Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 17: Riva del Garda – Iseo 155 km

[Red Rick]

Re:

Froome to attack on the next climb.

Why not this one

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: Re:

Leclercq just stated that this in fact is the last day where non-specialists (climbers or sprinters) can go for a stage win so half the peleton indeed wants to get away of course.

He said that as if half the peleton going completely loco on a transition stage is a totally normal thing.

To be fair, in this Giro absurd seems to be the new normal.

What has been absurd in this Giro so far?

 

[Robert5091]

Little Kenny E leading the race?!

 

[Red Rick]

Peloton is tiny.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Ellisonde finding his climbing legs in the third week.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Is CF still out the back ?
Pouls is playing up front in the break

 

[Laplaz]

Why is MS pulling???

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Yates in the second (third) group.

 

[deValtos]

Re:

Why is MS pulling???

I think they don't like Wout being in the break. Incase something happens later?

 

[Carols]

Re:

Is CF still out the back ?
Pouls is playing up front in the break

CF is in Pink group

 

[Poursuivant]

I think Sky are after the team classification, that’s all.

 

[Jagartrott]

Strong break, this.

 

[staubsauger]

AG2R in fact placed a rider in every of today's moves apart from the Frapporti-Atapuma one! (Arguably Jaregui was part of the original move as well).

Same goes for Androni Giocatolli except for the group that now has been formed.

 

[Stella0596]

Why is MS riding? Poels isn't a real threat.

 

[Red Rick]

Where are Bennett and Viviani respectively?

 

[staubsauger]

Re:

Where are Bennett and Viviani respectively?

Viviani went off the back a while ago. So I assume he's in the 3rd group?

 

[RedheadDane]

Break been let go now?

 

[MartinGT]

It's like a scene out of Platoon this, utter madness!

Why are Sky letting riders go up front?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

Where are Bennett and Viviani respectively?

Viviani was spotted by the Moto-man a bit ahead of
Bennett who'd missed the first split

 

[Eclipse]

Re:

Break been let go now?

only 20 seconds

 

[RedheadDane]

Re: Re:

Break been let go now?

only 20 seconds

Well, it - briefly - went above 30 seconds a while later...

 

[staubsauger]

Leclercq personally alienated by Geniez' racing tactics.

Here comes the rain again...

 

[Stella0596]

Heavy rain!

 

[Laplaz]

Heavy rain now

 

[Red Rick]

No rest for the wicked.