Giro d'Italia 2020, stage 7: Matera - Brindisi 143 km

[Laplaz]

Echelons alarm!

Stage 7: Matera – Brindisi 143 km
Friday, October 9th, 13:00 CEST

Technical Overview:
It’s stage 7, and only now comes the first obvious bunch sprint of the race. From Matera to Brindisi there is not a climb in sight. The stage is very short and on straight and wide roads, with the two intermediate sprints quite close together in the middle of the stage, in Taranto and Grottaglie. The home straight is 1.2 km long.

What to expect:
Mass sprint of course. Only the wind can spice this up. And, fair warning, wind is a definite possibility in this area, so maybe we’ll be lucky.

Brindisi

 

[Escarabajo]

Those distances look like there is a number "1" being chopped off.

Anyway, finally a chance for Gaviria. If he is in form.

 

[Eshnar]

Echelons alarm!

yep, forecasts says it's gonna be windy from N-NW. Not sure if it'll be strong enough though.

 

[ice&fire]

Echelons? DQS puts the hammer down and the Giro goes to Almeida's bag

 

[SafeBet]

We're probably a day late for carnage (wind was stronger today) but there's still a chance.

 

[yaco]

Usually in GT's the positioning of cross winds in the stage determines whether teams will try to split in the bunch - They will go for it if it occurs in the last 50 kms while if it's 80 to 100 kms away nothing will happen.

 

[ice&fire]

Usually in GT's the positioning of cross winds in the stage determines whether teams will try to split in the bunch - They will go for it if it occurs in the last 50 kms while if it's 80 to 100 kms away nothing will happen.

Quintana and DQS do not like this.

 

[Red Rick]

Something something "Trek didn't think there'd be crosswinds"

 

[Kainabru]

Something something "Trek didn't think there'd be crosswinds"

Luckily Nibali is super-attentive rider. Honestly I feel like he has more tactical sense than the rest of Trek combined.

Edit: Aaand I just thought about last year Giro, so let's say that it's more about being where you need to be rather than strict 'tactical sense'.

 

[skippo12]

Luckily Nibali is super-attentive rider. Honestly I feel like he has more tactical sense than the rest of Trek combined.

Edit: Aaand I just thought about last year Giro, so let's say that it's more about being where you need to be rather than strict 'tactical sense'.

Trek also seems to think that they are Ineos 2.0 and stay at the front all the time. Meaning that Nibali is in a great position but runs out of teammates in the final most of the time.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Usually in GT's the positioning of cross winds in the stage determines whether teams will try to split in the bunch - They will go for it if it occurs in the last 50 kms while if it's 80 to 100 kms away nothing will happen.

I can only remember one instance - Valverde in the 2013 TdF where he lost 10 minutes. Just checked, it was 86km out (thought it was longer actually).

 

[ice&fire]

I can only remember one instance - Valverde in the 2013 TdF where he lost 10 minutes. Just checked, it was 86km out (thought it was longer actually).

Fastest ever >200km race:

Vuelta a España: Gilbert wins stage 17

Quintana moves back into contention after crosswinds spark 50km/h racing

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Velolover2]

Hat-trick for Demare?

On paper, I think FDJ have the best team for a crosswinds stage. The best rouleurs for Quick Step are riding the cobbled classics.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Wind is predicted to be 25-30 kph from north/northwest all day tomorrow.

That means cross/tailwind the entire day, which is the optimum conditions for crosswind attacking.

We might very well see a lot of GC action, not least with the danger looming, of several mountains getting cancelled later in the race.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Demare 3 for 3.

 

[Keram]

I will literally meet same people tommorrow as I met during crosswind stage at TDF. So obviously there will be another one.

 

[Tonton]

Hat-trick for Demare?

On paper, I think FDJ have the best team for a crosswinds stage. The best rouleurs for Quick Step are riding the cobbled classics.

I never thought that I would ever read this but you may be right.

Nono is hot, hat trick, why not? Aiku of the day

 

[Koronin]

Another one for Demare.

 

[Red Rick]

Wind is predicted to be 25-30 kph from north/northwest all day tomorrow.

That means cross/tailwind the entire day, which is the optimum conditions for crosswind attacking.

We might very well see a lot of GC action, not least with the danger looming, of several mountains getting cancelled later in the race.

I will literally meet same people tommorrow as I met during crosswind stage at TDF. So obviously there will be another one.

 

[fuiers]

I would like to see what Gaviria has to offer in the sprints. Demare obviously a favorite to win these stages when he is in form. If he wins tomorrow again I reckon he might leave with 4 or 5 stage wins from this Giro. When was the last time a sprinter won so many stages in a GT race? I remember Trentin winning a bunch in Vuelta few years back and Kittel had a good year in TDF 2017.

 

[search]

I would like to see what Gaviria has to offer in the sprints. Demare obviously a favorite to win these stages when he is in form. If he wins tomorrow again I reckon he might leave with 4 or 5 stage wins from this Giro. When was the last time a sprinter won so many stages in a GT race?

Viviani won 4 stages in 2018, Gaviria the year before. Last one to win 5 was Cav in 2013

 

[Tonton]

Viviani won 4 stages in 2018, Gaviria the year before. Last one to win 5 was Cav in 2013

Freddy Maertens, '77 Vuelta, 13 stages and the overall. Mathematically, it's still feasible for Demare. Allez Nono! End the drought!

 

[Pippo_San]

Sprinter Nibali gonna win this.

 

[staubsauger]

Viviani won 4 stages in 2018, Gaviria the year before. Last one to win 5 was Cav in 2013

Kittel impressively won 5 stages at the 2017 Tour de France!

 

[Scarponi]

Kittel impressively won 5 stages at the 2017 Tour de France!

Wow shows you how quick life can change, three quick years and out of the sport