Unfortunate then. The stage is very dull without that (or crashes but I hope we don't get those). As is, I'd be expecting a break of 3/4 made up of Androni, Bardiani and Eolo Kometa that dangle out all day and are caught with 10-20k to go. Pretty much like stage 1 really.
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Unfortunate then. The stage is very dull without that (or crashes but I hope we don't get those). As is, I'd be expecting a break of 3/4 made up of Androni, Bardiani and Eolo Kometa that dangle out all day and are caught with 10-20k to go. Pretty much like stage 1 really.
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The right turn with 900m to go. Streets don't look too wide, but looking at Google Maps can trick you, to me at least it often looks more narrow compared to race situation.
I think it's going to be ok as long as they got rid of the bike path sign (and the woman crossing the street is not there).
You wanna bet on that? You don't think she's a permanent installation on that road?
I toyed with Google maps to check if she was still there from different angles and from what I gathered she's a movable object (although not a particularly fast one).
How could someone design such a flat stage. This must be boring even for the sprinters.
The problem isn't that there are stages as this, in my opinion, it's that they get broadcasted in full length. It would be best to show the first 20k, then show a film about a gangster boss's daughter getting kidnapped, escaping and looking for her lost twin brother while getting hunted, and then with 20k to go you would show the bike race again. The riders could stop peacefully on the roadside to pee or poop without being watched and everybody would be happy.
It's actually not that hard.
You take point A and point B in the Po valley and draw a line between the two points.
More likely than not there will be a road there.
I'm not familiar with this part of Italy or anywhere outside of Ireland. What's the scenery like? Is there any reason to watch this stage?
It's totally flat and almost totally straight, so I expect more crashes than on the narrow, twisty, hilly roads of yesterday.
Sounds like a perfect day for wrist recuperation and for me to hit the waves. Cowabunga.
Do kids stay home from school on wednesday afternoons in Italy? Over here they get half a day off in the middle of the week. If so, they managed to put the two most boring stages of the first week at the moment most people can watch. Sunday and wednesday. Since kids are at home, not only the kids who are interested in cycling get to see this turd of a stage, but also parents who stay at home to be with their kids, as well as teachers etc who are also at home.
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