Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia 2024, Stage 8: Spoleto – Prati di Tivo, 152.0k

[QueenStagiaire]

Infact thinking about it, it was Kuss who actually pulled away with Vingegaard on his wheel on stage 5 last year.

Except it was Vingegaard dropping Pogačar with an attack and Kuss only catching back up later.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Typical uphill neutral zone, car drives too fast and riders already looking uncomfortable

 

[Red Rick]

Break to take it.
Pog to take time on others, 30sec to 1 min.
Tiberi to be best of the rest.

This is where I think Pogacar isn't gonna make big attacks if the stage win isn't up for grabs.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Either. Just a day when he doesn't have the legs.

Yes. I feel it's realistic to expect for any member of the big four to have days like that. After all this is cycling, not F1. Just don't expect it each day. For now Pogi is still mostly occupied with attacking and doesn't have a bad day scheduled in immediate future. And it's up to other too, Pogi won't just do it for the sake of doing it. That is to have a bad day, attacking obviously still ongoing as scheduled.

 

[tobydawq]

Weird decision for him to start the Giro d'Italia in first instance!

Why? Isn't the DNS due to crashes sustained during the race?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Steinhauser on the attack, and according to German ES he has specifically targeted this stage. So let's see.

Edit: was de Bot, but now he's on the attack. Does not get away though.

 

[pastronef]

once again UAE chasing hard. ffs

 

[Slavique Nuke]

once again UAE chasing hard. ffs

Of course, they are not going to let 40 people go.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

once again UAE chasing hard. ffs

They can‘t let 40 riders ride, that would be stupid

 

[Tim Cahill]

They should've just let the big group go tbf, give them 10 minutes, givethe jersey to Mauri, though I understand out on the road under stress it's probably difficult to know who is in there so safer to just chase it down.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Steinhauser is actually good, one of those who can Guillaume Martin his way into the top 10 by getting into breaks

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Steinhauser is actually good, one of those who can Guillaume Martin his way into the top 10 by getting into breaks

It's his first Grand Tour, we'll have to see how three weeks go. He's pretty solid in GC already not a full minute down on on 10th.

Oh no, he's a few k in the break, and Bengtsch already starts talking about Pink for Steinhauser today. This might turn unbearable.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I'm not sure they have the depth to control if a big group goes, this cat 2 could be carnage

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I'm not sure they have the depth to control if a big group goes, this cat 2 could be carnage

I don't think the climbing field is deep enough for a big group to go here either, though. Unless actual GC top 5 threats get involved.

 

[search]

It's his first Grand Tour, we'll have to see how three weeks go. He's pretty solid in GC already not a full minute down on on 10th.

Oh no, he's a few k in the break, and Bengtsch already starts talking about Pink for Steinhauser today. This might turn unbearable.

Steinhauser is good, but he already is investing too much energy, and if there really turns out to be a chance for pink, he'll probably continue to do so all day

 

[pastronef]

Blythe surprised Milan is wearing shoe covers. probably not Bontrager-Trek shoes under those. like Ciccone and Nibali did

 

[Squire]

Blythe harping on about how Pog should go with the moves ...

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Juanpe on the attack

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So sick of Blythe that I've switched to Dutch commentary, that takes some doing.

 

[Froome]

If ineos wants to try something, now was the opportunity to put Arensman with Narvaez in this big break, to try to make so pressure on UAE.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Good group gets together and Alaphilippe immediately starts darting off the front, ffs man

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Part 572 of Alaphilippe trying to will good legs into existence.

 

[Brullnux]

Uphill starts good

 

[ashhutch1997]

So sick of Blythe that I've switched to Dutch commentary, that takes some doing.

We all feel your pain..

 

[TourOfSardinia]