Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 12: Cesenatico - Cesenatico 204 km

[SafeBet]

Bunch exploding!

 

[gregrowlerson]

Seeing the name Richeze makes me think of Paris-Nice Porte.

 

[perico]

I would ask “what the hell is Zak doing” but I’m tired of asking “what the Hell Is Zak doing.”

 

[sir fly]

So, when should Pozzo take off to Capenaerts?

 

[gregrowlerson]

I would ask “what the hell is Zak doing” but I’m tired of asking “what the Hell Is Zak doing.”

So long as someone with a z in their name is doing something.

Keeps me from zzzing.

 

[SarahtheDane]

So, when should Pozzo take off to Capenaerts?

And will Fuglsang join him?

 

[gregrowlerson]

And will Fuglsang join him?

To make three husbands?

 

[will-10]

Chapeau to NTT for giving it a go both on Tuesday and today.
A pleasant surprise.

A shame it's taken for their jobs to be on the line for them to look like a team.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

To make three husbands?

He may get a bit jealous knowing Boaro is surrounded by a lot of other men/potentiel husbands

 

[Bolder]

A shame it's taken for their jobs to be on the line for them to look like a team.

I was thinking the same slightly unkind thought.

 

[Gigs_98]

NTT is trying to ride this giro like Astana in 2015 but unfortunately they aren't Astana of 2015

 

[HelloDolly]

A shame it's taken for their jobs to be on the line for them to look like a team.

Well they havent had a GC rider in any form till now

 

[Samu Cuenca]

NTT is trying to ride this giro like Astana in 2015 but unfortunately they aren't Astana of 2015

But right now they actually look stronger than Astana 2020, so it's not all that bad

 

[SarahtheDane]

To make three husbands?

Exactly!

 

[italoc]

NTT is trying to ride this giro like Astana in 2015 but unfortunately they aren't Astana of 2015

I agree, I can't see the masterplan there. They are pushing hard, but not hard enough to make a difference, and they might not even have the names to do so.
Just testing if anyone has a bad day?

 

[Eclipse]

Depressingly someone rudely booked me a meeting on the afternoon of a lovely hilly giro stage T_T

Need to make up an excuse to be off camera

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Depressingly someone rudely booked me a meeting on the afternoon of a lovely hilly giro stage T_T

Need to make up an excuse to be off camera

Scopophobia?

 

[will-10]

I agree, I can't see the masterplan there. They are pushing hard, but not hard enough to make a difference, and they might not even have the names to do so.
Just testing if anyone has a bad day?

I'm hoping they know something we don't. But do wonder if it's just TV time.

 

[Gigs_98]

Summary of what Wiggins just said:
"I have Nibali ptsd from 2013"

 

[sir fly]

NTT is trying to ride this giro like Astana in 2015 but unfortunately they aren't Astana of 2015

I think they're doing very well.
Also the best stage for their capacities.
The only question is will they manage to drop other favourites' domestiques, or Pozzo shall need to do it by himself.

 

[italoc]

I'm hoping they know something we don't. But do wonder if it's just TV time.

But then they could take it a little bit slower. It's this hard-but-not-too-hard pace that I find bizarre.

 

[gregrowlerson]

No harm in NTT trying. Less interesting stage tomorrow.

But on that thought, if only we could have replaced the last 30 kms of this stage with the end of tomorrow's stage....then that's an awesome stage.

 

[Gigs_98]

You know this forum has messed with your head if you feel obliged to write that you are about to leave and will miss the rest of the stage. But yeah, I'm gonna miss the rest of the stage

 

[trevim]

Portuguese ES commentator asking Jose Azevedo how was Bradley Wiggins nutrition that allowed him to make the transition from track heavy rider into GT winning material. Not sure if they serious or not here, can they really be this delusional?

 

[Eclipse]

You know this forum has messed with your head if you feel obliged to write that you are about to leave and will miss the rest of the stage. But yeah, I'm gonna miss the rest of the stage

Cancelling my meeting now

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No harm in NTT trying. Less interesting stage tomorrow.

But on that thought, if only we could have replaced the last 30 kms of this stage with the end of tomorrow's stage....then that's an awesome stage.

Or replace the last 25 with Stelvio