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

[Rackham]

Maybe Adam Yates can't be bothered with the post-race podium protocol & just wants to go home.

 

[scribers]

Don´t get the UAE strategy here..

Why is Sivakov riding now with Lutsenko?

Game this out for me please. What should UAE do?

 

[Rackham]

Game this out for me please. What should UAE do?

Ride down Sivakov in order to generate some spicy social media activity.

 

[yaf]

Has sivakov been caught up by uae's tactical syndrome? Its crazy he said he wanted to win the stage and is working with the two😑

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Ride down Sivakov in order to generate some spicy social media activity.

Or ride down Sivakov to improve your chances for 1st on GC, 2nd on GC or the stage win, because Sivakov isn‘t gonna get anything.

 

[scribers]

Where are these chasers going to gain that time on litsenko? It’s probably more likely they lose the podium spot

 

[Tim Cahill]

Crap tactics this race from UAE but they were good in Basque so it evens out

 

[search]

can't see much reason why Lutsenko would gift those other two the stage win

 

[Faserr]

Lutsenko says thank you for pulling, now I play with you.

 

[Netserk]

can't see much reason why Lutsenko would gift those other two the stage win

Bennett worked with him from the start, it'd make sense that he promised him the stage.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah this looks like Lutsenko said you guys can fight for the stage

But it would be quite funny if he just sprint them out of his wheel in the last 150m

 

[Ripper]

UAE managing to race with Soler brains in this stage race. Let's help ensure our best place rider does not get the max bonus possible for him. Now let's not try to defend or work on that, but rather get sucker punched

 

[Samamba]

Lutsenko gonna have to break if he doesn't want the win.

 

[tobydawq]

Lutsenko... Is there really a reason to gift a win to UAE?

 

[topcat]

Remco woulda won

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Lutsenko... Is there really a reason to gift a win to UAE?

I thought they needed the points.

 

[AmRacer]

Remco woulda won

So would Poggi, Vinge and Rogla.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Remco woulda won

And crashed after the finish line...

 

[Netserk]

Lutsenko... Is there really a reason to gift a win to UAE?

It's a very sensible custom for the GC winner not to contest the stage win when ahead with two cooperating riders.

 

[topcat]

And crashed after the finish line...

In style

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Remco woulda won

Yes because it is a small race without any big names. The Belge spilak they used to call him in some circles

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ulissi looking rapid in the sprint behind, could win some stages here like that, maybe they could work for him in some of the mountain stages in the coming days!

 

[Offline]

Ulissi looking rapid in the sprint behind, could win some stages here like that, maybe they could work for him in some of the mountain stages in the coming days!

The race is over

 

[Ripper]

Lutsenko gonna have to break if he doesn't want the win.

Like Ullissi should have yesterday?

BTW, back to yesterday - yates rides a lot out of the saddle, and perhaps a bit too much right before the sprint

 

[Rob5091]

Well, chapeau Sivakov & Lutsenko! UAE seemed to run out of ideas to ditch Lutsenko and settled for the stage win.
A good work out for some in the race before the Giro. Tudor impressed and George Bennett. Pozzovivio came home with the favourite's group so he's riding himself into top shape for the Giro!