman, Foss or Sheffield, but they have Narvaez and Ganna. Not what I expected.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Bet Bardet and Pozzo still get a top 10 though even if racing for stages

 

[Valv.Piti]

Laengen is super usefull. Molano and Oliveira not

Yes, but thats not point. It should really not be hard to understand it? Molano specifically has no business being here

 

[topcat]

Should the forum be limited to just Alaphilippe fans?

 

[Red Rick]

Yep, recent Giri have been well received due to the racing late in the race.

Oh wait, no, they've been largely slated for being too unselective, backloaded and dull until the last few days.

Not entirely.

The Tour has had similar issues on a heap of mountain stages but they were hyped as hell because oMg pOgI and oMg vInGe