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Good thing is the next important day is hardly a breakaway stage so he basically gets another chance to see if he can compete for the win or needs aim for breakaways.Better than expected. Couldn´t follow the best on a murito. Two or three years ago I would have said that everything is going according to plan but with the injury I just don´t see it. If he commits to the GC top 10 seems reasonable but that´s not really a worthwhile target for a guy with his palmares.
Better than expected. Couldn´t follow the best on a murito. Two or three years ago I would have said that everything is going according to plan but with the injury I just don´t see it. If he commits to the GC top 10 seems reasonable but that´s not really a worthwhile target for a guy with his palmares.
Better than expected. Couldn´t follow the best on a murito. Two or three years ago I would have said that everything is going according to plan but with the injury I just don´t see it. If he commits to the GC top 10 seems reasonable but that´s not really a worthwhile target for a guy with his palmares.
The lack of racing is definitely taking its'toll. Changes of rhythm will hurt him like I feared. I'm afraid he will lose more time on Thursday. It's nice at least that at least Cicco is in form. The form should improve as time passes, though. If Vincenzo somehow manages to stay within 2 minutes from the leader before Zonc he may still have a chance for podium. I'd love to see him attack on Fedaia.
Regarding Cicco... I don't really understand his attack today. Surely he knew the stage win was gone, was he really aiming to improve his GC standings?
He was just trying to save the Giro for Trek after Mollema unexpectedly fell from GC contentionCiccone is the kind of rider who doesn't really think before attacking. If he feels good he goes for it and that's the reason why many believe he's not GT material. Too impulsive, never in energy-saving mode. Which is actually what has made him a fan favorite over the years.
He was just trying to save the Giro for Trek after Mollema unexpectedly fell from GC contention
Regarding Cicco... I don't really understand his attack today. Surely he knew the stage win was gone, was he really aiming to improve his GC standings?
Ciccone is now an interesting case. I think Trek would be better off going for stages with all three of their contenders, but if he feels great and thinks he can go for a top 5 GC placing... Hard to judge from the outside, I would probably ask him to try for as good a result as possible on stage 6, see how it goes and go from there.
I still think riding the Giro wasn't the best option with the Olympics in mind.
I still think riding the Giro wasn't the best option with the Olympics in mind.