Giro d'Italia 2020, Stage 3: Enna – Etna 150 km

[Blanco]

The tour is worth more to cycling than all the others combined

To a true cycling fan not even close...

 

[Red Rick]

To a true cycling fan not even close...

To be fair, every year when I look at all the cycling I've seen more than 50% of disappointment came from the Tour.

 

[DFA123]

If you get to the top and it's a clear day, from this side of the mountain you can see all the northeastern part of Sicily and beyond.
Right before Calabria, you'll notice a pointy strip of sea, where countless battles, trades and earthquakes took place.
Yeah that's right, it's the strait of Messina, home of Lo Squalo dello Stretto.

You know who is going to win today.

Yates?

 

[Blanco]

To be fair, every year when I look at all the cycling I've seen more than 50% of disappointment came from the Tour.

Exactly. This year Tour was much more interesting than usually, but I bet it will be again the least interesting GT of the year.

 

[Eclipse]

Supposed to have a meeting with one of the people I manage around the finale time. It's totally ok for me to rearrange that just in case this gets interesting right >_>

WFH has really affected my priorities

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

To a true cycling fan not even close...

I suspect Breezy meant financial worth.

 

[Oliver]

Haig to win this. The big boys won't do a lot. Almeida to gain some time against the big boys.

 

[Breezy1985]

To a true cycling fan not even close...

No but to the viability of the sport financially

 

[ice&fire]

To a true cycling fan not even close...

Like it or not, teams and riders spoke loud and clear their preferences when the race rescheduling was discussed.

 

[Anybody_but..]

Giro & Vuelta, as 2nd class GT with less (financial) importance, are much less controlled by trains and doms and that's why usually more entertaining.

 

[Climbing]

Apparently Thomas fell before start and had to see the doctor...

 

[Gigs_98]

Like it or not, teams and riders spoke loud and clear their preferences when the race rescheduling was discussed.

Yeah but guess what, my grandma switching on the Tour during her afternoon nap because the landscape is so pretty, is not a true cycling fan

 

[Savant12]

Apparently Thomas fell before start and had to see the doctor...

G crashing in the neutral zone is such a G move.

 

[sir fly]

Apparently Thomas fell before start and had to see the doctor...

What did the doctor do?

 

[gerundium]

Apparently Thomas fell before start and had to see the doctor...

Oh man, Nibali getting the Voodoo in early

 

[Eclipse]

Apparently Thomas fell before start and had to see the doctor...

Sounds like someone is shaken by the shark

 

[Red Rick]

Apparently Thomas fell before start and had to see the doctor...

Before the official start or before they even got on their bikes?

 

[Climbing]

Before the official start or before they even got on their bikes?

Nah during trasferimento, a bottle apparently.
Edit: shouldn't be nothing major though, but had to see the doctor.
Edit 2:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1313065082121842689

View: https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1313065082121842689

 

[sir fly]

A good breakaway in making.
Should build a nice advantage, though.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Yeah but guess what, my grandma switching on the Tour during her afternoon nap because the landscape is so pretty, is not a true cycling fan

Maybe it's only when gigs' grandma isn't watching that we get good racing.

 

[BlueRoads]

So it's... genetic? And your grandma is responsible for all those boring Tours?
Can't you find her another hobby?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

If the break stays away who is the strongest climber?

 

[Climbing]

They saying it's windy towards the end at the moment, and it's raining a bit but discontinuously.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Pretty weak breakaway, but they might stay away anyway. Who's gonna lead the chase in the peloton? Quickstep? Michelton?

Edit: Michelton, apparently.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Mitchelton taking responsibility for controlling the break, clearly Yates is targeting this stage.

Question is if any other teams will want to spend energy helping them?

With Campenaerts, Bjerg and Craddock in the break, it will not be easy to keep the break in check except, for on steep gradients.