Giro dell'Emilia 2024 (Oct. 5)

[SafeBet]

It's raining. Pogacar is even more favourite now

Yep bad weather in Bologna at the moment.
Could stop raining in the afternoon but temperatures around 11-13 degrees.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Weather is bad for Fausto unfortunately

 

[Peyroteo94]

Weather is bad for Fausto unfortunately

Yeah, his grave will be wet

 

[Lequack]

 

[Peyroteo94]

Haters will say they have a bad relationship.

 

[Lequack]

The women's race has also started.

 

[topcat]

Haters will say they have a bad relationship.

They have a traditional relationship. Primoz is the darling that Tadej occasionally puts out the bins for and books into spas.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

He was always prone to doing a really bad sprint if he was completely gassed. This happened even in 2019-2021.

Yes, and he also lost sometimes to worst riders in his territory "uphill stomps" sometimes during his 2019-2021 reign. For example I remember Dan Martin in Vuelta 2020, Gaudu in Romandie 2019 (although bad positioning was the issue). It is normal because he took part in a crazy amount of uphill finishes.

But I agree with Jhonny in the fact he has lost some punch in the end, but clearly in the last couple of years (being healthy) he is better than ever in terms of w/kg, recovery and durabillity, the data give us 0 doubt about that, is just that others even improve more. Still I have the impression that when he has a top class opponent like Pogacar or Remco he can recover that monster 2021 kick a bit, I dont know if is the motivation or what...

 

[Peyroteo94]

In the past they both managed to beat each other in such uphill finishes. An in-form Pogacar has a ridiculous uphill finish i.e. see Grand Colombiere stage finish at the Tour 2023. I'm not sure if Rogla is as strong in explosivity this year as he was in the past, we will see (or maybe we won't if Pogacar attacks earlier).

This. Even in the 2020 Tour, I saw Pogacar outsprinting Roglic in a uphill sprint.
EDIT: 2021 Pais Vasco is a good example too

 

[Peyroteo94]

Big difference between sprinting on a San Luca like climb versus a Grand Colombiere style climb.

Read again, I added 2021 Pais Vasco

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Another boring race result incoming ...There isnt even a doubt no matter who tries to giz up anticipation with 'this one can do that or that one can do this'.

Nothing left to talk about or anticipate except if one Vuelta and a LBL is worth a podium at the Tour

As for Primoz's and Pog's relationship body language would suggest its not easy ....and to be expected. Roglic, one of the best in the world is super competitive and its got to hurt that he is so overshadowed by his countryman (no matter what he says or how he smiles) . I'm feed up of Pog's dominance and I dont even ride a bike

 

[Jungle Cycle]

what happened?
did they neutralaized??

"The race is paused because of the passage of a train that caused the railway crossing at Vergato to be closed for the arrival of the breakaway."

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Read again, I added 2021 Pais Vasco

Yep, Although I would say that this stage had a strange tricky final with last meters on a downhill with som bends and Primoz launching far too early (like 600 metres), Pogacar only passed him when the road was flat after being a while on his wheel.

 

[Salvarani]

Another boring race result incoming ...There isnt even a doubt no matter who tries to giz up anticipation with 'this one can do that or that one can do this'.

Nothing left to talk about or anticipate except if one Vuelta and a LBL is worth a podium at the Tour

As for Primoz's and Pog's relationship body language would suggest its not easy ....and to be expected. Roglic, one of the best in the world is super competitive and its got to hurt that he is so overshadowed by his countryman (no matter what he says or how he smiles) . I'm feed up of Pog's dominance and I dont even ride a bike

We don’t need more people riding a bike, we need more armchairs.

 

[scribers]

I'm feed up of Pog's dominance and I dont even ride a bike

This shall be my signature line as it describes me perfectly

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Another boring race result incoming ...There isnt even a doubt no matter who tries to giz up anticipation with 'this one can do that or that one can do this'.

Nothing left to talk about or anticipate except if one Vuelta and a LBL is worth a podium at the Tour

As for Primoz's and Pog's relationship body language would suggest its not easy ....and to be expected. Roglic, one of the best in the world is super competitive and its got to hurt that he is so overshadowed by his countryman (no matter what he says or how he smiles) . I'm feed up of Pog's dominance and I dont even ride a bike

I feel for Rogla because I think he's aware he's slowly on the decline while the youngsters like Pog, Remco, and Vingo are just getting started!

Aging, it sucks.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

"Primoz you were buying me beer all night after the WC but I didn't see you drink any"

"I couldn't drink cause the legs hurt, eh"

Pogacar: "It's time to show off my rainbow jersey"
Roglic: "Yeah, stomping the rainbow guy will look good on TV"

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Cloudy skies, fog enveloping the hills, some rain...otherwise lovely forested scenery though.

5 riders in the break, peloton barely 4mins behind, about 83km left to go.

Chaves for the win!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Thats never Trek hardpacing with 65k to go for Bagioli/Bauke in a race containing Roglic, Pogacar and Evenepoel

 

[Brullnux]

Thats never Trek hardpacing with 65k to go for Bagioli/Bauke in a race containing Roglic, Pogacar and Evenepoel

October italian classics Bagioli hits different

 

[Peyroteo94]

Super hard pace from Trek. They will probably launch a rider in the first lap of San Luca

 

[Tim Cahill]

Gebrekjrhsakjhrfklj riding really well, managed to cause a bit of a split

 

[AmRacer]

50km to go and Pogacar hasn't attacked yet? The goat must be sick or something.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Peloton about to catch up to the break, 51km to go

 

[Valv.Piti]

Wet and pretty gold? Yeah its a wrap, aint no way Roglic is beating Pog again