Can Pog have a bad day? Stage 5 at last year's Tour was one, but is there a Vingegaard here?
No one close to Vingo's level nor do we have a team that can do what Visma can do. Ineos can be good but not that good, and is Thomas as good as last year?
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Can Pog have a bad day? Stage 5 at last year's Tour was one, but is there a Vingegaard here?
We'd need Prati di Tivo Lutsenko to appear once again...
If I was Ineos DS I would be trying to get Ganna and Sheffield or Narvaez in the break with Arensman.I wonder if Caruso is recovered well enough to join the break today. Bardet, Vansevenant, Quintana and Alaphilippe might have a go as well. And why not send Ganna to take revenge for yesterday?
Can Pog have a bad day? Only way to make the GC exciting as it seems done already in the first week.
Too early in the race for Arensman I fear.If I was Ineos DS I would be trying to get Ganna and Sheffield or Narvaez in the break with Arensman.
Decathlon AG2R should be able to cause some chaos and get decent climbers up the road for tactical advantage or state win attempt depending how the race develops behind.
I suspect UAE won’t try to control too heavily and will only really shut down any move by Martinez.
would that be the first breakaway in his life?I hope that Pozzo takes it from the break.
I mean, it would be desirable for you.If Pozzovivo takes the stage and the pink jersey I might ejaculate myself in pleasure!
I'll leave it up to you whether that's desirable! 😄
Either. Just a day when he doesn't have the legs.Giro or double as a whole?
If Pog has a bad day, it needs to be later in the race, with maybe not too big of a lead. If he has a bad day early in the race, he will just claw the lost time back later on. I think he needs to crack over a couple of days for it to have any impact on GC. His rivals just need to stay within striking distance in the hope he cracks at some point. He has got into their heads that they are playing for the leftovers in this race. They can only hope things change.
Recover for the Tour?Christophe Laporte is a DNS today
Weird decision for him to start the Giro d'Italia in first instance!Christophe Laporte is a DNS today
Would be Bardiani's first Giro stage win since 2016.Pellizzari's first GT stage win
Infact thinking about it, it was Kuss who actually pulled away with Vingegaard on his wheel on stage 5 last year. People wondered if Pogacar was ill as he and the whole UAE team had been sat at the back of the peloton in the previous stages. That day a strong break had raced away (Hindley et al) and it seemed like UAE had burnt up all their matches trying to keep the break on a short leash.No one close to Vingo's level nor do we have a team that can do what Visma can do. Ineos can be good but not that good, and is Thomas as good as last year?