Il Piccolo Principe

[SafeBet]

He said he's happy with the blue jersey but a stage win is his goal at the moment.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

The blue jersey award ceremony was his first time on the Giro podium since 2004. Who would've thought that back then!

 

[Scarponi]

In saying that also he was in the top 4-5 best climbers of the 2011 TDF. The stage Evans chased Shleck down he was in the last six

 

[Echoes]

Doesn't change the fact that he's a puncher, first & foremost. He got his best wins with explosiveness and sprinting skills on hilly terrains.

 

[RedheadDane]

That was an... interesting tactic today.











(But at least he won't have to rock the organge shorts + blue jersey combo any more.)

 

[staubsauger]

He's certainly gonna try again in the Dolomites!

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Re:

He's certainly gonna try again in the Dolomites!

Yeah, he saved energy today and rolled in 12'10" after Brambilla. No sense hurting his legs now.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

I think Cunego's "admission" after today's stage that he didn't have the legs was more an ill-advised attempt at diplomacy than a statement of fact. He matched Pirazzi and Ciccone pedal-stroke for pedal-stroke on the penultimate climb and put in a very strong sprint to take the mountain points there. He probably just doesn't want to make bad blood of this affair, especially since the results of the stage won't be changed.

 

[staubsauger]

Cunego spent a lot of energy to be first at the major mountain, though. But certainly, after re-watching yesterday's stage Ciccone's stage win ain't looking as glorious as it's been yesterday anymore!

 

[NairoQ]

Re:

I think Cunego's "admission" after today's stage that he didn't have the legs was more an ill-advised attempt at diplomacy than a statement of fact. He matched Pirazzi and Ciccone pedal-stroke for pedal-stroke on the penultimate climb and put in a very strong sprint to take the mountain points there. He probably just doesn't want to make bad blood of this affair, especially since the results of the stage won't be changed.

Care to elaborate a bit more as to what you're referring to then?

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Re: Re:

I think Cunego's "admission" after today's stage that he didn't have the legs was more an ill-advised attempt at diplomacy than a statement of fact. He matched Pirazzi and Ciccone pedal-stroke for pedal-stroke on the penultimate climb and put in a very strong sprint to take the mountain points there. He probably just doesn't want to make bad blood of this affair, especially since the results of the stage won't be changed.

Care to elaborate a bit more as to what you're referring to then?

Read my post again, it is quite clear.

 

[Nick C.]

Re: Re:

I think Cunego's "admission" after today's stage that he didn't have the legs was more an ill-advised attempt at diplomacy than a statement of fact. He matched Pirazzi and Ciccone pedal-stroke for pedal-stroke on the penultimate climb and put in a very strong sprint to take the mountain points there. He probably just doesn't want to make bad blood of this affair, especially since the results of the stage won't be changed.

Care to elaborate a bit more as to what you're referring to then?

Read my post again, it is quite clear.

Actually it is not. Can you spell it out for the simpleton crowd (of one perhaps)>

 

[CheckMyPecs]

Re: Re:

Actually it is not. Can you spell it out for the simpleton crowd (of one perhaps)>

1) Neither Pirazzi nor Ciccone seemed able to drop Cunego at any time during the climbs.
2) Cunego was very strong in the sprint for the mountain points.
3) Ciccone only managed to "drop" Cunego after Pirazzi bumped into him.

Therefore, what we saw on the road makes it quite unlikely that Cunego was really weaker than Ciccone. IMHO he was simply being diplomatic.

 

[Nick C.]

Re: Re:

Actually it is not. Can you spell it out for the simpleton crowd (of one perhaps)>

1) Neither Pirazzi nor Ciccone seemed able to drop Cunego at any time during the climbs.
2) Cunego was very strong in the sprint for the mountain points.
3) Ciccone only managed to "drop" Cunego after Pirazzi bumped into him.

Therefore, what we saw on the road makes it quite unlikely that Cunego was really weaker than Ciccone. IMHO he was simply being diplomatic.

Thanks. I thought I read something about a near crash and Ciccone getting away in the live report.

 

[SafeBet]

Why did he lose more than a minute on the final climb then?

 

[staubsauger]

Maybe he more or less gave up and saved energy once it became clear that he ain't gonna close the gap to Ciccone anymore!?

 

[CheckMyPecs]

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Maybe he more or less gave up and saved energy once it became clear that he ain't gonna close the gap to Ciccone anymore!?

Exactly. When that moment came, he switched to energy conservation mode to save something for the KoM classification.

 

[CheckMyPecs]

It's sad for Cunego, but you can't say Nieve ain't a worthy winner of the mountains jersey.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Cunego won something!!!

 

[SafeBet]

His first win since 2013!

 

[Frankschleck]

cunego <3

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Somehow he also managed to put in a minute to the second.

 

[May0maniac]

Nice, he already won stage 5 of the Tour of Qinghai Lake in 2003 and now, 14 years later, he won stage 6.
Apparenlty it was a long range attack, the finish was at 4120m above sea level.

 

[TMP402]

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Nice, he already won stage 5 of the Tour of Qinghai Lake in 2003 and now, 14 years later, he won stage 6.
Apparenlty it was a long range attack, the finish was at 4120m above sea level.

So in only a few decades he'll have won every stage!

 

[SHAD0W93]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cunego-closes-out-worldtour-career-at-tour-de-suisse/

Almost time to say goodbye.