Giro 2018 stage 18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

[Laplaz]

Every time Giro d'Italia have finished in Prato Nevoso the stage winner won also the final GC (Tonkov 1996 and Garzelli 2000). So Schachmann to pull a Landis?

 

[staubsauger]

Leclercq doesn't agree with Migels that they can't pedal 400 watts anymore!

 

[search]

Re: Re:

Lame break

Again.

Not suprised today, quite a few will be keeping their powder dry for tomorrow and Saturday.

maybe, but also because of the flat start, it was always difficult for pure climbers to get into there. I was expecting guys like Battaglin, Denz, Conti or maybe Goncalves at least though

 

[DanielSong39]

Re:

Every time Giro d'Italia have finished in Prato Nevoso the stage winner won also the final GC (Tonkov 1996 and Garzelli 2000). So Schachmann to pull a Landis?

More like Pereiro since he gained 25 minutes on a stage when he got into an early break and the entire peloton decided to sit up. Not quite an epic solo breakway.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Is this the sound of a successful lame break?
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2016/stage-8
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2016/stage-13

 

[deValtos]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

The cyclingnews tracker said Froome had crashed. Anymore information? Routine or any damage?

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

I get that ciccone safes himself for tomorrow as he wants to win blue but what about all the other climbers who haven't won anything yet. There are so many riders in whose interest it would be to win a stage and who could probably easily beat these guys but none of them are here. Where is Carthy, where is Brambilla,...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

I get that ciccone safes himself for tomorrow as he wants to win blue but what about all the other climbers who haven't won anything yet. There are so many riders in whose interest it would be to win a stage and who could probably easily beat these guys but none of them are here. Where is Carthy, where is Brambilla,...

All knackered and didn't fancy 3 and a half hours of taking turns on the flat at a decent pace.

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

I get that ciccone safes himself for tomorrow as he wants to win blue but what about all the other climbers who haven't won anything yet. There are so many riders in whose interest it would be to win a stage and who could probably easily beat these guys but none of them are here. Where is Carthy, where is Brambilla,...

Or you know, Gesink, who's made 1 breakaway all Giro.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

I get that ciccone safes himself for tomorrow as he wants to win blue but what about all the other climbers who haven't won anything yet. There are so many riders in whose interest it would be to win a stage and who could probably easily beat these guys but none of them are here. Where is Carthy, where is Brambilla,...

Or you know, Gesink, who's made 1 breakaway all Giro.

I actually wrote his name as a third example in my post but deleted it again because I wasn't sure if he was even still in the race because he hasn't done anything since Etna

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

I get that ciccone safes himself for tomorrow as he wants to win blue but what about all the other climbers who haven't won anything yet. There are so many riders in whose interest it would be to win a stage and who could probably easily beat these guys but none of them are here. Where is Carthy, where is Brambilla,...

Or you know, Gesink, who's made 1 breakaway all Giro.

I actually wrote his name as a third example in my post but deleted it again because I wasn't sure if he was even still in the race because he hasn't done anything since Etna

Gesink actually has been doing his fair share of work for Van Poppel and Battaglin.

But it's not like he has missed out on winning breaks either.

Until today. And to think Van Poppel and Van Emden made that breakaway

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Lame break

Again.

Not suprised today, quite a few will be keeping their powder dry for tomorrow and Saturday.

There is no guarantee that a break will make it tomorrow or Saturday

But alot tired from yesterday

 

[movingtarget]

Re: Re:

Every time Giro d'Italia have finished in Prato Nevoso the stage winner won also the final GC (Tonkov 1996 and Garzelli 2000). So Schachmann to pull a Landis?

More like Pereiro since he gained 25 minutes on a stage when he got into an early break and the entire peloton decided to sit up. Not quite an epic solo breakway.

A top 10 rider will never be given that much leeway again. Some DS' should have lost their jobs over that. Unbelievable.

 

[Red Rick]

Pereiro...

I always forget that Caisse/Movistar has "won" a Tour as recent as 2006.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Lame break

now at 13 mins ...

Feed if you can't get tiz
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[MartinGT]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

According to CK Sky made it tough yesterday.........

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Go Fonzi!

 

[greenedge]

Plaza has to be the favourite here. Cattaneo, Marcato and Schachmann also have good chances. Hoping Kuznetzov and Pfingsten can also go well.

 

[red_flanders]

Re: Re:

Feed if you can't get tiz
http://sebn.me/sebn-4.html

Thanks!

 

[DanielSong39]

Re: Re:

Every time Giro d'Italia have finished in Prato Nevoso the stage winner won also the final GC (Tonkov 1996 and Garzelli 2000). So Schachmann to pull a Landis?

More like Pereiro since he gained 25 minutes on a stage when he got into an early break and the entire peloton decided to sit up. Not quite an epic solo breakway.

A top 10 rider will never be given that much leeway again. Some DS' should have lost their jobs over that. Unbelievable.

They've learned since then; Aru tried to pull a fast one a few days ago and it was shut down immediately. Oomen, Formolo, and Poels have received the same treatment.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Re: Giro 2018 stage18: Abbiategrasso – Prato Nevoso 196 km

The cyclingnews tracker said Froome had crashed. Anymore information? Routine or any damage?

I think they were talking about Froome crashing the other day, not today's stage.

 

[staubsauger]

I ain't got no clue why AG2R hasn't send Denz, Cherel, Montaguti or Jaregui up the road. They've been aggressive for the whole Giro d'Italia and now they're missing their major chance for a stage win!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

15mins = 10km to the break

 

[fauniera]

Re:

I ain't got no clue why AG2R hasn't send Denz, Cherel, Montaguti or Jauregui up the road. They've been aggressive for the whole Giro d'Italia and now they're missing their major chance for a stage win!

Maybe they tried but didn't manage to get into the break?

 

[Laplaz]

Boy van Poppel tries to anticipate