- Mar 20, 2022
- 13,245
- 18,013
- 22,180
- Apr 10, 2019
- 12,075
- 15,990
- 23,180
Today is really the worst stage, that 10km flat lap around Lana at the end is just bad and takes a lot a way from an otherwise interesting stage. That said, the last time they did those 2 climbs they finished in Meran/Merano with 8.5kms of flat after the descent and it was won by O'Connor, so who knows.
Tomorrow is fine in the context of the race as more of a breakaway stage before the final 2 gc stages, but they could have made it more interesting.
They actually take the road through Oberolang after the Furcia descent to have a shot uphill section, but then they go out of their way and turn left instead of going straight ahead over the Sallerstraße climb. That would be another short climb (on a fine road, not too narrow and in good condition, unlike the clearly harder, pothole filled, Goste climb on the other side of the valley) and you'd cut the 12.5km of flat a the end down to 5kms of flat. https://www.cronoescalada.com/tracks/view/792982
Tomorrow is fine in the context of the race as more of a breakaway stage before the final 2 gc stages, but they could have made it more interesting.
They actually take the road through Oberolang after the Furcia descent to have a shot uphill section, but then they go out of their way and turn left instead of going straight ahead over the Sallerstraße climb. That would be another short climb (on a fine road, not too narrow and in good condition, unlike the clearly harder, pothole filled, Goste climb on the other side of the valley) and you'd cut the 12.5km of flat a the end down to 5kms of flat. https://www.cronoescalada.com/tracks/view/792982
- Jun 26, 2020
- 277
- 353
- 4,730
- Aug 6, 2010
- 6,884
- 6,216
- 23,180
Landa will have a teammate ahead of him. And Porte is bringing the other Richie in his team.
Mathematics say only one of them can do top3.
- Apr 10, 2019
- 12,075
- 15,990
- 23,180
- Sep 2, 2011
- 17,533
- 13,756
- 28,180
Dangerous group ahead:
- PERNSTEINER Hermann (Bahrain - Victorious)
- LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel (Astana Qazaqstan Team)
- PRONSKIY Vadim (Astana Qazaqstan Team)
- SIVAKOV Pavel (INEOS Grenadiers)
- GALL Felix (AG2R Citroën Team)
- UIJTDEBROEKS Cian (BORA - hansgrohe)
- CAICEDO Jonathan Klever (EF Education-EasyPost)
- BADILATTI Matteo (Groupama - FDJ)
- STORER Michael (Groupama - FDJ)
- ARENSMAN Thymen (Team DSM)
- Sep 20, 2017
- 12,408
- 23,457
- 28,180
Pretty much all the big teams have representation up front, not sure who's going to bring this back even if there are 130 kilometres to go.
- Sep 2, 2011
- 17,533
- 13,756
- 28,180
- Sep 20, 2017
- 12,408
- 23,457
- 28,180
True, but they won't sacrifice Landa for Bilbao yet and Pernsteiner is up front so that only leaves 3 riders to pull assuming none of them are behind the first peloton. So I can't see them closing the gap without other teams helping out. And the deficit is rising rapidly...
- Sep 20, 2017
- 12,408
- 23,457
- 28,180
- Apr 10, 2019
- 12,075
- 15,990
- 23,180
- Sep 2, 2011
- 17,533
- 13,756
- 28,180
Hell of an effort by Hagen to chase on his own. He's apparently gaining time.
- Oct 21, 2012
- 3,857
- 3,212
- 19,180
Long time since he was at the pointy end of a race. Hopefully, he's finally over all his injuries/ilnesses.
EDIT - He's made it!
- Sep 20, 2017
- 12,408
- 23,457
- 28,180
- Aug 12, 2012
- 6,996
- 1,011
- 20,680
Great start of the stage, the higher and with longer climbs...Who is working behind?
- Jun 7, 2011
- 20,975
- 20,309
- 28,180
Did this group attack, or did the others simply drop because they weren't good enough? Why on earth would any GC contender let this group go if he could follow the pace or not have their team shut this down, in a 150k stage? Lopez, Sivakov, Arensman... this group could easily have the GC winner among them if the peloton doesn't get their sht together asap. Are they even riding behind?
Completely unrelated, Felix Gall is really having the metamorphosis of the year. Leaving DSM even for a French team is working wonders.
Completely unrelated, Felix Gall is really having the metamorphosis of the year. Leaving DSM even for a French team is working wonders.
- Apr 13, 2021
- 7,450
- 19,498
- 17,180
- Nov 6, 2020
- 964
- 1,251
- 7,180
There is no way the 11 out front are the strongest 11 in the race. Bahrain made some bad choices on the first climb.
- Aug 12, 2012
- 6,996
- 1,011
- 20,680
His team mate Hagen has chased alone the break. Froome is among the 20 riders surviving in the peloton... and now the only of the team...good day for him to see his current level, because he doesn't have to work...or I hope so...with Nizzolo dropped and Hagen in the break...what a pity the 7 minutes lost yesterday for nothing....why to being here an sprinter , it is a race for climbers.
- Aug 12, 2012
- 6,996
- 1,011
- 20,680
I think he is not working now. So in Mendola I just see people as Sivakov of Lopez able to drop him
- Apr 13, 2021
- 7,450
- 19,498
- 17,180
Nizzolo is training here for the Giro. He needs racedays after his injury in Sanremo.
I hope froome has a good week. Now no excuses with injury or lack of trainign
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