Giro 2017, stage 14: Castellania – Oropa 131 km

[MikeTichondrius]

Anyone know what the average speed is so far? First hour must've been nuts.

 

[Squire]

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Anyone know what the average speed is so far? First hour must've been nuts.

Earlier, it said 53,4 km/h average, but I think that was before they had ridden a full hour.

 

[RedheadDane]

Guess Orica decided they might as well use Ewan for as long as he can stay with the main pack.
Though... the FDJ guy sitting behind him aren't getting much protection from the wind...

 

[klintE]

44,8 km/h according to TourTracker
47,2 according to Giro live feed

 

[Valv.Piti]

If a break had ever been doomed....

I guess thats one good think about such a stage design, but Lagutin still won a very similar stage in the Vuelta last year

 

[dirkprovin]

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Guess Orica decided they might as well use Ewan for as long as he can stay with the main pack.
Though... the FDJ guy sitting behind him aren't getting much protection from the wind...

In all honesty, an exercise in "window dressing"/"make work" rather than anything meaningful. Essentially its some "look, we're making use of him" when really they don't NEED to have anyone riding on the front. WHY have your team working when there's no call for them to do so, really Matt White ??

 

[SlickMongoose]

They should be focussed on making sure that Yates is in a good position at the start of the climb.

 

[dirkprovin]

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They should be focussed on making sure that Yates is in a good position at the start of the climb.

Precisely !!!! White has many positive attributes when it comes to team management/strategic development but he's been showing some highly questionable aspects when its come to race strategy at this Giro. Stephens most definitely Orica's number one race DS

 

[Valv.Piti]

Well its hard to be Ewan, isn't it.

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Guess Orica decided they might as well use Ewan for as long as he can stay with the main pack.
Though... the FDJ guy sitting behind him aren't getting much protection from the wind...

In all honesty, an exercise in "window dressing"/"make work" rather than anything meaningful. Essentially its some "look, we're making use of him" when really they don't NEED to have anyone riding on the front. WHY have your team working when there's no call for them to do so, really Matt White ??

Maybe Yates is hoping to go for the win today, I'm sure Orica has a plan with putting a guy forward.
But of course, it seems like you'd much rather Ewan had left the race together with Greipel and Mareczko, maybe so you can continue criticising him as the guy who never finishes GTs...

They should be focussed on making sure that Yates is in a good position at the start of the climb.

All (or most) of the others on the team are doing that.

 

[Sciatic]

Sprint trains are lining up - could be hectic at the foot of the climb.

 

[deValtos]

GT's need to really work on putting the big exciting stages on the weekends.

 

[dirkprovin]

Re: Re:

Guess Orica decided they might as well use Ewan for as long as he can stay with the main pack.
Though... the FDJ guy sitting behind him aren't getting much protection from the wind...

In all honesty, an exercise in "window dressing"/"make work" rather than anything meaningful. Essentially its some "look, we're making use of him" when really they don't NEED to have anyone riding on the front. WHY have your team working when there's no call for them to do so, really Matt White ??

Maybe Yates is hoping to go for the win today, I'm sure Orica has a plan with putting a guy forward.
But of course, it seems like you'd much rather Ewan had left the race together with Greipel and Mareczko, maybe so you can continue criticising him as the guy who never finishes GTs...

They should be focussed on making sure that Yates is in a good position at the start of the climb.

All (or most) of the others on the team are doing that.

I'm critical of his continuing in the race as he is just excess baggage. This little show is just that, an exercise in "theatre".

I have no criticism of he or other sprinters "going home" if their reason for being at the race has concluded and they're no longer serving any positive purpose for their teams.

As for his inability to finish a GT, I'm frankly less fussed than others. There are a number of other bunch sprinters who cannot or have doubtful capacities in this regard. I just don't think that Orica should see this as a priority in this race nor in the future ...... he's just a increasingly problematic fit with the team that Orica is evolving into so Orica should be hard headed enough to say "let your next team look after that"

 

[wirral]

What was the black thing? A collapsed inflatible?

 

[Climbing]

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What was the black thing? A collapsed inflatible?

I guess that should have been spermwhale. :lol:

 

[meat puppet]

Gonna be a bit hairy at the foot of the climb for sure. Hopefully no crashes or mechanicals.

 

[Sciocco]

I can't stand these Flecha recon's, right near the end of the stage... Please fire him.

 

[Guybrush]

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I can't stand these Flecha recon's, right near the end of the stage... Please fire him.

nothing to watch atm, CCC and Bora pushing for their leaders, 20 min behind in the GC

 

[Inquitus]

Hitting the bottom of the climb at warp speed here!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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I'm curious about why CCC and Bora are fighting for position near the front

 

[Arredondo]

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I can't stand these Flecha recon's, right near the end of the stage... Please fire him.

Since ES have decided to rip up Ashley and Flecha, it hasn't been the same anymore

 

[Rollthedice]

Mountain sprint trains.

 

[Velolover2]

Bauke wants this.

 

[webvan]

Money time !

 

[Valv.Piti]

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I can't stand these Flecha recon's, right near the end of the stage... Please fire him.

Its quite frankly pathetic. At least air it when theres nothing happening