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

[Rollthedice]

A few QS down, pink jersey is safe.

 

[Eclipse]

Lots of looking around and working out whether or not to blow it apart

 

[spalco]

Doesn't get much flatter than this.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Crash at the back

Hagen, Bennett in pain

 

[SafeBet]

Mega crash.

 

[spalco]

Looks like nobody seriously hurt? Very lucky if that's the case.

 

[broppo]

van houcke is falling every 5 km now

 

[RedheadDane]

Things unwrapping for Ganna!

 

[Velolover2]

More bad luck for Pozzovivo.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Pozzovivo caught out again, they're still close though. Pernsteiner also there I think.

 

[broppo]

pozzovivo is better off losing time and going for the KoM jersey imo

 

[Devil's Elbow]

pozzovivo is better off losing time and going for the KoM jersey imo

Yes, it's impossible to lose time in the echelons on stage 7 and still do well in the GC these days.

 

[ice&fire]

I understand UCI has no regulations on stupid banner shapes that force narrowing the available road width

 

[Gigs_98]

Pozzovivo caught out again, they're still close though. Pernsteiner also there I think.

That's the big news here.

 

[SafeBet]

Of course Zakarin was caught out.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Please fire all those incompetent motorcyclists.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Brian Smith comlaining that barriers move if they are hit. If they don't, you may as well have a brick wall. The whole point of a barrier is a managed deceleration.

 

[bambino]

You just gotta love the tactical eye and positional savyness of Zakarin

 

[broppo]

Yes, it's impossible to lose time in the echelons on stage 7 and still do well in the GC these days.

he is never gonna win the KoM jersey if he is high in GC.

 

[Eclipse]

Here we go the next test

 

[Devil's Elbow]

he is never gonna win the KoM jersey if he is high in GC.

Top 5 GC matters more than KoM jersey in practice, and that looks achievable for him on current form. Plus he might finally podium in this field.

 

[Velolover2]

Why is Pozzo listed as not being in the chasing group? He isn't back in the peloton?

 

[HelloDolly]

WellI though Pozzo should stick to Ganna but now ?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Why is Pozzo listed as not being in the chasing group? He isn't back in the peloton?

Thought his group did make it back. Not sure though.

 

[Velolover2]

PCS don't list Pozzovivo as being in the Ganna/Vanhoucke group. Are they wrong?