Giro d’Abruzzo 9 to 12 April 2024 (2.1)

[Tim Cahill]

So Froome and nibs who I assumed attacked and looked good winning for their times would have finished back in 10th with a 50 year old Pozzovivo. Huge if true

Paul Double and Yanis Voisard of Pro-Conti fame outing past legends of the sports as frauds out there on the mountain today.

 

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Lutsenko climbing like it's a Mtf in a Muslim country.

All former Prati di Tivo winners went on to win Grand Tours, so it's about time that he steps up a bit.

 

[Brullnux]

Lmfao
2012 | 38:58 | Vincenzo Nibali
2013 | 38:23 | Chris Froome
2021 | 36:07 | Tadej Pogacar
2024 | 36:02 | Alexey Lutsenko

Wow, I bet Nibali must be really regretting not wearing skinsuits and not investing more money into aero bike frames

 

[Red Rick]

Prati di Tivo is low key really good for high Wkg becasue the 25 minutes before it are a not steep descent so you get a nice recovery patch before the climb starts.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wow, I bet Nibali must be really regretting not wearing skinsuits and not investing more money into aero bike frames

He didn't even really want to adopt powermeters!

 

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Astana leading the race before l'Aquila certainly brings up nice memories.

 

[Squire]

Astana leading the race before l'Aquila certainly brings up nice memories.

With Vino in the team on both occasions!

 

[Lequack]

So is Lutsenko now the favorite for the Tour? Is he even riding the Tour?

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1778475005212234229

View: https://twitter.com/NaichacaCycling/status/1778475005212234229

 

[Ripper]

That seems like a bit of a tactical botch up by UAE. Not that they couldn't win the stage, but more that they didn't allow Yates to take second.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

From the report, it appears Lutz rode this tactically sound. Unusual, and hopefully not to be repeated to often in the future.....

 

[DNP-Old]

Astana leading the race before l'Aquila certainly brings up nice memories.

Ah, man. The greatest grand tour of all time.

 

[KZD]

Lutsenko is always a beast in this time of the year.

For me even more impressive than Lutsenko's performance is Ulissi being the best of the UAE riders.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Paul Double and Yanis Voisard of Pro-Conti fame outing past legends of the sports as frauds out there on the mountain today.

Ok, when carton Kirby starts hyping Paul double as a threat to Pogacar in week 3, this time it's justified

 

[tobydawq]

Astana leading the race before l'Aquila certainly brings up nice memories.

I did get 2015 vibes when they were leading the peloton at the beginning of the climb today.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Lutsenko is always a beast in this time of the year.

For me even more impressive than Lutsenko's performance is Ulissi being the best of the UAE riders.

The clown gives it his all in the 2.1 races, but on the Monument he doesn't even make the slightest effort for the team leader

 

[Tim Cahill]

Quite funny though, after his mediocre pull for Pogacar in San Remo, seeing this described as 'the greatest 2.1 climbing performance of all time'.

Though I doubt that's true, the conditions were excellent for this sort of W/KG effort. I remember an Alarcon one in some kind of furnace-level 50 degree heat where they had the local firemen dotted on the mountain hosing everyone down because it was too hot where he absolutely torched the field, it might've been Penhas da Saúde in 2018 but I can't find the video.

 

[MortiroloForever]

The peloton is flying these last years and they are beating speed records day in day out.

Today's stage was very funny to watch it. The more interesting Prati di Tivo climb I remember.

It was engaging to see Lutsenko managing all the attacks of the UAE army and beaten them at the end of the stage. He is such a rough rider and he always has a succesfull part in each season.

Tomorrow stage will be worth to watch it. UAE should attack back and forth trying to let Lutsenko behind, but the Astana one is on fire and he is smart tactically. He knows how to move in such a dangerous situation.

 

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The clown gives it his all in the 2.1 races, but on the Monument he doesn't even make the slightest effort for the team leader

Ulissi has a 15 year long history of fading after 200k. It's hardly his fault that his team still hasn't noticed

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Ulissi has a 15 year long history of fading after 200k. It's hardly his fault that his team still hasn't noticed

He doesn‘t always fade though, or he just retains his sprint.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

He doesn‘t always fade though, or he just retains his sprint.

First win back after his suspension. Those beautiful days where if there was a hilly giro stage in week 1, you knew ulissi would take it

 

[Rob5091]

All good things must end so today, Friday is the last stage of Giro dÄbruzzo. Stage 4 Montorio al Valmano to L'Aquila 173 km,start 10.45 CET, TV from 13.50 CET.

Hardly a flat piece of road all day, but no really tough climbs. Expect fast and furious from UAE and Lutsenko trying to hold on.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Ulissi has a 15 year long history of fading after 200k. It's hardly his fault that his team still hasn't noticed

Fading? He was third best UAE rider, just two minutes behind the winner, ahead of Del Toro and Covi, who stayed with Pog. He went to MSR to prepare for Coppi-Bartali.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Ulissi's ambition seems to be to do well on home ground.
Those places oltre la frontiera don't count much.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Ulissi's ambition seems to be to do well on home ground.
Those places oltre la frontiera don't count much.

Does Italy stop in San Lorenzo al Mare at the foot of Cipressa for him?