Giro d'Italia 2020, Stage 5: Mileto – Camigliatello Silano 225 km

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Ineos trying something on the descent

Top Ganna Tratnik Puccio + ?

Isnt that Hagen in 3rd?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

now on the false flat

 

[tobydawq]

That's what Tony Martin is for.

Please don't associate me with that clown!

 

[Jagartrott]

It was to be expected the breakaway would take long to form: a lot of downhill in the first part + lots of riders and teams interested in joining. The fight isn't over yet I think.

 

[SafeBet]

Isnt that Hagen in 3rd?

Yep it's Hagen, not Matthew Holmes.
Now Conti, Restrepo, Zardini, Carretero trying to bridge.

Peloton more than 2 minutes back.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Break of 8

 

[Jagartrott]

You don't want to let Conti join, as he will then win.

 

[SafeBet]

Ganna
Puccio
Tratnik
Hagen
Zardini
Conti
Carretero
Restrepo

Hagen is the best placed in GC (43rd at 8'23").

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah this break probably gets 10 minutes.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

gap now ~3 min
( I think I heard)

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Hagen to take pink lol

 

[tobydawq]

Tactical play by Lotto. Hagen to wait for Vanhoucke on the final top and ride into the (pink) sunset with him.

 

[SafeBet]

Gap is over 4 minutes now.
RAI reports it's very foggy and cold on Montescuro.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Break now at +65km 4m 05s

 

[sir fly]

Wait... No live images yet?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

How big can Almeida's pink ambitions be? "Learning school for him and the team"

For Deceuninck-Quick Step this should have been Remco Evenepoel's Giro (20), but after the crash of the Belgian talent, a Portuguese talent is ready to take over the torch. How high can 22-year-old Joao Almeida aim towards Milan?

"Who Joao Almeida is? Very young, a great talent, a hard worker and a very friendly guy", sports director Klaas Lodewyck summarizes briefly.

"He has a very strong time trial in his legs, as we saw on Saturday. And he can climb well and is a puncher."

Almeida took the pink leader's jersey on Etna, but since he makes his debut in a grand tour, there are no points of reference.

"There is certainly talent available, but this is a learning experience for him and for us."

"It would be dangerous to make long-term plans right now. We have to analyze day by day and everything we can do with him is included."

The Portuguese is in any case strongminded. "He knows what he wants. It's up to us to slow him down sometimes."

"It would be very stupid to squeeze him out"

The pink sweater is owned by Joao Almeida. Can they dream of overall victory at Deceuninck-Quick Step?

"To be honest: I don't think so", sports director Klaas Lodewyck replies, "but that is not necessary at this age either."

"We enjoy the pink jersey and we'll see what the Giro brings. It would be very stupid to push it to the limit and to squeeze it."

Sporza

 

[broppo]

so who is the strongest in the breakaway group normally on such a stage? Hagen?

 

[tobydawq]

How big can Almeida's pink ambitions be? "Learning school for him and the team"

For Deceuninck-Quick Step this should have been Remco Evenepoel's Giro (20), but after the crash of the Belgian talent, a Portuguese talent is ready to take over the torch. How high can 22-year-old Joao Almeida aim towards Milan?

"Who Joao Almeida is? Very young, a great talent, a hard worker and a very friendly guy", sports director Klaas Lodewyck summarizes briefly.

"He has a very strong time trial in his legs, as we saw on Saturday. And he can climb well and is a puncher."

Almeida took the pink leader's jersey on Etna, but since he makes his debut in a grand tour, there are no points of reference.

"There is certainly talent available, but this is a learning experience for him and for us."

"It would be dangerous to make long-term plans right now. We have to analyze day by day and everything we can do with him is included."

The Portuguese is in any case strongminded. "He knows what he wants. It's up to us to slow him down sometimes."

"It would be very stupid to squeeze him out"

The pink sweater is owned by Joao Almeida. Can they dream of overall victory at Deceuninck-Quick Step?

"To be honest: I don't think so", sports director Klaas Lodewyck replies, "but that is not necessary at this age either."

"We enjoy the pink jersey and we'll see what the Giro brings. It would be very stupid to push it to the limit and to squeeze it."

Sporza

He is not happy about squeezing. Also, normally I would suggest it being a bit hot riding around in a sweater but I suppose it is October and the weather will be quite cold for much of the race.

 

[tobydawq]

so who is the strongest in the breakaway group normally on such a stage? Hagen?

Conti. He was riding around with Roglic and Bernal in the Tour de l'Ain.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

so who is the strongest in the breakaway group normally on such a stage? Hagen?

Hagen said before the Giro that his form is not at same level as last year (guess we’ve all seen that...) and that he didn’t go in to the Giro with GC ambitions but hoped to win a stage. Today might be his chance, but I don’t think he is strong enough to win from this group. Then he must go solo in the climb, his sprint is weak.

 

[Gigs_98]

That break is kinda meh

 

[Anderis]

It's certainly not a bad breakaway for this field but I almost feel disappointed it's not another L'Aquila 2010 after all this talk earlier in this thread.

 

[sir fly]

Doesn't seem the bunch agreed to let the breakaway have it.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

That spectator narrowly missed getting punched

 

[Red Rick]

That break is kinda meh

Figured it was kinda likely with the easier first half of the stage.