Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 10: Lanciano – Tortoreto 177 km

[Samu Cuenca]

I absolutely love Mikkel Bjerg!

Too bad he's engaged then (and not from Kazakhstan)

 

[SafeBet]

They think Sagan can win this?

Fabbro wants to be in the break I guess.

 

[Red Rick]

Fabbro wants to be in the break I guess.

Ah, that actually makes perfect sense.

 

[SafeBet]

GC teams trying to infiltrate the break. This could be a fun stage.

 

[Eclipse]

Loads of active racing before it settles into break vs chase but sure let's put in the pointless social media filler now. Come on ES it can't be that hard to do this contextually

 

[gregrowlerson]

They think Sagan can win this?

They always think that.

Thinking doesn't make it so.

 

[Jagartrott]

Sagan, Ganna, De Gendt bridged, but the presence of Hart will mean the peloton keeps chasing.

 

[Red Rick]

Peloton splitting on Chieti?

 

[Danskebjerge]

It could become an interesting stage if the organizers said: This will be the last one - the winner will be decided after today.

 

[Eclipse]

This pace is great, the peloton is all over the place

 

[Poursuivant]

I wonder if we were told this time last year that Two Teams would leave the Giro 2020 for testing positive for Covid, how many of us would have thought Covid must be some new variant of EPO?

 

[sir fly]

Saganna ahead of Konovalovas...

 

[tobydawq]

Decent front duo.

 

[Red Rick]

that first large group is just GC contenders right?

 

[tobydawq]

Ganna is getting a lecture on descending here.

 

[Krokro]

Sagans going full berserk on that one!

 

[tobydawq]

Sagan attacking on the climb in Chieti. Is Nibali as pissed about that as last time?

 

[gregrowlerson]

I wonder if we were told this time last year that Two Teams would leave the Giro 2020 for testing positive for Covid, how many of us would have thought Covid must be some new variant of EPO?

No.

Only if one of those teams was from Kazakhstan.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Nice break for Sagan at last

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

It would depend on the staffer. If he's giving hugs or massages to the riders, or just fixing their bikes.

They employ men to hug riders???

 

[tobydawq]

Sagan's biggest chance this year.

 

[RedheadDane]

They employ men to hug riders???

Well, the guys at the finish are usually in among the hugs when there's a victory.

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This is one of those days when I basically give up trying to keep up who's where. I... think they're in Italy!

 

[tobydawq]

Aw crap, then it's Ciccone instead of Antonio in the break. He's going to be a tough nut to crack.

 

[tobydawq]

OMG Groupama, just let it go.

 

[Eclipse]

FDJ trying to make sure today is hellish by contesting the intermediate haha