Giro d'Italia 2020, Stage 2: Alcamo – Agrigento 149 km

[movingtarget]

Terrible start to the race for Astana.

 

[tobydawq]

I think Sagan did very well there, honestly. Okay, he screwed up the sprint a bit but Ulissi would win in any case due to him getting a bit of a breather which Sagan didn't.

I had expected Sagan to be 15th or something like that. Very encouraging climbing level.

 

[alexix7]

Sagan did a big mistake by changing Ulissi wheel to Matthews one on the climb, if he stick on Ulissi wheel, he would have won easily.

 

[Eclipse]

I think Sagan did very well there, honestly. Okay, he screwed up the sprint a bit but Ulissi would win in any case due to him getting a bit of a breather which Sagan didn't.

I had expected Sagan to be 15th or something like that. Very encouraging climbing level.

I thought so too, he showed a lot of strength and did well to come across but this was basically a stage made for Ulissi and he made the decisive move and had a chance to rest up for the kick.

It's not like Ulissi is a chump he knows how to win.

Bodes pretty well for Sagan across the race given people seemed convinced Michaels (Matthews...) would be here but was blown out yet again

 

[tobydawq]

I thought so too, he showed a lot of strength and did well to come across but this was basically a stage made for Ulissi and he made the decisive move and had a chance to rest up for the kick.

It's not like Ulissi is a chump he knows how to win.

Bodes pretty well for Sagan across the race given people seemed convinced Michaels would be here but was blown out yet again

Matthews still doesn't know that attacking or following attacks is an option.

 

[Eclipse]

Matthews still doesn't know that attacking or following attacks is an option.

I'm glad you knew what I meant to write there

 

[tobydawq]

I'm glad you knew what I meant to write there

With Michaels?

 

[Danskebjerge]

Jesus, it's day 2 and Fuglsang has lost both Lopez and Vlasov (and 2 of the remaining riders in the team have never done a GT before).

Seems his streak of bad luck in GTs continues

It seems he now has to rely on other teams to do the hard work - not good when you're already a minute behind the rivals and seem slow in the TT. :-/

 

[RedheadDane]

Jesus, it's day 2 and Fuglsang has lost both Lopez and Vlasov (and 2 of the remaining riders in the team have never done a GT before).

Seems his streak of bad luck in GTs continues

And were called up last-minute.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Italy 2
World 0

 

[Jagartrott]

Well, the Italians didn't win the Danish TT championship or any of the Swedish and Irish RR championships, so don't get too cocky.

 

[Keram]

Bold prediction here.

Sagan will lose blue jersey

Anyway. I will root for Nibali tomorrow.

Edit : Wrong thread

 

[tobydawq]

I was wrong. Matthews said he just didn't have it to follow the attacks.

I'm positively shocked that Sagan was better than him in that finale.

 

[SKSemtex]

Italy 2
World 0

I do not mind hattrick with Nibali today.