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

[sir fly]

That 45 closing kilometers are tough. More than a minute by 10, but UAE should've stepped up earlier if didn't cooperate already.

 

[tobydawq]

The break stopped pulling at the same time, and everyone was having an eat/pee break, so someone could easily have made it across.

Yes, that's true and easy to see from the TV screen. Not as easy to see from the middle of the peloton.

 

[Eclipse]

The terrain is hard enough for a long solo attack IMO. If he has a gap nobody should really bring him back on the flats and I'm not sure who's better than him uphill here.

Probably works best for Ineos too. Can send Ganna long range and if the others do chase him down then Swift can counter later.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yes, that's true and easy to see from the TV screen. Not as easy to see from the middle of the peloton.

Come on, they're wearing expensive glasses.

 

[Red Rick]

Probably works best for Ineos too. Can send Ganna long range and if the others do chase him down then Swift can counter later.

Tbh I think today is 95% legs anyway.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

UAE to the front indicates, that they want to keep the gap low, for Ulissi to attack later on..... we might also see Bjerg give it a go.

If Bjerg was on a good day he would be in the break because he was with Clarke and Swift earlier but got dropped on the Cat 4

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Yes, that's true and easy to see from the TV screen. Not as easy to see from the middle of the peloton.

The DS's see it on TV and relay it on the radio..... that is why the break also stopped pulling...... otherwise they would not have known the peloton stopped, and kept pulling

 

[sir fly]

The DS's see it on TV and relay it on the radio..... that is why the break also stopped pulling...... otherwise they would not have known the peloton stopped, and kept pulling

Those who wanted to break away broke in the first place.

 

[tobydawq]

The DS's see it on TV and relay it on the radio..... that is why the break also stopped pulling...... otherwise they would not have known the peloton stopped, and kept pulling

I know that but you have to jump almost immediately when the Groupama train stops, otherwise the gap is suddenly much bigger. And it wasn't as if the front stopped riding altogether...

But as always, there's no help disagreeing with you.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

But as always, there's no help disagreeing with you.

Just stop doing it

 

[tobydawq]

Just stop doing it

Because you're always right?

I mean, I can see your point in ideal PCM world but in the real world after two hours of full-on racing it's just not going to happen. And not being able "for the life of you" to comprehend it seems a bit extreme.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Because you're always right?

Naah, because it seems to upset you

 

[tobydawq]

Naah, because it seems to upset you

So because it upsets me to disagree I should just agree even if I don't agree?

 

[Red Rick]

Rain.

 

[thiscocks]

How many point on offer for the second sprint? I'd hope Sagan can win it up the wall

 

[tobydawq]

How many point on offer for the second sprint? I'd hope Sagan can win it up the wall

Only bonus seconds there.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

So because it upsets me to disagree I should just agree even if I don't agree?

Yes

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

How many point on offer for the second sprint? I'd hope Sagan can win it up the wall

No jersey points I think

 

[trevim]

It doesn't look very good today for a young inexperienced GT leader like João Almeida.

Tough route, rain, after restday, riders antecipating cancellation....

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Peloton split

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Peloton split

Demare taking it easy
Zak caught out again

 

[SafeBet]

Guess who was caught out.

Yep, Zakarin.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

The Mountain to the front, the gap will drop now

 

[Keram]

Break is doomed. Shame. Chapeau to Sagan for making todays race.

 

[Eclipse]

3 mins looking pretty a little dicey for the break given how much effort they expended earlier.

If someone else decides to help UAE it's definitely closable