Giro 2017, Stage 6: Reggio Calabria-Terme Luigiane 217km

[staubsauger]

Zakarin certainly tries to jump away on Blockhaus. If he succeeds he might have 3-5 minutes advantage over Quintana after the tt on Tuesday evening!

 

[Flamin]

The day after Blockhaus is a rest day.

 

[TommyGun]

Let's create the Blockhaus thread already, no point in following the other stages

 

[The Barb]

Abominable Giro so far.

 

[Cookster15]

Re: Re:

These guys are making Cadel Evans looks like an attacking genius

If you had Cadel´s cycling predispositions, you would ride simply like him.

You are right. But that is no excuse for riders like Nibali we know he has the ability to attack. In reality I think some here are too impatient this is only stage 6. Lets see what happens on Blockhaus. But the race could still explode in the 3rd week and looking at the parcours I think the GC guys are keeping their powder dry and conserving energy for when it will be really needed - like not bothering to chase Zakarin on Etna. We know Kruijswijk should be strong in the 3rd week and Quintana is also aiming for the double so he won't be strong enough to attack until week three. The jury is still out on this Giro.

 

[Baldinger]

Apparently Pedersen had to let go of the break away due to a flat tire.

 

[Vesica]

hahahaha Slagter before the stage on Dutch TV..if there are 8 man or more in the break we want to be there as well, if it's less than the break will probably be caught and we will wait in the peloton.

btw why is everybody thinking that Zakarin will take so much time in the TT? Last year he lost more than 1.30 against Landa, Kruijswijk and Nibali and around 2.00 to Dumoulin..

 

[May0maniac]

hahahaha Slagter before the stage on Dutch TV..if there are 8 man or more in the break we want to be there as well, if it's less than the break will probably be caught and we will wait in the peloton.

btw why is everybody thinking that Zakarin will take so much time in the TT? Last year he lost more than 1.30 against Landa, Kruijswijk and Nibali and around 2.00 to Dumoulin..

Last year it was technical with lots of rain and the guy had 2 crashes amd an additional bike change because of a mechanical after the first crash.

 

[staubsauger]

Last year he crashed twice. Without that he actually would've killed everybody of the other favorites based on his first split time. If I remember correctly at least.

 

[trevim]

Yayy Dillier!!

I was a bit disappointed with him after not see him making progress in the classics this season, but now I'm really happy that he won a GT stage in the Giro. Also great fair play from Stuyven, two great riders for the future

 

[Breh]

Re:

Last year he crashed twice. Without that he actually would've killed everybody of the other favorites based on his first split time. If I remember correctly at least.

Correct.
Zakarin is more than decent in a timetrial. Romandie 2015?!

I really hope he does well. Still feel bad for him after his horrible crash last year and the stage in Romandie that was robbed from him. His interviews are great aswell.

 

[Robert5091]

Hurrah for a breakaway win! A day of glory for a domestique.

If all the GC guys have the same standing as now, the poorer TT guys must attack on stage 9/Blockhaus. Quintana is just starting a long double GT period so he's happy to follow for now. G to set up Landa, I would expect.

 

[spiritualride]

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Best synchronised sprint I've ever seen. The slow-mo was beautiful.

Mirror images of each other the last 100 meters or so... was surreal lol. Glad to see the underdog beat Stuyven. (nothing against Stuyven)

 

[movingtarget]

Re:

These guys are making Cadel Evans looks like an attacking genius

But no one did the post race interview at such a high pitched intensity as Cadel ! Evans knew his limits better than most people. He let Contador do the entertaining.

 

[Vesica]

hahahaha Slagter before the stage on Dutch TV..if there are 8 man or more in the break we want to be there as well, if it's less than the break will probably be caught and we will wait in the peloton.

btw why is everybody thinking that Zakarin will take so much time in the TT? Last year he lost more than 1.30 against Landa, Kruijswijk and Nibali and around 2.00 to Dumoulin..

Last year it was technical with lots of rain and the guy had 2 crashes amd an additional bike change because of a mechanical after the first crash.

grazie, as well to the others that responded.