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

[wirral]

Break should get it now.

 

[Brullnux]

Any GC attacks?

 

[Arredondo]

Zhupa is a really really good rider

 

[Scarponi]

God I'd kill for a hilly stage like the one Wiggins crashed in 2013

 

[Arredondo]

God I'd kill for a hilly stage like the one Wiggins crashed in 2013

Or for another Pibernik

 

[DFA123]

This Giro is awful so far. They can't even get action on an uphill sprint stage. Too many teams like FDJ, Sunweb and Lotto-NL who are adding nothing to the race, just going all in to try and get a rider into the top 10 on GC.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Hard ridden stage, but again not really anything noteworthy happening apart from a really good performance from Mads Pedersen in the break. Lets hope for a nice finale.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

This Giro is awful so far. They can't even get action on an uphill sprint stage. Too many teams like FDJ, Sunweb and Lotto-NL who are adding nothing to the race, just going all in to try and get a rider into the top 10 on GC.

Way too many teams with at least a reasonable GC-rider. We thought that was a good thing, but its turning out that too many teams really aren't doing anything because of the modern way to support such a rider.

 

[huangho]

If Stuyven losses this, Pedersen will be really mad on the bus!

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

This Giro is awful so far. They can't even get action on an uphill sprint stage. Too many teams like FDJ, Sunweb and Lotto-NL who are adding nothing to the race, just going all in to try and get a rider into the top 10 on GC.

Way too many teams with at least a reasonable GC-rider. We thought that was a good thing, but its turning out that too many teams really aren't doing anything because of the modern way to support such a rider.

Exactly. If you have a rider like Dumoulin, Kruijswijk or Pinot, then sure, give them 3 or 4 support riders to help them do well inthe GC. But they haven't done enough to justify having a full team supporting them - it's just killing the race, because there are only about four or five teams interested in a lot of stages.

 

[Ikbengodniet]

Re:

This Giro is awful so far. They can't even get action on an uphill sprint stage. Too many teams like FDJ, Sunweb and Lotto-NL who are adding nothing to the race, just going all in to try and get a rider into the top 10 on GC.

Yeah absolutely crazy thought by Lotto Jumbo if they have the best man in the race last year in their team.

 

[Scarponi]

Hnnnng that descent

 

[HelloDolly]

The race needed to get rid of some of the GC contendes earier ...maybe an early TT or TTT

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

This Giro is awful so far. They can't even get action on an uphill sprint stage. Too many teams like FDJ, Sunweb and Lotto-NL who are adding nothing to the race, just going all in to try and get a rider into the top 10 on GC.

Yeah absolutely crazy thought by Lotto Jumbo if they have the best man in the race last year in their team.

Well, each team can justify their choice of course. But the cumulative effect of having so many teams fully backing riders who are probably going to finish somewhere between 3rd and 10th is resulting in really dull flat and medium mountain stages.

 

[dgodave]

Nice road!

 

[HelloDolly]

Agree with Brian Smith and Sean Kelly when saying they feel for some riders in the peloton who get no chance to ride for a stage as all on minding duties all the time for several GC guys.....and how it was different in their day with more riders let off the leash

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re:

Agree with Brian Smith and Sean Kelly when saying they feel for some riders in the peloton who get no chance to ride for a stage as all on minding duties all the time for several GC guys.....and how it was different in their day with more riders let off the leash

Indeed. It has been a big problem so far this Giro, especially as GC-contenders only are interested in expanding a minimum of energy each day to get in the front group.

 

[Ikbengodniet]

Re: Re:

This Giro is awful so far. They can't even get action on an uphill sprint stage. Too many teams like FDJ, Sunweb and Lotto-NL who are adding nothing to the race, just going all in to try and get a rider into the top 10 on GC.

Yeah absolutely crazy thought by Lotto Jumbo if they have the best man in the race last year in their team.

Well, each team can justify their choice of course. But the cumulative effect of having so many teams fully backing riders who are probably going to finish somewhere between 3rd and 10th is resulting in really dull flat and medium mountain stages.

Well I didn't watch today but seems there are also teams like Cannondale who have like 3 punchers in their team and no GC ambitions who are just epic failing. Nice to see the break fighting for this now.

 

[sir fly]

Dillier!

 

[DBotero]

Great win for Dillier.

 

[carolina]

What the hell was Costa doing? Such a waste of energy, the stage was already lost.

Nice victory from Dillier.

 

[huangho]

Pedersen is going to be really mad on the bus tonight...

 

[StryderHells]

Strong effort from Dillier to hang on

 

[Scarponi]

Any of the two deserved it but well done on his first GT stage

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Cannondale is fun......