Eugene Oppelt Posted May 12, 2017 Author Posted May 12, 2017 So when does the real racing start?Week 3 ????
Frosty Posted May 13, 2017 Posted May 13, 2017 http://www.steephill.tv/2017/giro-d-italia/photos/stage-05/164520__FFF1683.jpgSuch a cool photo...
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 'This Giro is boring. The riders are boring and have no personalities. They depend too much on technology.' Cippolini
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 reminder GC 1 Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors 33:56:07 2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:06 3 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott 0:00:10 4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 6 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb 7 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 8 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 9 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 10 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 11 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 12 Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky 13 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac 14 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:00:14 15 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:00:23
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Kruiswijk is limping along after a few crashes ????
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 After a fast 1st hour, a break finally emerges The 13 riders in the break Jan Barta (Bora-Hansgrohe), Laurent Didier (Trek-Segafredo), Kristian Sbaragli (Dimension Data), Maciej Paterski (CCC Sprandi Polkowice), Branislau Samoilau (CCC), Jasper De Buyst (Lotto Soudal), Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Katusha-Alpecin), Roberto Ferrari (UAE Team Emirates), Mirco Maestri (Bardiani-CSF), Vincenzo Albanese (Bardiani-CSF), Iljo Keisse (Quick-Step), Chris Juul-Jensen (Orica-Scott), Alex Howes (Cannondale-Drapac)
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Three riders are in between the break and the bunch - Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana), Lukas Postlberger (Bora) and Gregor Muhlberger (Bora).
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Sanchez, Postlberger, and Muhlberger all grimace as they fight to make the bridge to the break. And they're going to do it.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 So, that gives us 16 riders in the breakaway. And after such an intense start, and with such a demanding day tomorrow, the GC teams surely won't want to kill themselves for the remainder of the day, which gives those 16 a great chance of contesting stage honours.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Oh no. Wilier Triestina have missed out and they put five men on the front of the bunch. Too little, too late, surely, as the gap goes out to 2:25.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 109km remaining from 189km1:45 is the gap now. Gazprom are making inroads.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Lulu Sanchez leads the break group up the first climb of the day. With 97 km still to go, the gap is down to 1:12.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Sanchez sees the shrinking gap and seems to think the group is too big to be allowed to stay away. He tries to get away, followed by Samoilau.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Sanchez is now alone in the front. He has 29 seconds on the break group, with the field at only 56 seconds.
Eugene Oppelt Posted May 13, 2017 Author Posted May 13, 2017 Very interesting race dynamics here Somehow this sizeable break is seemingly being reeled in ????
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