Italian Autumn Races 2017

[gunara]

I love these italian autumn races, really neat!

If I was a pro, I'd be happy to ride them just for fun on the back of a sucessful season

Nearly all Italian pro one day races are fun, those which cone early in the season, too, except probably the biggest of them all.

 

[fauniera]

Great win for Rigo. What a brutal climb.

 

[Red Rick]

So the good ol' A6 offsuit wins.

 

[kingjr]

Maybe, the hype. And #72 may beat him...again.

And did. Bernal 1:16 down

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Top 10

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Quintana is alive, Poels in a one day... Pinot not as good as expected maybe.

Also have the feeling a lot of people took it easy for saturday

 

[aarononymous]

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Who has the worse style Aru or Dan Martin ....both ride as if they are pounding their way up a hill

Dan Martin looks like a little kid riding a bike 2 sizes too big trying to keep up with his older brother and friends "c'mon guys!!!"

Congrats Rigoberto!!!

 

[Alexandre B.]

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Quintana is alive, Poels in a one day... Pinot not as good as expected maybe.

Also have the feeling a lot of people took it easy for saturday

Pinot said to Gaudu that he didn't feel well.

 

[Red Rick]

Uran is so underrated in one day races

 

[Chrispol]

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Quintana is alive, Poels in a one day... Pinot not as good as expected maybe.

Also have the feeling a lot of people took it easy for saturday

Pinot said to Gaudu that he didn't feel well.

Always the same thing with Pinot.

Perform very well, we hype him a lot, then fail, and finally reborn like the Phenix. The same pattern is repeating since 2015. The 2017 Giro was a enbodiment of this rule.

Actually I'm now super confident for Lombardy.

 

[trevim]

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Uran is so underrated in one day races

I don't think so. Not so long ago there was a lot of talk in the forum that he should focus on 1-day races because he has some great showings in Liege, Lombardia and the Olympics.

 

[Der Effe]

Gaudu, what a talent. Was in the attack before and then followed yet another attack. Probably went a bit too much in the red by trying to follow Uran, but still managed to get fifth.

 

[staubsauger]

Aru stronger than expected tbh. If he manages to hang onto Nibali on Saturday and follows him on the downhill, there's a chance he might beat him in a sprint.

 

[yaco]

A well controlled ride by A.Yates - Good to seehim showing form post July.

 

[can3478]

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Go Yates!

Strange tactics by Quickstep. Alaphilippe goes early and at the end there is no one else left.

I think Alaphilippe was riding for Martin, in the end, Martin didn't have the form. I believe Alaphilippe will be riding for Martin again at Lombardia as reported here - http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chaves-nibali-and-martin-set-to-clash-again-to-il-lombardia/

 

[CyclingEnthusiast]

Cycling news article on the race states it was Daniel Martinez from Willier Tristina (Colombia) in 7th and not Dan Martin as procyclingstats states

 

[Der Effe]

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Cycling news article on the race states it was Daniel Martinez from Willier Tristina (Colombia) in 7th and not Dan Martin as procyclingstats states

Martinez was 7th, also a great result.

 

[Kwibus]

Its a good move to put these racesnext to eachother!

 

[Pantani_lives]

A brief summary of the race:

Alaphilippe went too early.
Yates went too late.
Quintana went much too late.
Aru went fast-slow-fast-slow-bump-slow-fast-slow
Uran went just right.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

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Great win for Uran.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Its a good move to put these racesnext to eachother!

well this became possible again because the smoggy Tour of Beijing went away

 

[Bardamu]

Sunweb nowhere to be seen

 

[Leinster]

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Uran is so underrated in one day races

I don't think so. Not so long ago there was a lot of talk in the forum that he should focus on 1-day races because he has some great showings in Liege, Lombardia and the Olympics.

With 2nd on GC plus a stage win in the Tour this year, if he gets a good result on Saturday you'd have to say he's well able to have his cake and eat it.

I wouldn't be surprised if QS back Alaphilippe on Saturday, as he early has the better form than Martin.

 

[pastronef]

I´ve read about Aru bodychecking an FDJ rider on the climb. any footage?

 

[Blanco]

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Aru stronger than expected tbh. If he manages to hang onto Nibali on Saturday and follows him on the downhill, there's a chance he might beat him in a sprint.

Yeah, and if Uran, Pinot and Yates aren't there with them, he might get a win