Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 6: Caltanissetta - Etna 164 km

[rei_da_montanha]

Re:

The danish guy writing previews on feltet.dk doesn't even list Froome among the 15-20 most likely riders to win the stage. He is also a bit weird lol, but thats also very telling on just how bad he is going atm as that guy certainly knows his cycling.

The guy from ciclismointernacional (David Hunter), did not put Froome in the favorites either!

 

[HelloDolly]

YOu canot rule out Froome ...that is madness

But I dont think he will be there today but the last week he will be in demolition mode so the others have to make hay will the sun shines now

 

[dacooley]

froome is acting like he's gonna be banned and quit cycling from day to day.

 

[Laplaz]

Big fight for being in the breakaway!

 

[bigcog]

Re:

YOu canot rule out Froome ...that is madness

But I dont think he will be there today but the last week he will be in demolition mode so the others have to make hay will the sun shines now

I think Froome will lose minutes, he's recovering from that injury and his form wasn't that good to begin with, plus I think the pressure from everything going on is getting to him. Dumo will there or thereabouts and Yates, Chavez or Lopez will take time.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

who's on co-eurosport commentary atm? I missed the start. Is it Cummings?

 

[DNP-Old]

Henao in the break.

 

[Red Rick]

For the first time this Giro there's actually a big battle to be in the breakaway

 

[DNP-Old]

Chaves also there

 

[rainman]

Re:

who's on co-eurosport commentary atm? I missed the start. Is it Cummings?

Rob Hatch and Adam Blythe atm. Kirby/Kelly are back later.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

CHAVES!

 

[Salvarani]

Chavez, Henao and Oomen in the break

 

[DNP-Old]

No one's chasing lol. Do they know Chaves is in the break?

 

[bigcog]

Re:

CHAVES!

excellent, lets hope it sticks

 

[Laplaz]

OMG Aramon Formigal shades!

 

[HelloDolly]

Henao & de La Cruz cannot ride with Chaves

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Sky have two in the break.
What's the plan?

 

[Carols]

Grande racing to create the break! It's to big now, but has Strong riders; Henao and Chavez. Love the Giro!!

 

[Salvarani]

O´Conner in the break also

 

[Red Rick]

Honestly Oomen might be the biggest danger in that group

 

[Red Rick]

No Astana in the break?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

This is a pretty weird but very interesting development. I don’t really think that Chaves means to launch a grand attack on the GC, but it seems as though only BMC is chasing at the moment. Perhaps equally as interesting is it that Sky have both Henao and De La Cruz out there. That's really weird to me. And Sunweb with Oomen as well, though I guess that he won't spend more energy being in the break than if he was sitting in the peloton.

All this said, I can't see this group working together.

 

[Salvarani]

No rest on this stage

 

[HelloDolly]

BMC riding with de Marchi up the road

Hey BMC let Astana do it !!!

 

[Durden93]

Put me down for Pozzovivo. I don’t think the gaps will be huge. Maybe 15-30 seconds by Aru and Pozzovivo on the other GC riders.